show tried to make sense of the often nonsensical world of politics. the audience has responded and stephen colbert is now number one in late night television. there is a lot though you probably don't know about stephen colbert. his high of and what he's been through. he is as intellectual and interesting as he is funny. over the next hour, you'll hear our in depth interview. stephen opens up about his life, his losses, his comedy and his faith. so there's a bunch i want to talk to you about. >> some of the gotchas. >> yeah. >> the gotcha questions. >> ken cuccinelli. >> oh, my god! i blame you for ken cuccinelli. >> he was on cnn. >> he was on a lot. i didn't watch much when he was on. i love your show. every night i come home. my wife and i have a glass of wine, a handful of nuts, watch a little anderson and go to bed. that's how i end my day.