Big and Best of 2012

Celebrating the biggest and best in pop culture and music for 2012. MTV, VH1, CMT and Comedy Central came together for an unprecedented 8-hour live stream to celebrate 2012.

Featuring The Colbert Report Special Edition: Supreme Court. Catch what you missed.

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• "Good King Wenceslas" by Michael Stipe, Mandy Patinkin and Stephen Colbert.
• "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by Sean Lennon, Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy and the Harlem Gospel Choir.

100% of proceeds from these carols benefit the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance.
 

  • Sunday December 16, 2012
  • | Views: 32,659

A Look Back - January 2012

Stephen plays a Rick Santorum-inspired drinking game, questions whether Mitt Romney is a serial killer, and admires Barack Obama's voice. (2:34)
Tags: Year in Review, exclusives, mashups, Iowa, caucuses, Super Bowl, the Midwest, Rick Santorum, abortion, Indecision 2012, Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman, Republicans, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, McDonald's, John McCain
  • Sunday December 16, 2012
  • | Views: 27,245

A Look Back - February 2012

Stephen celebrates his 1000th show, discusses Jeremy Lin's reflection of the job market, and circumcises dead Mormons. (02:24)
Tags: Year in Review, exclusives, mashups, The Simpsons, Harvard, Jeremy Lin, food, Jimmy Fallon, Americone Dream, Fear Factor, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Indecision 2012, Newt Gingrich, liberal, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Mormon
  • Sunday December 16, 2012
  • | Views: 27,459

A Look Back - March 2012

Stephen compares Rick Santorum to Colby cheese, doesn't think Rush should've apologized for calling Sandra Fluke a prostitute, and explains how becoming a Southerner is a lot like puberty. (5:04)
Tags: Year in Review, exclusives, mashups, food, Republicans, voting, conservative, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Rick Santorum, Wisconsin, global warming, Rush Limbaugh, advertising, Jimmy, pregnancy, Kermit the Frog, Colbert Super PAC, Mitt Romney, Iran, stimulus package, economy
  • Sunday December 16, 2012
  • | Views: 22,899

A Look Back - April 2012

Stephen gets threatened by the Secret Service, asks Arianna Huffington why she's the opposite of Fox News, and explains the origins of pink slime ground beef. (06:26)
Tags: Year in Review, exclusives, mashups, Colbert Super PAC, Ham Rove, Karl Rove, Michelle Obama, Secret Service, money, food, Twitter, Chuck Grassley, Mitt Romney, Indecision 2012, Rick Santorum, Arizona, abortion, Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post, Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, dogs, I Am a Pole (And So Can You!), Jeopardy, Florida, National Geographic, America, conservative, Canada, Canadian, James Cameron, Michael Sandel, Carne Ross
  • Sunday December 16, 2012
  • | Views: 21,665

A Look Back - May 2012

Stephen is threatened by Maurice Sendak, named one of Maxim's top 100 sexiest women, and hates Europeans more than he already did. (3:35)
Tags: exclusives, mashups, Andy Cohen, Maurice Sendak, Donald Trump, Michelle Alexander, Connecticut, drugs, gay/homosexual, Anna Wintour, Jesus, Bible, zoos, monkeys!, Maxim, Charlize Theron, United Nations, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Jack Hitt, Europe, Year in Review
  • Sunday December 16, 2012
  • | Views: 17,000

A Look Back - June 2012

Neil Patrick Harris talks like a straight guy, nuns give sex advice, and Asians are the new Mexicans. (4:32)
Tags: Year in Review, exclusives, mashups, Congress, speeches, education, Neil Patrick Harris, gay/homosexual, Regina Spektor, Russian, Vatican, sex, Dalai Lama, Martin Sheen, iPad, Cher, Gregg Allman, Steve Coll, Africa, Asian, Mexican, Frank Deford, basketball, Abraham Lincoln, vampires, Antonin Scalia, Aaron Sorkin, Constitution