• On March 2 , 2006 , Colbert used his "The Da Colbert Code" (a parody of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code ), a series of bizarrely random word associations, to accurately predict the Oscar winners for five major awards, including the underdog Crash for Best Picture . The following show, on March 6 , 2006 , was marked by Colbert's proclamation that "I called it!" as balloons rained down from the ceiling. [12]

• Colbert often refers to his (fake) novel, Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure , which features himself as the main character, Tek Jansen. Bill O'Reilly has authored one novel, a thriller titled Those Who Trespass , about a protagonist based on O'Reilly himself who kills co-workers who stand in the way of his television career.

• Stephen Colbert's right ear pokes out slightly further than the left, a fact he has acknowledged and made fun of on the show. Coincidentally, he is also deaf in that ear. [13]

• On March 29 , 2006 , Colbert announced that he had been contacted by representatives of the San Francisco Zoo seeking his permission to name an as-of-yet unhatched bald eagle after him. The eagle, affectionately dubbed "Stephen Jr." on the Report , was hatched to be reintroduced into the wild as a part of the zoo's California Bald Eagle Breeding Program. Colbert celebrated its birth on-air on April 17, 2006, and updates on the bird's development have been featured on the show since. [4]

• The Report's theme song was written and performed by Cheap Trick .
• The eagle featured in Colbert Report advertising, in the logo, and often in the background videos is named "Liberty".
• Uses FedEx instead of UPS on his show in several episodes, contrary to a threat down where he listed FedEx founder Fred Smith as being one of the top threats to America.
• In recent episodes, Colbert has made frequent references to Gregory House from the Fox show, House . He views him as a "hero who is larger than life, and who shapes the United States." He puts him in the same hero category consisting of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney .
• On June 5 , 2006 , the Colbert Report's 100th episode aired. Stone Phillips , the first guest on the show, returned to become the first two-time guest. Colbert and Phillips then held a "Gravitas-Off," a rematch of their popular contest from the first show.
• "The Eagle's Nest" was a code name for the Kehlsteinhaus , Hitler's home in the German Alps near Berchtesgaden.
• On June 15 , 2006 , Stephen Colbert disclosed that he is part Chickasaw Indian.