Rick Santorum prefers incarcerated fathers, and Stephen reveals his affinity for gingerbread men. (02:49)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  Rick Santorum,  New Hampshire,  prison,  family,  Rosie O'Donnell,  Charles Manson,  Christmas,  gay/homosexual,  food,  New York City,  parades,  animals,  troops,  Richard Nixon,  Hispanic,  Spanish,  firefighters,  government

Episode #08090

Mitt Romney's daily minute of spontaneity contains 59 seconds of awkwardness. (04:23)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  food,  Pittsburgh,  Barack Obama,  dogs,  NASCAR,  wealth,  Pennsylvania,  campaigns,  slogans,  animals,  poop & pee,  books,  Indonesia,  Indecision 2012,  restaurants,  poverty,  fashion,  pets,  Ann Romney,  growing up,  pirates

Episode #08079

Critics question the secrecy and tax status of unregistered money guns shooting up the election, like Ham Rove's Colbert Super PAC SHH! and Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS. (03:12)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  Ham Rove,  appearances,  prison,  murder,  food,  Karl Rove,  NAACP,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  civil rights,  accountability,  my mistake,  taxes,  elections

Episode #08071

An aging Pat Robertson begins to find his mind, "Shahs of Sunset" seduces viewers with Iranian-American sass, and bears go metrosexual. (07:16)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  mongering,  Pat Robertson,  marijuana,  legalization,  religion,  Islamic,  reality shows,  bears,  exfoliating,  TV,  lookin' good,  drugs,  martial arts,  The Karate Kid,  economy,  bailouts,  aging,  Jesus,  wealth,  balls,  facial hair,  gay/homosexual,  costumes,  Iran,  Israel,  Middle East,  Andy Cohen,  The 700 Club

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 #08067

Stephen mourns the end of King-Size Snickers bars and celebrates the rising popularity of "second breakfast." (04:36)

Tags:  Thought for Food,  junk food,  food,  health,  photos,  Lord of the Rings,  competitions,  Russia,  space,  J.R.R. Tolkien,  future,  Taco Bell,  Nooo!,  fast food,  weight/obesity,  literary references,  movies,  dreams,  sleep,  America,  crying

Episode #08067

Stephen connects with blue collar viewers, the Mars company adopts new calorie limits, and Jonathan Safran Foer discusses Passover. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08066

Audra McDonald gives some historical background on "Porgy and Bess" and explains why it's not a musical about Stephen. (04:45)

Tags:  Audra McDonald,  interviews,  Broadway,  theater,  music,  South Carolina,  opera,  ethnic,  African American,  racism,  stereotypes,  Rush Limbaugh,  musicals,  history

Episode #08064

Mitt Romney wins his home state of Michigan by a whopping 3.2%, causing Republicans to be even more Mittbivalent. (03:31)

Tags:  Countdown to Loving Mitt,  Michigan,  Arizona,  primaries,  Mitt Romney,  Bobby Jindal,  slogans,  Jimmy,  Total Recall,  cats & cats,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns

Episode #08054

CeaseFire's Ameena Matthews explores how her tough inner-city upbringing informs her work as a peacemaker among Chicago's gangs. (06:57)

Tags:  Ameena Matthews,  interviews,  documentaries,  movies,  violence,  gangs,  Chicago,  poverty,  growing up,  parents,  family,  teens,  death,  lookin' good,  fashion

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

Colbert Super PAC makes an issue ad with Buddy Roemer, New York lays off Santa, Herman Cain blames Democrats, and Rick Perry struggles to remember. (04:10)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08020

The CNBC Republican presidential debate will be forever remembered for one thing and one thing only, but Rick Perry can't remember what it is. (03:45)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  debates,  Mitt Romney,  Fox News,  Brown-Haired Guy Who Isn't Steve Doocy,  Brian Kilmeade,  Jimmy,  alcohol,  balls,  Juan Gabriel,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  CNBC,  nuclear,  media

Episode #08020

Barack Obama plans a permanent U.S. military presence in Australia, Brian Kilmeade thinks that Rick Perry's forgetfulness humanizes him, and Brian Eno talks art. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08006

The USDA launches an attack on the American school lunch tradition of fried tater tots, and Yum! Brand applies for inclusion in the food stamp program. (05:46)

Tags:  Thought for Food,  fast food,  school,  kids,  growing up,  mental health,  Irish,  rants,  rage,  crying,  under the desk,  Jimmy,  Taco Bell,  poverty,  health,  weight/obesity,  discrimination,  government,  restaurants,  advertising,  Emmy Awards,  violence,  photos,  fights

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 #07123

Some states have found a great way to discourage illegal immigrants from coming to America and squatting out a freedom fetus. (05:06)

Tags:  immigration,  pregnancy,  Rick Perry,  debates,  kids,  parents,  border security,  education,  college,  discrimination,  conservative,  Republicans,  Jimmy,  men/women,  labor,  photos,  America,  Mexico,  Mexican,  ethnic,  Arizona,  mongering,  police business,  Tennessee,  crime,  prison,  supernatural,  doctors,  food,  crime,  flags,  Emmy Awards,  apologies,  Sofia Vergara,  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