Eric McCormack ad-libs, Andy Cohen fears silence, Maurice Sendak threatens Stephen, Anna Wintour talks beauty, North Carolina bans same-sex marriage, and Jesus is unquotable. (04:10)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08100

A former Playboy Playmate helps usher Mexico's presidential debate, and one candidate isn't sorry for noticing. (03:22)

Tags:  Mexico,  men/women,  elections,  candidates,  debates,  rage,  patriotism,  slogans,  Rolling Stone,  Bob Dylan,  America,  lookin' good,  Playboy,  Spanish,  monkeys!,  Anderson Cooper,  media,  sexual advances,  breasts,  international affairs,  animals,  costumes,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08100

Barack Obama becomes the first sitting president to push the rainbow button and launch gay-mageddon, but North Carolina strikes down marriage equality. (04:38)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  North Carolina,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  marriage,  family,  civil rights,  laws,  men/women,  discrimination,  Good Morning America,  Democratic National Convention,  sex,  conservative,  crying,  stereotypes,  Tad,  Paul Dinello,  appearances,  under the desk,  Monica Lewinsky,  Jimmy

Episode #08100

One of the hottest pop culture paintings portrays Barack Obama burning the Constitution, and Stephen explicates its complicated, multi-level message. (05:16)

Tags:  art,  portrait,  socialism,  Constitution,  fires,  Barack Obama,  Utah,  Sean Hannity,  culture,  patriotism,  history,  Bo Dietl,  Fox News,  collectibles,  mongering,  conservative,  liberal,  religion,  Jesus,  Shepard Fairey,  Steve Martin,  impressions,  founding fathers,  Jimmy,  America

Episode #08100

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour discusses The Met's Costume Institute exhibit "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." (06:22)

Tags:  Anna Wintour,  interviews,  museums,  culture,  art,  fashion,  history,  lookin' good,  Vogue,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  Tad,  lookin' good,  feminism,  civil rights,  sexual advances,  movies

Episode #08100

Profits from "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" go to U.S. VETS, an organization that helps veterans reintegrate into civilian life. (01:22)

Tags:  sign off,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  kids,  Tom Hanks,  charity,  troops,  military,  shopping,  Stephen's products,  literary references,  competitions,  Amazon

Episode #08100

Stephen breaks off his wedding, North Carolina champions traditional marriage, the founding fathers question Barack Obama, and Anna Wintour shares a beautiful story. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #07124

Stephen thanks some of the more diverse heroes and turns to Ham Rove for the scoop on American Crossroads' drastically improved fundraising strategy. (05:06)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  fundraising,  the heroes,  money,  competitions,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  elections,  under the desk,  Jimmy,  spit-takes,  alcohol,  poop & pee,  penises,  food,  appearances,  supernatural,  right-wing,  balls,  Irish,  Indian,  Scottish,  Greek,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07124

Colbert thanks the unsung heroes with a final, eight-tiered Heroe$ Crawl. (00:34)

Tags:  sign off,  Jimmy,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

According to NASA's calculations, Americans have either until Saturday morning to evacuate the Earth or they were vaporized two hours ago. (04:22)

Tags:  NASA,  space,  technology,  safety,  death,  evacuations,  science,  Jimmy,  under the desk,  animals,  super powers,  Detroit,  superheroes,  mongering,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

David Copperfield explores the art and science of illusion and talks about "gut magic." (05:42)

Tags:  David Copperfield,  interviews,  books,  science,  magic,  Emmy Awards,  awards,  lying,  performances,  Statue of Liberty,  royalty,  stunts,  Harry Potter,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07116

Former postal worker and author Phil Rubio discusses the important universal service provided by the post office. (03:50)

Tags:  Phil Rubio,  appearances,  books,  mail/e-mail,  Halliburton,  business,  government,  taxes,  money,  Congress,  unions,  labor,  rallies,  weather,  Internet,  asses,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07116

Michael Moore describes the defining moment that transformed him from a quiet kid into an outspoken social critic. (05:58)

Tags:  Michael Moore,  interviews,  books,  liberal,  conservative,  Democrats,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Republicans,  discrimination,  unemployment,  growing up,  literary references,  Bush v. Gore,  school,  accept your apology,  magic,  Tom Hanks,  candidates,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  documentaries,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07115

Al Gore talks about his work on the Climate Reality Project and marvels at the sophistication of Stephen's global warming metaphor. (06:43)

Tags:  Al Gore,  interviews,  Nobel Prize,  Democrats,  Rick Perry,  Republicans,  global warming,  weather,  environment,  Address the Mess,  science,  economy,  money,  Galileo,  international affairs,  Middle East,  China,  oil,  energy,  movies,  documentaries,  Keith Olbermann,  Heroe$ Crawl,  An Inconvenient Truth,  wars

Episode #07114

Newspapers are part of America's past, like buggy whip makers and the middle class, but they still perform an important function. (07:25)

Tags:  on location,  print media,  media,  weather,  fishing,  science,  Georgia,  Athens,  the South,  history,  dogs,  blue collar,  police business,  New York Times,  Twitter,  iPad,  crime,  alcohol,  food,  animals,  Heroe$ Crawl,  In the Field

Episode #07113

Rick Perry takes on the 800-pound gorilla in the room, being stomped on by the elephant in the room, being ridden by the emperor who has no clothes: Social Security. (04:50)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  scams,  Social Security,  global warming,  weather,  science,  death penalty,  guns,  photos,  Galileo,  space,  The Inquisition,  religion,  popes,  history,  under the desk,  marijuana,  drugs,  Jimmy,  senior citizens,  money,  wealth,  gambling,  Las Vegas,  retirement,  conservative,  Cirque de Soleil,  Texas,  Heroe$ Crawl,  environment,  The Daily Show

Episode #07112

Whenever terrorists come up with a new way to attack air travel, the TSA finds innovative ways to overreact, but all that security is about to disappear. (05:33)

Tags:  TSA,  flying,  security,  travel,  secret Muslim,  terrorism,  America,  technology,  Janet Napolitano,  Islamic,  nudity,  penises,  photos,  Jimmy,  cracks up,  food,  fashion,  9/11,  WMDs,  Saddam Hussein,  apologies,  Barack Obama,  public indecency,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07112

Robin Wright believes that, by rejecting extremism, Muslims have created the most important political turning point of the early 21st century. (07:09)

Tags:  Robin Wright,  interviews,  Middle East,  rage,  terrorism,  Islamic,  wars,  extremism,  protests,  Iraq War,  Afghanistan War,  Saddam Hussein,  Jesus,  religion,  Al Qaeda,  Egypt,  Osama bin Laden,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  Hosni Mubarak,  fashion,  weapons,  guns,  9/11,  stereotypes,  military,  Heroe$ Crawl,  international affairs,  America,  debt,  economy,  mongering

Episode #07111

Since people know how everything ends, they can either worry or they can enjoy the show. (05:21)

Tags:  The Word,  polls,  mental health,  books,  movies,  Sixth Sense,  Planet of the Apes,  Soylent Green,  Star Wars,  penises,  death,  under the desk,  food,  Heroe$ Crawl,  parents,  parenting,  literary references,  kids,  work/office

Episode #07110

While Vladimir Putin bags tigers in Siberia, Barack Obama bags a pie on his Midwestern safari. (03:13)

Tags:  Vladimir Putin,  lookin' good,  Russia,  Barack Obama,  Dmitry Medvedev,  America,  Rick Perry,  photos,  New York Times,  the Midwest,  Canada,  transportation,  hybrids,  Yosemite Sam,  James Bond,  hunting,  guns,  animals,  nerd alert,  Heroe$ Crawl