Stephen Colbert is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games and has accepted the city of Richmond's offer to be the Olympic Oval Ombudsman. He made the announcement on his satirical comedy show The Colbert Report.

He said he has no idea what it means to “ombud,” but “As long as it requires no effort from me, I proudly accept.”

What the comedian didn't do, however, was don the ombudsman's official uniform — the baby-pink toque that Richmond had sent to him.

Colbert was in the news earlier when Shani Davis, a member of the US speedskating team he is sponsoring, told the media that Colbert is “a jerk”, adding, “you can put that in the paper.”

Davis, who is said to not get along with fellow team members Apolo Anton Ohno, Trevor Marsicano and Chad Hendrick, and trains by himself in Calgary, declined the opportunity to explain his statement.

Stephen Colbert, who has been critical of Canada and the access U.S. athletes are being given to the Olympic speedskating oval, is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games.