The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. 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. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. 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. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
The Colbert Report (Season 6)
Erick Erickson 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-04
Overview: Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.
Riley Crane 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-05
Overview: The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.
Capt. Charles Moore 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-06
Overview: The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.
James Fowler 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-07
Overview: America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-11
Overview: Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.
Raj Patel 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-12
Overview: Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-13
Overview: Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-14
Overview: Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.
Emily Pilloton 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-18
Overview: Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.
Stephen Bosworth 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-19
Overview: Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.
Dick Ebersol 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-20
Overview: Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.
John Farmer 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-21
Overview: Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.
Kati Marton 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-25
Overview: An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.
Mika Brzezinski 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-26
Overview: Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.
Arthur Benjamin 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-27
Overview: Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.
David Gergen 0.0
Air date: 2010-01-28
Overview: Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.
Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr. 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-01
Overview: Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.
Eliot Spitzer 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-02
Overview: Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.
Peter Cove, John Durant 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-03
Overview: Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.
Henry Louis Gates 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-04
Overview: A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.
Jonathan Safran Foer 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-08
Overview: Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.
George Stephanopoulos 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-09
Overview: Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.
Claire Danes 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-10
Overview: Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.
Al Michaels, David Ross 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-11
Overview: Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.
Shaun White 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-22
Overview: Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.
Lindsey Vonn, Bob Costas 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-23
Overview: Lindsey Vonn discusses her Austrian cheese remedy, and Bob Costas doesn't care who wins.
Scott Hamilton, Jeret Peterson, Ryan St. Onge 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-24
Overview: Scott Hamilton discusses figure skating, while Ryan St. Onge and Jeret Peterson face an intervention.
Shani Davis, Seth Wescott 0.0
Air date: 2010-02-25
Overview: Shani Davis thanks the Colbert Nation for his medals, and Seth Wescott refuses to wear tight clothing.
Don Cheadle 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-01
Overview: Michael Buble sings two national anthems, and Don Cheadle considers doing heroin for Darfur.
David Brooks 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-02
Overview: Kids may be the key to our economic future, and David Brooks discusses moderate conservatism.
Scheherazade Rehman, Garry Wills 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-03
Overview: Scheherazade Rehman debates Greece's economy, and Garry Wills says the president has too much power.
Barry Schwartz 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-04
Overview: Iraqi candidates sway voters with gifts, and Barry Schwartz explains the downside of too many choices.
Tom Hanks 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-08
Overview: Ezra Klein details the reconciliation process, and Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker.
Annie Leonard 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-09
Overview: Pringles recalls its two best flavors, and Annie Leonard says Americans have too much stuff.
Sean Carroll 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-10
Overview: Charlie Cook discusses health care reconciliation, and Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time.
David Aaronovitch 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-11
Overview: Scott Rasmussen interprets poll results, and David Aaronovitch discusses conspiracy theories.
Robert Baer 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-15
Overview: Stephen questions the media's focus and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.
Rebecca Skloot 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-16
Overview: Stephen examines the way Americans eat and talks to Rebecca Skloot about the ethics of science.
Nell Irvin Painter 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-17
Overview: Doctors offer vasectomy deals for March Madness, and Stephen arm-wrestles Nell Irvin Painter.
Mary Matalin 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-18
Overview: James Martin defends social justice, and Mary Matalin tries to avoid Republican talking points.
Claire McCaskill 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-29
Overview: Stephen breeds the elderly in captivity, and Claire McCaskill sends a message to Rush Limbaugh.
Simon Johnson 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-30
Overview: Scandal rocks the church even harder than Creed, and Simon Johnson thinks banks have too much power.
Craig Mullaney 0.0
Air date: 2010-03-31
Overview: The federal government raids an anti-government militia, and Craig Mullaney discusses Afghanistan.
David Frum, Judith Shulevitz 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-01
Overview: David Frum gets fired from the Republican cult, and Judith Shulevitz discusses the Sabbath.
Dean Kamen 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-05
Overview: Fox cancels "24," and Dean Kamen talks about his new advanced prosthetic arm invention.
Reverend Al Sharpton 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-06
Overview: Scrabble changes its rules to allow proper names, and Al Sharpton fights for education reform.
David Simon 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-07
Overview: Jeff Goldblum blesses a cigarette, and David Simon talks about his new show, "Treme."
Neil DeGrasse Tyson 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-08
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Jeffrey Toobin, Julian Assange 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-12
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange. Also, Stephen talks with Jeffrey Toobin about the replacement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Jon Mooallem 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times journalist Jon Mooallem.
David Shields 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-14
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, David Shields. Also, Stephen talks with the host of This Week, Jake Tapper and Bill Adair from politicfact.com about fact checking the Sunday talk shows.
Aimee Mullins 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-15
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes athlete, actress and activist Aimee Mullins
Andrew Ross Sorkin, George Will 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-19
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes political pundit George Will. Also, Stephen talks with New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin
Jeffrey Katzenberg 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-20
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief executive of Dreamworks animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Craig Robinson 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-21
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Oregon State University's basketball coach and author of A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond, Craig Robinson.
Gorillaz 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-22
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group Gorillaz.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-26
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes singer Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.
Conn Iggulden 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-27
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of The Dangerous Book of Heroes, Conn Iggulden.
Gregg Easterbrook 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-28
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly and author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, Gregg Easterbrook.
OK Go 0.0
Air date: 2010-04-29
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the band Ok Go. Also, Stephen talks with California's Lt. Governor Abel Moldonado about Proposition 14.
Elizabeth Warren 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-03
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. Also, Stephen talks with the president of the Salt Institute Lori Roman and the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael Jacobson about salt intake regulation.
Michael J. Fox, Mark W. Moffett 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-04
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes explorer, biologist and author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, Mark Moffett. Also, Michael J. Fox interrupts the Word so that Stephen can sell his new book.
David Isay 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-05
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of StoryCorps and author of Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, David Isay.
Stewart Brand 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-06
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes environmentalist and author of Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, Stewart Brand. Also, Stephen talks with The Atlantic Monthly columnist Andrew Sullivan about the British elections.
Gary Johnson 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-10
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, Also, Stephen talks with George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman about the Greek bailout.
Hampton Sides 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-11
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, Hampton Sides. Also, Stephen talks with Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about Elena Kagen's Supreme Court nomination.
Deepak Chopra 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-12
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes self help guru and author of The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, Deepak Chopra.
The Hold Steady 0.0
Air date: 2010-05-13
Overview: Tonight Stephen welcomes the band The Hold Steady.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-01
Overview: Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.
Lisa Miller 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-02
Overview: Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.
Vampire Weekend 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-03
Overview: Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.
James Carville, Jonathan Alter 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-07
Overview: Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.
Mark Frauenfelder 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-08
Overview: Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.
Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-09
Overview: Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.
Alan Bean 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-10
Overview: Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.
Stephen Prothero 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-14
Overview: Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.
Dr. Carl Safina 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-15
Overview: Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
Devo 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-16
Overview: Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.
David Mamet 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-17
Overview: Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.
Wes Moore 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-21
Overview: Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.
Gloria Steinem 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-22
Overview: Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.
Tim Westergren 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-23
Overview: Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.
Michael Specter 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-24
Overview: Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.
Michael Hastings, John Waters 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-28
Overview: Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.
Mayor Julian Castro 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-29
Overview: BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.
Nicholas Carr 0.0
Air date: 2010-06-30
Overview: Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.
Manny Howard 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-01
Overview: Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.
Paul Krugman, Dr. Michio Kaku 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-05
Overview: Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.
Garret Keizer 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-06
Overview: Writer Garret Keizer talks about his new book: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise"
Steve Carell 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-07
Overview: Actor and old friend Steve Carell faces off against Stephen Colbert
Arturo Rodriguez 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-08
Overview: Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America talks with Stephen about immigrant workers.
Hephzibah Anderson 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-26
Overview: Stephen downloads the solution to stop media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson talks about her year without sex.
Thomas S. Blanton, Kevin Kline 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-27
Overview: Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.
Elon Musk 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-28
Overview: President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.
Andy Cohen 0.0
Air date: 2010-07-29
Overview: Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.
Jimmy Cliff 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-02
Overview: Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.
Laura Ingraham 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-03
Overview: Stephen reads some of Barack Obama's private musings to Laura Ingraham.
Michael Posner 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-04
Overview: P.K. Winsome introduces Nielsen Mandela, and Michael Posner discusses international democracy.
Savion Glover 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-05
Overview: Californians can now legally marry their pot plant, and Savion Glover performs.
Dylan Ratigan 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-10
Overview: Stephen names his Alpha Dog of the Week, and talks to Dylan Ratigan about Wall Street.
David Finkel 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-11
Overview: Michelle Obama vacations in Spain, and David Finkel describes the Iraq War's effect on American troops.
Chuck Close 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-12
Overview: Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.
Richard Clarke, John Fetterman 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-16
Overview: Richard Clarke wants a smaller intelligence community, and John Fetterman revitalizes Braddock, PA.
Barry Levine 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-17
Overview: Stephen examines the meat industry and asks Barry Levine about his National Enquirer file.
Thomas French 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-18
Overview: Laura Schlessinger gets in trouble, and Thomas French explains what it takes to build a zoo.
Jon Krakauer 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-19
Overview: Stephen finds out if there's still BP oil in the Gulf, and talks to Jon Krakauer about glory.
Leslie Kean 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-23
Overview: President Obama must prove he's not Muslim, and Leslie Kean calls for an investigation of UFOs.
Jeffrey Goldberg 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-24
Overview: Stephen examines Internet privacy and talks to Jeffrey Goldberg about conflict in the Middle East.
Andrew Hacker, Heidi Cullen 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-25
Overview: Andrew Hacker dismisses for-profit colleges, and Heidi Cullen warns of extreme weather
Richard Engel 0.0
Air date: 2010-08-26
Overview: Glenn Beck re-founds America, and Richard Engel talks about the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Anthony Romero 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-07
Overview: The Tea Party wins midterm primaries, and Anthony Romero celebrates the ACLU's anniversary.
Vice President Joe Biden, Gen. Raymond Odierno 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-08
Overview: Stephen kicks off his salute to the troops tonight with appearances by the Vice President of the United States and the general who shaved his head.
Sen. Jim Webb, Joshua Bleill, Lt. Col. Brent Cummings, John Legend 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-09
Overview: David Petraeus honors the Colbert Nation, while Brent Cummings and Josh Bleill talk about their tours.
Lisa Birnbach 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-13
Overview: Lisa Birnbach released "The Official Preppy Handbook" in 1980. Who'd have thought that 30 years later, we'd still have preppies but not books.
Sean Wilentz 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-14
Overview: Stephen solves the Ground Zero mosque crisis and listens to Sean Wilentz mumble about Bob Dylan.
Saul Griffith 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-15
Overview: The Tea Party wins the Republican primaries, and Saul Griffith tries to solve global warming.
Lawrence O'Donnell 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-16
Overview: Stephen announces his March to Keep Fear Alive and talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Tea Partiers.
Pavement 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-20
Overview: A 106-year-old woman shares her secret to long life, and Pavement reunites after 11 years.
Eric Schmidt 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-21
Overview: Craigslist shuts down its adult services, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt searches for himself.
Guillermo Del Toro 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-22
Overview: President Obama gives a back-to-school speech, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador.
Oscar Goodman 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-23
Overview: Stephen concludes his migrant farm worker training and talks to Oscar Goodman about Las Vegas.
Ken Burns 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-27
Overview: The GOP blocks the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and Ken Burns talks about "The Tenth Inning."
Paul Begala, Ross Douthat 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-28
Overview: Democratic voters suffer from apathy, and Stephen doubts if Ross Douthat is that conservative.
Steve Rattner 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-29
Overview: The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.
Aaron Sorkin 0.0
Air date: 2010-09-30
Overview: Stephen questions poll reliability and talks to Aaron Sorkin in the hall while people hand them stuff.
Eugene Robinson 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-04
Overview: The Tea Party reaches out to kids, and Eugene Robinson discusses the four groups of black America.
Leon Botstein 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-05
Overview: Stephen looks at the Mexican drug war, and Leon Botstein wants to eliminate two years of school
Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-06
Overview: The government tries to take control of America's food, and Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform.
Davis Guggenheim 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-07
Overview: Joseph Califano debates Gary Johnson over Prop 19, and Davis Guggenheim addresses failing schools.
Robert Reich 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-11
Overview: Muslims might take over the food supply, and Robert Reich talks about the future of the U.S. economy.
Brendan Steinhauser 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-12
Overview: Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.
Austan Goolsbee 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-13
Overview: Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.
Bill Bryson 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-14
Overview: Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.
Nicholas Negroponte 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-25
Overview: Stephen celebrates his fifth anniversary, and Nicholas Negroponte gives laptops to poor children.
Garry Wills 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-26
Overview: Stephen prepares for the apocalypse, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.
Rep. Tom Perriello, Apolo Anton Ohno 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-27
Overview: Stephen looks at the Democrats' chances in the midterms and gives Apolo Ohno a regret.
Maira Kalman 0.0
Air date: 2010-10-28
Overview: The McRib returns on election day, and Maira Kalman falls in love with Abraham Lincoln.
Jonathan Alter 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-01
Overview: Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, David Frum 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-02
Overview: Stephen covers the change sweeping through America with a live broadcast.
Doris Kearns Goodwin 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-03
Overview: Californians decide on Prop 19, and Doris Kearns Goodwin puts the midterm election into perspective.
Elvis Costello 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-04
Overview: A popular children's TV character is outed, and Elvis Costello threatens to cut off Stephen's thumbs.
Reza Aslan 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-08
Overview: Rand Paul wants to protect the rich, and Reza Aslan wants to bring down democracy through art.
Cee-Lo Green 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-09
Overview: Stephen promises to lob softball questions at George W. Bush, and Cee Lo Green performs.
Martha Stewart 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-10
Overview: Michelle Obama shakes hands with a conservative Muslim, and Stephen cooks for Martha Stewart.
Quincy Jones 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-11
Overview: Wall Street hands out record bonuses, Nintendo goes to court, and Quincy Jones wants a Latin Grammy.
David Stern 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-15
Overview: Jeffrey Goldberg opposes full-body scanners, and David Stern misses short shorts.
John Legend 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-16
Overview: Stephen looks at the new trend in alcoholic energy drinks, and John Legend performs "Shine."
Ian Frazier 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-17
Overview: Stephen wonders if America can trim its national debt, and Ian Frazier talks about Siberia.
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-18
Overview: Joseph Gobbles shoots Jay the Intern, and Salvatore Giunta credits the bravery of American troops.
Dan Savage 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-29
Overview: The advice columnist and Colbert Report national spokes-gay returns to talk about his new anti-suicide initiative for gay teenagers.
Tom Vilsack 0.0
Air date: 2010-11-30
Overview: James Rubin discusses the WikiLeaks document dump, and Tom Vilsack brings a cheddar cheese head.
Michelle Rhee 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-01
Overview: The former education commissioner talks about her efforts to reform the Washington D.C. school system.
David Stockman 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-02
Garry Trudeau 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-06
Overview: Obama tries to win over Republicans, and Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of "Doonesbury."
Julie Nixon Eisenhower & David Eisenhower 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-07
Overview: Obama extends the Bush tax cuts, and David and Julie Eisenhower recall growing up in the White House.
Steve Martin 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-08
Overview: Stephen tests Steve Martin's art knowledge and tries to sell him last year's portrait.
Julie Taymor 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-09
Overview: William Wegman arts up Stephen's portrait, and Julie Taymor talks about "The Tempest."
Patti Smith 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-13
Overview: Stephen wants to feed the economy that Jamie Lee Curtis yogurt and asks Patti Smith about her memoir.
David Boies, Stephen Sondheim 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-14
Overview: Stephen wins the Golden Tweet Award and takes issue with some of Stephen Sondheim's lyrics.
Omar Wasow, Laird Hamilton 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-15
Overview: America is at cyberwar, and Laird Hamilton shoots the curl of Stephen's rage.
Amy Sedaris, Paul Simon 0.0
Air date: 2010-12-16
Overview: Jesus may be a liberal Democrat, Amy Sedaris makes a tie snake, and Paul Simon performs.

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