Stephen Colbert Becomes a Jew for Lent 8.97K Gawker.TV 03/09/11 11:51PM Filed to: Video Video Republished On tonight's Report, Stephen Colbert—with his forehead still adorned with ash—decided that he'd give up Catholicism for Lent. Interesting! Then, Colbert decided to take up Judaism. And then, he gave up "not eating bacon" for Jewish Lent. [Gawker.TV]