In this biography, Lisa Rogak presents a funny and personal portrait of Stephen Colbert, the comedian who became the star of
The Colbert Report
. She reveals the tragedy that forever altered his family and charts his early yeaers, first as a serious acting student and later as a budding improv comic, before co-creating the cult TV show
Strangers with Candy.
And she offers a look inside
The Daily Show
, and the exclusive bond that Colbert and Jon Stewart formed that led to Colbert's own rise to celebrity.