A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008 TV Special) User Reviews

Christmas truthiness

[SnoopyStyle · 8/10 · 2 December 2019]

It's a Comedy Central Christmas special from Stephen Colbert when he had his show on the channel. It's perfectly Stephen Colbert. He's stuck in his cabin in the woods and unable to do his special while his greatest enemy, a bear, is roaming outside. Guests include Elvis Costello, Leslie Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson, Jon Stewart, and George Wendt as Santa. I recently watched this again and it's still fun. It's non-topical which helps with its timelessness.

Really funny!

[lee_eisenberg · 10/10 · 25 November 2008]

Stephen Colbert, in his persona from "The Colbert Report", gets stranded in a cabin when he has to do a Christmas special, only to get visited by several acquaintances (all the while trapped by a bear). While I wouldn't call this Christmas special quite as funny as Colbert's show, it's still a hoot. More than an hour-long version of the show, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" also pokes fun at every entertainer who makes a Christmas special every year. Stephen Colbert certainly does a really funny job. Not that I wouldn't expect him to.

Anyway, I definitely recommend this special. It constitutes a true dose of yuletide truthiness!

Lamest of the lame

[kyoung-4 · 1/10 · 15 December 2008]

I expected much, much more from Steven Colbert and am shocked he would stoop to such a level.

Watching this was beyond painful - perhaps he meant to act over the top and ridiculous, but if that is the case it just came off as condescending and fake.

If I were a religious person I'd probably be offended.

This was just a stupid waste of time and it's amazing to me that anyone found it funny.

I'm sure a talent such as Colbert could have put together a funny Christmas/Hannukah special that wasn't so boring. Were the writers on strike again? That would explain a lot.