Mark your calendars and get ready to set your DVRs: The last episode of The Colbert Report will air Thursday, Dec. 18.
Host Stephen Colbert announced the finale date during Thursday night's show. He also didn't miss the opportunity to plug the paperback release of his book America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't.
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