
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.
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12011-01-03Gov. Ed Rendell
Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.
22011-01-04Geoffrey Canada
Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.
32011-01-05Atul Gawande
America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.
42011-01-06Dr. Ronald DePinho
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.
52011-01-10Fen Montaigne
Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.
62011-01-11Chris Hughes
Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.
72011-01-12Bernard-Henri Levy
50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.
82011-01-13Kevin Spacey
Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.
92011-01-17Sherry Turkle
Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
102011-01-18Cornel West
Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
112011-01-19Ron Reagan Jr.
Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.
122011-01-20Chris Matthews
Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.
132011-01-24Charlie Rose
House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.
142011-01-25Amy Chua
Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.
152011-01-26Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis
Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.
162011-01-27Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene
Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.
172011-01-31Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit
There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.
182011-02-01Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis
Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.
192011-02-02Sean Kelly
America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.
202011-02-03Jane McGonigal
Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
212011-02-14LCD Soundsystem
Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
222011-02-15Christiane Amanpour, David Albright
President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.
232011-02-16Eric Foner
Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.
242011-02-17Jeffrey Leonard
Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.
252011-02-21Eugene Jarecki
Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.
262011-02-22Randi Weingarten, Bing West
Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.
272011-02-23Stephanie Coontz
Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.
282011-02-24Glenn Greenwald, Mike Huckabee
Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.
292011-02-28Michael Scheuer
Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.
302011-03-01Evan Osnos
Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.
312011-03-02Harry Connick Jr.
There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.
322011-03-03Mark W. Moffett
Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.
332011-03-07Joshua Foer
Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.
342011-03-08Dan Sinker
Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.
352011-03-09David Brooks
Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."
362011-03-10Reza Aslan
Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.
372011-03-21Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.
382011-03-22Ayman Mohyeldin
The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.
392011-03-23Nathan Myhrvold
Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.
402011-03-24Jody Williams
Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.
412011-03-28Michael Moore
Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.
422011-03-29Dr. Anthony Fauci
Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
432011-03-30Tim Shriver
Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.
442011-03-31Piers Gibbon
The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.
452011-04-04Andrew Chaikin
Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.
462011-04-05James Franco
Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.
472011-04-06Sir David Tang
Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.
482011-04-07Jeff Greenfield
Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.
492011-04-11Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage
Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.
502011-04-12Ray Kurzweil
Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.
512011-04-13Morgan Spurlock
Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.
522011-04-14Caroline Kennedy
Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.
532011-04-25Ron Paul
n this episode, Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Donald Trump leads in the potential Republican candidate polls. Masturbation cures restless leg syndrome, and Ron Paul criticizes the Federal Reserve.
542011-04-26A.C. Grayling
The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.
552011-04-27Ice-T
The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.
562011-04-28Wade Graham
Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.
572011-05-02Francis Fukuyama
Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.
582011-05-03Rex Ryan
Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.
592011-05-04Amy Farrell
"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.
602011-05-05Bill James
Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.
612011-05-09Lupe Fiasco
Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.
622011-05-10Geoffrey Rush
A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.
632011-05-11Eric Greitens
Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy Seal.
642011-05-12John Bradshaw
Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.
652011-05-16Alison Klayman
Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
662011-05-17Amy Kremer
Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.
672011-05-18Austan Goolsbee
Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.
682011-05-19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.
692011-05-31James Stewart
Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.
702011-06-01Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.
712011-06-02Salman Khan
Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.
722011-06-06Werner Herzog
Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.
732011-06-07Sugar Ray Leonard
Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.
742011-06-08Bre Pettis
Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.
752011-06-09Tom Ridge
Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.
762011-06-13Henry Kissinger
Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.
772011-06-14Janny Scott
Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.
782011-06-15Keith Olbermann
Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.
792011-06-20Bon Iver
Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.
802011-06-21Florence And The Machine
Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.
812011-06-22Talib Kweli
Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.
822011-06-23The Black Belles
Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.
832011-06-27Grover Norquist
Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.
842011-06-28Alexandra Pelosi
The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary on immigrant naturalization in the U.S.
852011-06-29Gary Sinise
The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.
862011-06-30Timothy Garton Ash
The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusses subversive facts.
872011-07-11Michael Shermer
The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer discusses "Skeptic Magazine."
882011-07-12Dan Savage
Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about marriage and monogamy.
892011-07-13David McCullough
The Republican Party has a fresh young face that's only 235 years old, and David McCullough has a new book about Americans in Paris.
902011-07-14Jose Antonio Vargas
The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.
912011-07-18John Prendergast
Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast discusses South Sudan.
922011-07-19David Carr
Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechaun in "Page One."
932011-07-20Michael Sandel
A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote, and Michael Sandel examines the ethical issue of sailor cannibalism.
942011-07-21David Eagleman
California passes a law requiring public schools to teach gay history, NBC loves breasts, and neuroscientist David Eagleman discusses the secret lives of the brain.
952011-07-25Brian Cox
The media assumes Norway's native gunman is Muslim, Summer's Eve uses vaginal puppetry to market their product to vaginas, and Brian Cox reveals the mysteries of space.
962011-07-26Brooke Gladstone
Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke Gladstone reflects on the media's influence.
972011-07-27Mary (Missy) Cummings
Home-owning vampire Patrick Rodgers turns the tables on Wells Fargo, electric car drivers face a critical deadline, and Missy Cummings develops a new breed of flying robots.
982011-07-28Buddy Roemer
John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won't take special-interest donations.
992011-08-01Tony Hsieh
Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company turns ashes into bullets, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh talks about delivering happiness.
1002011-08-02Al Hunt
Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save America's credit rating, and Al Hunt thinks everyone lost the debt ceiling deal.
1012011-08-03Robert Wittman
A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, and Robert Wittman solves art crimes.
1022011-08-04Anthony Bourdain
Wisconsin Democrats get bad absentee ballot applications, Stephen takes over MLB's Twitter feed, and Anthony Bourdain describes the grossest things he's ever eaten.
1032011-08-08Nassir Ghaemi
America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solution, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks madness creates first-rate leaders.
1042011-08-09The Cars
The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.
1052011-08-10Elliot Ackerman
Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate money for a fix, and Elliot Ackerman lets voters directly nominate a president.
1062011-08-11Gloria Steinem
Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.
1072011-08-15Ambassador Susan Rice
Stephen apologizes to WOI in Des Moines, Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw poll, and Ambassador Susan Rice discusses the role of the United Nations.
1082011-08-16STS-135 astronauts
Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC, and Atlantis' crewmembers talk about their final space mission.
1092011-08-17Jeff Bridges
Rick Perry hires Colbert Super PAC's treasurer, Rick Santorum puts gay marriage into everyday napkin terms, and Jeff Bridges looks good by having fun.
1102011-08-18Kevin Mitnick
America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in scandal, and hacker Kevin Mitnick is the ghost in the wires.
1112011-09-06Gov. Tim Pawlenty
People enjoy a story more when they know how it ends, Prescott Group unveils its toning shoes, and Tim Pawlenty explains why he pulled out of the presidential race.
1122011-09-07Robin Wright
The TSA makes changes to airport security, controversy surrounds Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial, and Robin Wright discusses the cultural impact of the Arab Spring.
1132011-09-08Tom Brokaw
The GOP debate drives Stephen to watch MSNBC, Rick Perry calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme, and Tom Brokaw follows the progress of 9/11 victims' family members.
1142011-09-12Diane Sawyer
Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Diane Sawyer discusses "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words."
1152011-09-13Al Gore
Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.
1162011-09-14Michael Moore
Fox News objects to Barack Obama's jobs bill binder clip, Stephen unveils his postal solution, and Michael Moore talks about his memoir "Here Comes Trouble."
1172011-09-15David Copperfield
Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen, and David Copperfield discusses the mind-bending science of perception.
1182011-09-20Jeffrey Kluger
Barack Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan; the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" changes everything; and Jeffrey Kluger examines the bond between siblings.
1192011-09-21Daniel Yergin
Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors occupy Wall Street, and Daniel Yergin discusses the world's quest for energy.
1202011-09-22Jeremy Ben-Ami
A defunct satellite threatens the earth, the Marine Corps limits troops to silent farts in Afghanistan, and Jeremy Ben-Ami discusses the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
1212011-09-26Radiohead
America reaches a milestone in corporate civil rights, Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien discuss global warming, and rock legend Radiohead performs.
1222011-09-27Melinda Gates
Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium security, and Melinda Gates works on improving America's public schools.
1232011-09-28Ken Burns
Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John Lithgow calls the Atone Phone, and Ken Burns discusses his Prohibition documentary.
1242011-09-29Mark Cuban
Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c)(4), Kevin Kline hosts The Donating Game, and Mark Cuban talks billionaires.




















