The Colbert Report is required viewing in our house. Maybe it is telling that the only other Comedy Central show I watch is Jon Stewart.

My wife loves Colbert- and my daughter [22yrs old] had caught part of the special and said it was super. So I ordered 3 copies- one for our house and 2 for gifts.

My daughter still thinks it was funny. My wife and I were very disappointed. The language and content of the previews of other Comedy Central shows before the special nixxed any possibility of giving the CD's as gifts. The show itself wasn't R rated- but it was nowhere near as funny as Colbert's 1/2 hour regular show.

My appreciation of the Colbert Christmas Special has to do with my age. I remember the variety specials of the 1970s especially at Christmas. It is obvious Colbert and his writers do too. Colbert nails what the genre of Christmas special with an improbable story line, celebrities appearing out of nowhere to sing, goofy humor, and very amateurish graphics. If you remember the 1970s, it brings you back, yet the content pokes fun of timely topics.

The songs are very clever and funny. We had fun speculating whether Toby Keith really understood the satire on the whole "war on Christmas" theme. The whole cast coming together singing, "Peace, Love, and Understanding" is surprisingly good. Of course, Willie Nelson, Feist, John Legend, and Jon Stewart are highly entertaining in their numbers.

This DVD is worth having for future Christmases. Stephan Colbert shows himself to be an able and versatile entertainer.

Being an avid Colbert fan, I was very disappointed in this attempt to be funny. I think he was out of his element. Worse was the series of trailers that came before the video. Truly gross! I had given several copies of the video as Christmas prsents and feel that I must spend time apologizing. You can do better, Steven!!

I purchased two of these DVD's for my adult sons and they were both delighted. I expect to borrow one for myself to view also. We are all great fans of Steven Colbert.

Firstly, I rented rather than buying (it is seasonal, after all). I regret, though, that Toby Keith (creepy song, creepy dude) will get a fraction of a penny from the rental cost; but at least I didn't spend 20 bucks on it. Does Keith even realize that Mr. Colbert's ultra-conservative persona is a complete put-on? Perhaps not; after all, he surely thinks George Bush was a good choice.

Anyway, the show could have benefited from fewer songs and more skits, as well as widescreen and hi-def. It already seems outdated in this respect, much less how it'll look years from now. In any case, it's definitely worth a look, if not repeated viewing. And the extras are pretty good. Day 2 on the Advent calendar was spot-on. (Yes, as a renter I had to zip right along thru the 25 days.)

The Best of the Colbert Report