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 #08099

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s. (04:19)

Tags:  Claire McCaskill,  appearances,  advertising,  money,  campaigns,  fundraising,  accountability,  Missouri,  Colbert Super PAC,  apologies,  laws,  voting

Episode #08097

A mysterious Florida rival challenges Stephen's dominance in the world of super secret Super PAC-ing. (06:59)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Florida,  Jimmy,  on location,  investigations,  money,  fundraising,  Bigfoot,  Animal Planet,  apologies,  racism,  African American,  print media,  Viacom,  songs,  candidates,  Colbert Bump

Episode #08096

Stephen cancels his 6000K walkathon from Bangor, ME, to Oslo, Norway. (00:28)

Tags:  sign off,  marathons,  cracks up,  Maine,  Norway,  oceans,  apologies,  international affairs

Episode #08090

Pheromone parties encourage premarital smelling, and Arizona lawmakers declare that pregnancy begins two weeks before conception. (04:22)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  men/women,  Arizona,  dating,  sex,  pregnancy,  Republicans,  gross-out,  abortion,  Doris Kearns Goodwin,  apologies,  vaginas,  menstrual cycle,  laws,  Nana & Pee-Pop,  balls,  penises,  Mozart,  under the desk,  cracks up,  mental health,  birth control,  partying,  music

Episode #08085

Mitt Romney claims the Obama administration has waged the real war on women, and Obama campaign strategist Hilary Rosen's attack on Ann Romney helps his case. (05:42)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  Hilary Rosen,  men/women,  Ann Romney,  sexism,  dancing,  liberal,  family,  campaigns,  Republicans,  Democrats,  Obama administration,  parenting,  parents,  work/office,  economy,  photos,  Washington Post,  my mistake,  Indecision,  Herman Cain,  polls,  statistics,  rage,  Fox News,  music,  songs,  apologies,  audience interaction,  Jimmy,  unemployment,  slogans

Episode #08085

An Internet dating service helps survivalists Arma-get-it-on, and a fast food chain reminds evacuees to grab a menu. (04:23)

Tags:  End of the World of the Week,  doomsday,  international affairs,  men/women,  apocalypse,  dating,  Thailand,  Internet,  Stephen's products,  natural disasters,  earthquakes,  tsunamis,  KFC,  fast food,  business,  apologies,  photos,  cannibalism,  Colbertisms,  mongering,  future,  poop & pee,  advertising

Episode #08079

Following Stephen's report on LFTB, otherwise known as "pink slime," some in the Twittersphere accuse him of being transphobic. (02:17)

Tags:  apologies,  animals,  transgender,  food,  Twitter,  stereotypes

Episode #08076

Actor Mark Ruffalo became an anti-fracking, clean water activist after seeing the technologies' detrimental impact on communities in Pennsylvania. (07:20)

Tags:  Mark Ruffalo,  interviews,  fracking,  pollution,  water,  energy,  accept your apology,  alternative energy,  North Dakota,  environment,  movies,  nailed,  oil,  Germany,  Pennsylvania,  Incredible Hulk,  housing,  America,  elitism,  advertising,  protests,  science

When Stephen can't reach Karl Rove, he solicits political advice from a loaf of ham that wears wire-rimmed glasses. (03:19)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  appearances,  food,  lookin' good,  under the desk,  Colbert Super PAC,  money,  wealth,  Nooo!,  apologies

Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke, GOP candidates woo blue collar viewers, Stephen postpones loving Mitt Romney, and Herman Cain's avant-garde ad inspires Stephen. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08066

The lamestream media jumps down Rush Limbaugh's throat for calling one woman he never met a "slut" and a "prostitute," and 12 advertisers pull support from his show. (06:24)

Tags:  birth control,  sex,  Rush Limbaugh,  Sandra Fluke,  controversies,  apologies,  men/women,  health,  insurance,  radio,  sexism,  prostitution,  advertising,  business,  Catholic,  religion,  media,  Rick Santorum,  money,  asses,  Mitt Romney,  Republicans,  Democrats,  right-wing,  conservative,  candidates

Episode #08066

Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke, a Fox 5 reporter insults Danica Patrick, and Stephen talks "Porgy and Bess" with Audra McDonald. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08061

While Wheat Thins is a snack for anyone actively seeking experiences, those experiences should not include eating 17 crackers in one sitting. (06:49)

Tags:  food,  advertising,  mail/e-mail,  under the desk,  Technical Difficulties,  apologies,  appearances,  lawyers,  business,  audience interaction,  demonstrations,  Syria,  diversity,  philosophy,  partying,  culture

Episode #08059

Ultimate Taser Ball is a dream come true for fans who love the NFL, but want to watch something slightly less violent. (03:59)

Tags:  Current Events,  tasers,  injuries,  sports,  Jimmy,  soccer,  NFL,  balls,  songs,  performances,  teens,  weapons,  health,  apologies,  Doris Kearns Goodwin,  nudity,  photos,  Matt Lappin,  dogs,  toys & games,  North Carolina

Episode #08034

Anderson Cooper nails Stephen for covering old news, so Stephen breaks a shocking story Anderson Cooper doesn't want you to know about. (04:14)

Tags:  Anderson Cooper,  CNN,  penises,  touch screen,  apologies,  conspiracies,  Denver,  media,  print media,  gravitas,  Jimmy,  Mysteries of the Ancient Unknown,  partying,  photos,  fights,  Edward R. Murrow

Episode #08027

The Tennessee Tea Party says goodbye to Barney Frank with a derogatory tweet. (03:38)

Tags:  Barney Frank,  retirement,  Freddie Mac,  Newt Gingrich,  Tammy Kilmarx,  Tea Party,  lobbyists,  money,  Tennessee,  Bill O'Reilly,  Papa Bear,  Twitter,  photos,  Wizard of Oz,  founding fathers,  gay/homosexual,  discrimination,  slogans,  apologies,  kids,  lookin' good,  Dancing with the Stars,  Tom DeLay

Episode #08027

Stephen honors Barney Frank's retirement from Congress with an encore presentation of his second ever Better Know a District. (03:53)

Tags:  Barney Frank,  retirement,  Better Know a District,  Massachusetts,  George W. Bush,  lookin' good,  weight/obesity,  apologies,  dancing,  gay/homosexual,  great or greatest,  appearances,  on location,  growing up,  discrimination,  religion,  Christian,  Jewish,  BKAD

Episode #08021

CBS News' political director John Dickerson unintentionally copies a Michele Bachmann staffer on an e-mail dismissing the GOP candidate. (03:51)

Tags:  Michele Bachmann,  CBS News,  mail/e-mail,  media,  liberal,  conservative,  polls,  Herman Cain,  photos,  nudity,  apologies,  Doris Kearns Goodwin,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns,  Republicans,  crack,  fundraising

Episode #08018

Seth Meyers believes that "Saturday Night Live"'s Weekend Update provides an alternative for Americans unfulfilled by mainstream news options. (05:41)

Tags:  Seth Meyers,  interviews,  Northwestern University,  college,  East Coast,  Ivy League,  elitism,  Saturday Night Live,  Lorne Michaels,  work/office,  media,  impressions,  Robert DeNiro,  cracks up,  apologies,  accept your apology