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 #08098

Eric McCormack and Stephen rehearse "Pussy Hound," a heterosexual sitcom about two straight guys named Will and Grayson. (06:46)

Tags:  Eric McCormack,  appearances,  gay/homosexual,  performances,  TV,  Joe Biden,  Will and Grace,  same-sex marriage,  discrimination,  sex,  marriage,  men/women,  high five,  under the desk,  mental health,  theme songs,  crying,  breaking up,  friends,  morality,  celebrities,  Broadway,  animals,  culture,  simulations

Episode #08098

Bravo executive and talk show host Andy Cohen discusses his book "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture." (05:48)

Tags:  interviews,  Andy Cohen,  books,  Bravo,  TV,  lookin' good,  reality shows,  kids,  school,  Academy Awards,  family,  sexual advances,  Dan Rather,  culture,  friend of the show,  CBS News,  Morning Joe,  growing up

Episode #08098

Eric McCormack and Stephen practice lines from "Pussy Hound," grizzly bears track newsmen, and Andy Cohen fears quiet intimacy. (01:02)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08094

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng lulls his guards into complacency and escapes from an 18-month house arrest. (05:17)

Tags:  China,  Beijing,  international affairs,  house arrest,  Obama administration,  human rights,  visually impaired,  diplomacy,  money,  debt,  Canada,  Vancouver,  New York City,  Mexico,  cats & cats,  balls,  America,  Syria,  audience interaction,  marriage

Episode #08074

While political pundits and the other Republican candidates attack Mitt Romney for being "like an Etch A Sketch," toy sales are booming. (04:41)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  toys & games,  campaigns,  media,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  Rick Santorum,  Ron Paul,  lookin' good,  shopping,  business,  economy

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 #08069

Fox News contributor Eric Bolling has a secret plan to lower gas prices by a dollar -- if only President Obama would call him. (05:49)

Tags:  Eric Bolling,  phone calls,  pranks,  gas prices,  Fox News,  oil,  Obama administration,  Barack Obama,  Justin Bieber,  challenges,  birth control,  money,  impressions,  super villains,  flags,  fires,  energy,  conservative,  pets,  media

Episode #08067

Attorney General Eric Holder explains why it's perfectly legal to execute an American citizen without trial in a time of war. (04:21)

Tags:  The Word,  Eric Holder,  Yemen,  Obama administration,  laws,  military,  assassinations,  war on terror,  death,  terrorism,  wars,  America,  international affairs,  citizenship,  security,  Constitution,  9/11,  Supreme Court,  trials/hearings,  Star Wars,  Congress

Episode #08041

Dead people disrespect the sanctity of life by choosing to be dead, and a Papa John's cashier identifies a customer with a racial slur. (04:19)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  health,  insurance,  death,  poverty,  accountability,  unemployment,  conspiracies,  Bobby,  Eric Drysdale,  photos,  Obama administration,  doctors,  restaurants,  Asian,  Hispanic,  ethnic,  gay/homosexual,  racism,  stereotypes,  discrimination,  terminations,  food,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08041

Conservative pundits criticize the Obama White House for throwing an extravagant Halloween party for the children of U.S. troops. (05:06)

Tags:  White House,  partying,  Barack Obama,  troops,  scandals,  Halloween,  holidays,  Steve Doocy,  Rush Limbaugh,  Conan O'Brien,  Johnny Depp,  literary references,  performances,  poetry,  trademark,  media,  conservative,  photos,  Star Wars,  George Lucas,  under the desk,  Christmas,  pagan

Episode #08022

There's never been a better time to invest in things that fall off celebrities, and Goldline International executives face fraud and theft charges. (05:09)

Tags:  Bears & Balls,  big red button,  celebrities,  wealth,  money,  crime,  corruption,  business,  John Lennon,  The Beatles,  dental,  Fox News,  Danny DeVito,  Eric Roberts,  crystal meth,  little people,  porn,  J. Edgar Hoover,  balls,  impressions,  food,  smoking,  prison,  advertising

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 #07121

Web searches are enshrined in America's founding documents, and cigarettes have a First Amendment right to be alive with pleasure. (04:54)

Tags:  Rocktember with Radiohead,  The Word,  Google,  Internet,  business,  First Amendment,  government,  freedom of speech,  Rick Santorum,  Jimmy,  gay/homosexual,  travel,  advertising,  safety,  Republicans,  environment,  founding fathers,  laws,  doctors,  health,  civil rights,  Obama administration,  Dan Savage,  sex,  poop & pee,  Joe Biden,  smoking,  Dr Pepper,  food,  Radiohead

Episode #07120

Barack Obama finds peace much harder than winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and Rick Perry stands with the Jews when he's not dancing with them. (04:17)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  diplomacy,  Rick Perry,  international affairs,  stereotypes,  discrimination,  Mongolia,  Israel,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Palestine,  peace,  Jewish,  Christian,  Jimmy,  religion,  Middle East,  photos,  songs,  music,  Nobel Prize,  dancing,  apocalypse,  rallies,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the pro-Israel lobby J Street, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Palestine's application for full U.N. membership. (06:46)

Tags:  Jeremy Ben-Ami,  interviews,  United Nations,  Israel,  Palestine,  Middle East,  diplomacy,  lobbyists,  peace,  wars,  history,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Jewish,  religion,  apocalypse,  Christian,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

Stephen calls on Hipster Nation to tune in to his exclusive, special broadcast with rock legends Radiohead, on Monday, September 26th, presented by Dr Pepper. (01:52)

Tags:  Radiohead,  indie rock,  music,  hipsters,  Dr Pepper,  StePhest Colbchella '011,  advertising,  my mistake,  The Beatles,  Colbert Nation,  money,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

The fastest way to start a European war is to piss off the Germans, so America should kick them in the schnitzels to jumpstart a World War II-style economic recovery. (04:27)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  Greece,  Germany,  Nazi,  wars,  Adolf Hitler,  World War II,  history,  international affairs,  America,  Great Depression,  England,  college,  asses,  lookin' good,  Angela Merkel,  Silvio Berlusconi,  sex,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Belgium,  work/office,  Poland,  mythology,  photos,  Incredible Hulk,  balls,  recession,  labor