C Desk

The C Desk is the world center and prime anchor desk of truthiness.

Stephen sits within the confines of this comfy "C"-shaped desk during most of the Colbert Report. He leaves it, to the delight of the audience, only when he moves stage-left (of course) to the lounge where he nails a guest.

On a few rare occasions, a guest has been granted the rare privilege of sitting next to Stephen in an honored spot at the C Desk. Jon Stewart, George Lucas, and Andrew Sullivan have been given that rare opportunity.

The extraordinary privilege was also offered to lily-livered Senate candidate Joe Lieberman, but he unaccountably refused.

Cronkite origins
Countless critics have noted that the anchor desk used by old-time CBS anchor Walter Cronkite was also shaped like a "C". Even though Cronkite was a founder of the liberal media, he was widely respected in his day which was when Fox was only making monster movies and hadn't yet shown the world how news should be done.

Dr Colbert is thought to have adopted the "C" shape partly because he is today's most respected anchor, but without Cronkite's Cut-and-runnyness.