Before They Were Stars: Stephen Colbert

Before becoming one of the funniest political satirists on television, Stephen Colbert was a poor college kid who didn’t have enough money to get a car.

Before he was famous, Colbert starred in a show called, “Exit 57“, which was his first sketch comedy for Comedy Central that ran from 1995 to 1996.

This episode features Stephen as Marty along with Amy Sedaris as his wife, Gina. They play marriage counselors with a rather unorthodox method of counseling couples before they’re able to get married.

Prior to “Exit 57“, Colbert was said to have made this “stalking” video, “Charlene (I’m Right Behind You)” in 1986: