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Colbert Reflects on 'Strangers With Candy' Characters and Their Lasting Impact
9 Nov
Summary
- Stephen Colbert discusses his 'Strangers With Candy' character Noblet and how it relates to his 'Colbert Report' persona
- The 'Strangers With Candy' cast reunites to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary of cancellation
- The cast reveals they were never officially notified of the show's cancellation in 2000
On November 9, 2025, the cast of the iconic Comedy Central series 'Strangers With Candy' reunited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's cancellation. During the event, host Stephen Colbert opened up about his character Charles "Chuck" Noblet, a high-strung history teacher, and how it related to his fictionalized conservative pundit persona on 'The Colbert Report.'
Colbert admitted that his 'Colbert Report' character shared many similarities with Noblet, including being a "high status, poorly informed idiot." He explained that he often gravitates towards playing flawed, insecure characters as a way to "name it so I don't become that person."
The cast also revealed that they were never officially notified of the show's cancellation in 2000. Colbert shared that the network simply stopped sending them paychecks and including the series in their TV upfront schedule, leaving the cast to piece together the show's fate on their own.
Despite the abrupt end, the 'Strangers With Candy' team remained proud of the show's legacy, recalling their attempts to push the boundaries with outrageous storylines that often ended up mirroring real-life events. As Colbert noted, "It happened multiple times on the show that we couldn't think of anything wrong enough to do [that] the world didn't beat us to the punch."
