The Colbert Report is a television talk show starring Stephen Colbert . Stephen Colbert acts as if he is very Republican , though in reality he is very liberal . Colbert received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Knox College , Illinois on June 3 , 2006 ; his credit as producer has been listed since that time as `` Dr. Stephen T. Colbert , D.F.A. '' ( later changed in April 2009 to `` Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert , D.F.A. '' after Colbert was knighted by Queen Noor of Jordan in exchange for his support of the Global Zero Campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons ) .