List of The Colbert Report Characters - Recurring Characters

Recurring Characters

  • Jimmy (played by Peter Gwinn) — The show's director, who shares his name with real-life Colbert Report director Jim Hoskinson, he is often heard but rarely seen on the show, though Colbert frequently addresses him to ask for video or graphics to be brought up on the screen. He is also a huge Rush fan, to the point of replacing the video of Colbert with a shot of Neil Peart's drum kit on the episode in which Rush appeared as guests.
  • Wilford Brimley (played by Stephen Colbert) — Colbert's "Spiritual Advisor" with whom he occasionally has phone conversations. These conversations usually take place in the middle of the night, with Colbert only half-awake, and end up with Brimley (voiced by Colbert) going off on angry tangents that he usually blames on "The Diabeetus".
  • Ching Chong Ding Dong (played by Stephen Colbert) — Colbert's stereotypical Asian impression, who "roves" tea. Colbert (the character) defends himself against criticism for the character by stating that as Ching Chong Ding Dong is merely a fictional character, he is not a racist and he cannot be held responsible for what Ding Dong says, a jab at the relationship between Colbert the character and Colbert the actor.
  • Esteban Colberto (played by Stephen Colbert) — A Cuban version of Colbert. He hosts the Colberto Reporto Gigante and is usually flanked by two dancing chicas. He has appeared in numerous immigration-themed segments.
  • Benjamin Franklin (played by Ralph Archbold) — The Founding Father makes occasional appearances in the show. He first featured in a "Better Know a District" spin-off called "Better Know a Founder", and later returned as a recurring character when The Colbert Report did four special shows live from Philadelphia's University of Pennsylvania in the run-up to the Democratic Party's 2008 Pennsylvania primary.
  • Killer (uncredited) — A roadie for Colbert. Due to his constant scowl, threatening stare, and probable criminal history, he is the only staff member that Colbert is afraid to abuse. He has also been described by Colbert as a "Demolitions Expert".
  • Meg (played by Meg DeFrancesco) — A female intern on Colbert's staff, she frequently endures sexual harassment and suggestive remarks from him and in a 2008 appearance mentions that she has filed more than five complaints against him.
  • The Professor (uncredited) — A homeless man who is mentioned as Colbert's "protégé" from time to time. This mention is usually accompanied by a picture of 'The Professor' howling madly.
  • Sweetness — Colbert's pistol, "life partner," and the "co-host" of "Trigger Happy", a segment which deals with gun-related issues. Colbert claims that he can hear Sweetness talking to him and will often converse with "her" by holding the gun up to his deaf ear and then relaying what "she" has supposedly said. Resembles a Colt Detective Special, Third Issue.
  • Tad (played by Paul Dinello) — The building manager at Colbert's studio. He has hosted several special segments, such as a fire drill, a visit to a bank auction for Randy "Duke" Cunningham's assets and a trip to Colbert County, Alabama, to open The Stephen Colbert Museum and Gift Shop.
  • Gorlock (uncredited) — A luminous green alien in a business suit who has thus far only appeared in stills. Gorlock is Colbert's financial adviser, although he does not fill the role particularly well, failing to warn Colbert of impending financial crises despite being from the future. Colbert claims Gorlock was recommended to him by Tom Cruise, and made his portfolio "thetan-free". Gorlock has an associate called "Hal", a reference to Arthur C. Clarke's fictional computer character HAL 9000.
  • P.K. Winsome (played by Tim Meadows) — (Percy K. Winsome) A political commentator, entrepreneur, and black Republican. P.K. sells questionable Barack Obama commemorative merchandise. He is played by former Saturday Night Live cast member Meadows, who also starred with Colbert in an episode of Strangers With Candy. Meadows appeared as Winsome in a pre-taped segment at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
  • Homer (played by Kumail Nanjiani) — A Greek man mistaken by Colbert for an Arab terrorist called "Omar" and imprisoned in a cell beneath Colbert's desk. He has since returned to the Report as a member of the staff.
  • Barry the Starbucks guy (played by Barry Julien) — A Starbucks barista employed at the Starbucks under Stephen Colbert's desk, who appears in Starbucks related segments.
  • An Audience Member (played by Tom Purcell) — An audience member that Stephen often shoots in the knee either on purpose or accidentally.
  • Tek Jansen - an animated Science Fiction character.
  • Charlene - A woman whom Colbert has been stalking since the 1980s. Although she never physically appears on the show, she is the subject of two songs Colbert wrote.
  • Jay the Intern (played by Jay Katsir) - A young man Stephen occasionally mock abuses in stories relating to internships and college students
  • Hans Beinholtz - an existentialist Germany UN ambassador

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