Stephen Colbert

Person · 35 cases · 2007–2026 · American comedian and writer

How Stephen Colbert spread

Colbert gained recognition on The Daily Show, built a satirical pundit persona, and reached broadcast audiences on CBS.

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Entertainment 7 · Politics & civic 5, Food & beverage 4
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  1. 1997

    BreakoutTV

    Colbert joined The Daily Show, where his work as a correspondent gained him wide recognition. en.wikipedia.org

  2. 2005

    First big pushTV

    Comedy Central gave Colbert his own Daily Show spin-off, The Colbert Report. en.wikipedia.org

  3. 2006

    New audienceTV

    His White House Correspondents' Dinner performance spread online and helped raise his show's ratings. en.wikipedia.org

  4. 2015

    PeakSep 8 · TV

    Colbert debuted as CBS's Late Show host, drawing 6.6 million viewers. tvinsider.com

Pokémon Go

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Current official Google Play store artwork showing the Pokémon capture screen.

$894M revenue

Mike Pence debate fly

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holy shit

35K sold

Gritty

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It me. #Gritty

101M impressions

Apple dance

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epic choreo moment incoming on sweat tour ! @Troye Sivan @terrencefoconnor

56M views

Duolingo kills Duo the owl

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an important message from Duolingo

1.7B impressions

Gillette: The Best Men Can Be

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Gillette Ad's Controversy Maximizes Engagement | Tubular Labs

27.2M views

Game of Thrones coffee cup

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We find coffee cups where they’re not supposed to be all the time. Not sure what the big deal is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #leavenotrace

53B impressions

Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series

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Cubs players pile up on the field after winning Game 7 in Cleveland

600K sold

Brat summer

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This is the cover art for the album Brat by Charli XCX

Peaked at #1

Trololo (Eduard Khil)

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Mr. Trololo original upload

26M views

My Little Pony bronies

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Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

800M impressions

HQ Trivia

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Big Human design mockups of HQ Trivia gameplay, results and the leaderboard.

2M downloads a month

Fire and Fury

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Original Henry Holt hardcover cover of Fire and Fury, from Macmillan’s cover service.

1.7M sold

Pepsi Kendall Jenner Jump In

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Pepsi Commercial - SNL

385M impressions

Bad Bunny Is Infinite for Calvin Klein

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44
Bad Bunny Is Infinite | Calvin Klein Spring 2025

30M views

Donald Trump's AI Jesus Post

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Trump AI Jesus Scandal is Crazier Than You Think

1.3M views on one redraw

Curiosity rover landing

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Curiosity Has Landed

36M views

IKEA’s Punch found-family campaign

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IKEA India on Instagram: "The world loves you, Punch! 🐒🧡🦧 #がんばれパンチ #KeepGoingPunch"

55M impressions

Friday (Rebecca Black)

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Friday (Rebecca Black): cover art

442K sold

Domino's Pizza Turnaround

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Domino's® Pizza Turnaround

Milestone 134 days in

Duolingo Super Bowl Buttception

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Do your lesson, no buts.

800M impressions

Crypto.com "Fortune favors the brave"

Pushed back

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Fortune Favours the Brave | Crypto.com

132M impressions

Harlem Shake dance videos

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46
FILTHY COMPILATION #6 - SMELL MY FINGERS

1.5M views

Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino

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Starbucks' Unicorn Frappuccino launch image

155K derivatives

Deep Nostalgia

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MyHeritage’s official Deep Nostalgia animation demonstration.

Peaked at #1

Livestrong yellow wristband

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Yellow Livestrong wristband on white paper; Sherool, CC BY-SA 3.0.

87M sold

Wellerman ShantyTok

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The Wellerman. #seashanty #sea #shanty #viral #singing #acoustic #pirate #new #original #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #singer #scottishsinger #scottish

9.8M views

Michael Phelps’ eight golds in Beijing

Kept it going

38
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year cover: Michael Phelps, December 2008

39.9M impressions

Obama “Hope” poster

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36
Official HOPE poster image on Obey Giant’s post-election sale page.

$3M revenue

Dramatic Chipmunk

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Dramatic Look

2M reported clicks on the clip

Picture: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, cropped