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The Colbert Report
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428 cast members · 84 with popularity data
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Sorted by Buzz Score · April 30, 2026
1
Quincy Jones
· 1 eps
11.4
#119 overall
2
Drew Barrymore
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
6.1
#409 overall
3
Steve Carell
· 1 eps
5.7
#471 overall
4
James Cameron
· 1 eps
4.7
#698 overall
5
Jane Fonda
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
4.1
#886 overall
6
Al Gore
Self
· 2 eps
3.9
#957 overall
7
Tony Danza
· 1 eps
3.9
#971 overall
8
Robin Wright
· 1 eps
3.9
#980 overall
9
Diane Keaton
· 1 eps
3.7
#1,029 overall
10
Neil Young
Self - Musical Guest
· 3 eps
3.7
#1,052 overall
11
Hillary Clinton
Self
· 1 eps
3.7
#1,068 overall
12
Kevin Bacon
Self
· 2 eps
3.6
#1,104 overall
13
Stephen Colbert
Self - Host
· 1447 eps
3.3
#1,286 overall
14
Carole King
· 1 eps
3.2
#1,353 overall
15
Martin Short
· 1 eps
3.1
#1,402 overall
16
Jeff Daniels
Self
· 2 eps
3.1
#1,412 overall
17
Ted Danson
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
3.0
#1,464 overall
18
Mark Ruffalo
· 1 eps
2.9
#1,550 overall
19
Steve Martin
Self
· 2 eps
2.8
#1,625 overall
20
Mark Cuban
Self
· 2 eps
2.8
#1,667 overall
21
James Taylor
· 1 eps
2.5
#1,929 overall
22
Lorraine Bracco
Self
· 1 eps
2.5
#1,958 overall
23
Tim Robbins
Self
· 2 eps
2.4
#2,035 overall
24
J.J. Abrams
Self
· 2 eps
2.3
#2,248 overall
25
Toby Keith
Self
· 3 eps
2.2
#2,348 overall
26
John Mellencamp
· 1 eps
2.1
#2,431 overall
27
Nas
Self
· 2 eps
2.1
#2,510 overall
28
Tony Hawk
Self
· 1 eps
2.1
#2,558 overall
29
Dermot Mulroney
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
2.0
#2,593 overall
30
Jim Lovell
Self
· 2 eps
2.0
#2,699 overall
31
Richard Dawkins
· 1 eps
1.6
#3,432 overall
32
Gary Sinise
Self
· 1 eps
1.6
#3,452 overall
33
Amy Sedaris
· 1 eps
1.5
#3,663 overall
34
Garry Kasparov
· 1 eps
1.4
#3,865 overall
35
Stephen Sondheim
Self
· 2 eps
1.4
#3,876 overall
36
Donald Faison
Self
· 1 eps
1.3
#4,219 overall
37
Ang Lee
· 1 eps
1.3
#4,233 overall
38
Ric Ocasek
· 1 eps
1.3
#4,278 overall
39
George Wendt
Santa
· 1 eps
1.3
#4,456 overall
40
Lynn Swann
· 1 eps
1.2
#4,874 overall
41
Rick Springfield
Self
· 1 eps
1.0
#5,731 overall
42
Michael Moore
Self
· 2 eps
1.0
#5,818 overall
43
Malcolm Gladwell
Self
· 2 eps
0.8
#6,872 overall
44
Harry Shearer
· 1 eps
0.8
#6,995 overall
45
Al Franken
Self
· 1 eps
0.8
#7,278 overall
46
Amy Goodman
Self
· 2 eps
0.8
#7,299 overall
47
Lisa Loeb
Self
· 1 eps
0.7
#7,807 overall
48
George Stephanopoulos
Self - Guest
· 3 eps
0.7
#8,022 overall
49
Deepak Chopra
Self
· 2 eps
0.7
#8,266 overall
50
Rachel Maddow
· 1 eps
0.6
#8,497 overall
51
Daniel Ellsberg
Self
· 2 eps
0.6
#9,059 overall
52
Annie Duke
Self
· 1 eps
0.6
#9,324 overall
53
Leslie Feist
Self
· 1 eps
0.6
#9,442 overall
54
Cornel West
Self
· 2 eps
0.5
#9,656 overall
55
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
· 1 eps
0.5
#10,792 overall
56
Fareed Zakaria
Self
· 1 eps
0.4
#12,007 overall
57
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self
· 3 eps
0.4
#12,779 overall
58
Ira Glass
· 1 eps
0.4
#12,878 overall
59
John Kasich
· 1 eps
0.4
#12,952 overall
60
Mike Wallace
· 1 eps
0.3
#13,404 overall
61
Barbara Boxer
Self
· 2 eps
0.3
#14,141 overall
62
Frank McCourt
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
0.3
#14,716 overall
63
Garry Trudeau
· 1 eps
0.3
#16,472 overall
64
Jim Webb
Self
· 3 eps
0.2
#17,089 overall
65
Paul Dinello
Tad
· 2 eps
0.2
#17,435 overall
66
Cokie Roberts
Self
· 1 eps
0.2
#18,563 overall
67
Julie Taymor
· 1 eps
0.2
#20,148 overall
68
Alison Becker
· 1 eps
0.1
#21,722 overall
69
Peter Beinart
Self
· 2 eps
0.1
#21,954 overall
70
Peggy Noonan
Self
· 1 eps
0.1
#24,260 overall
71
Frank Luntz
· 1 eps
0.1
#25,873 overall
72
Eugene Jarecki
· 1 eps
0.1
#26,870 overall
73
Stone Phillips
Self
· 2 eps
0.1
#27,147 overall
74
Nina Totenberg
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
0.1
#28,378 overall
75
Bob Schieffer
· 1 eps
0.1
#29,871 overall
76
Harry Smith
Self
· 1 eps
0.1
#29,979 overall
77
Jim Lehrer
· 1 eps
0.1
#30,271 overall
78
R. James Woolsey, Jr.
Self
· 1 eps
0.1
#33,468 overall
79
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Self
· 2 eps
0.0
#35,598 overall
80
Greg Behrendt
Self
· 1 eps
0.0
#36,969 overall
81
Ron Suskind
Self
· 1 eps
0.0
#42,211 overall
82
Gideon Yago
· 1 eps
0.0
#44,476 overall
83
Catherine Crier
Self
· 1 eps
0.0
#51,023 overall
84
Erik Weiner
· 1 eps
0.0
#55,085 overall
85
Douglas Brinkley
· 1 eps
—
86
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Self
· 1 eps
—
87
Richard Preston Jr.
Self
· 1 eps
—
88
Christopher Noxon
· 1 eps
—
89
Mike Lupica
· 1 eps
—
90
Bob Kerrey
Self
· 1 eps
—
91
Dave Marash
Self
· 1 eps
—
92
David Gergen
Self
· 1 eps
—
93
William Kristol
Self
· 1 eps
—
94
Emily Yoffe
Self
· 1 eps
—
95
Monica Crowley
Self
· 1 eps
—
96
Robin Givhan
Self - Guest
· 1 eps
—
97
Salman Khan
· 1 eps
—
98
Donna Shalala
· 1 eps
—
99
Jimmie Johnson
· 1 eps
—
100
William Rieflin
· 1 eps
—
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