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 #08101

Wisconsin Republicans force primaries by running as Democrats, which is like calling a timeout in football, dressed up as the other team's coach. (03:20)

Tags:  Wisconsin,  primaries,  Scott Walker,  protests,  unions,  candidates,  Republicans,  Democrats,  accountability,  fake news,  discrimination,  government,  corruption,  elections,  Martin Luther King Jr.,  Wolf Blitzer,  photos,  young Stephen,  growing up,  organized crime,  dreams,  Stephen's friends

Episode #08101

Jesus says nothing about homosexuality, a cunning monkey plans for tomorrow, Republicans fake being Democrats, and Francis Collins shares rude potbelly news. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08097

Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie explains Newt Gingrich's decision to endorse Mitt Romney, using a football-fraternity analogy. (04:33)

Tags:  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  friends,  candidates,  Dee Dee Benkie,  campaigns,  Shepard Smith,  Fox News,  sports,  football,  Republicans,  fights,  Star Wars,  fraternity/sorority,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08095

Barack Obama visits troops in Afghanistan and cynically uses the anniversary of ordering the hit on Osama bin Laden to order a campaign ad hit on Mitt Romney. (03:45)

Tags:  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Osama bin Laden,  advertising,  Mitt Romney,  anniversaries,  Mission Accomplished,  assassinations,  Afghanistan War,  Afghanistan,  troops,  Al Qaeda,  terrorism,  George W. Bush,  pundits,  football,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  international affairs,  military,  Fox News,  Guantanamo Bay

Episode #08083

While a fictitious war drives women from the GOP, Wisconsin repeals their Equal Pay Enforcement Act that allows legal recourse for women who receive less pay for equal work. (03:32)

Tags:  Wisconsin,  sexism,  men/women,  discrimination,  money,  the heroes,  Republicans,  work/office,  vaginas,  liberal,  media,  Scott Walker,  Mitt Romney,  conservative,  Reince Priebus,  polls,  photos,  family,  stereotypes,  feminism,  laws,  insects

Episode #08082

The Australian conservationists' Easter Bilby threatens the sacred holiday ritual of dying a rabbit pink and gorging on its chocolate offspring. (04:54)

Tags:  Easter Under Attack,  Easter,  Australia,  holidays,  Christian,  Jesus,  Disney,  Super Bowl,  animals,  junk food,  football,  religion,  photos,  competitions,  Tim Tebow,  kids,  family,  international affairs

Episode #08080

Republicans try to appeal to Latinos, a beloved American mascot gets a makeover, and Robert Ballard talks about the Titanic. (00:36)

Tags:  intro,  Republicans,  Latino,  ethnic,  elections,  alcohol,  Lil Wayne,  Robert Ballard,  anniversaries,  Titanic,  French,  NFL,  sports,  football,  injuries

Episode #08080

National Geographic explorer-in-residence Robert Ballard talks about "Save the Titanic," his documentary promoting its preservation and protection against tourism. (06:56)

Tags:  Robert Ballard,  interviews,  Titanic,  anniversaries,  boats,  history,  military,  sex,  travel,  literary references,  collectibles,  oceans,  museums,  treasures

Episode #08079

Governor Nikki Haley talks about the good people of South Carolina who elected a 38-year-old, Indian-American female for governor. (05:27)

Tags:  Nikki Haley,  interviews,  South Carolina,  gifts & presents,  football,  books,  conservative,  immigration,  Colbert '08,  competitions,  Clemson University,  family,  Indian,  food,  unemployment,  Mitt Romney,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates

Episode #08079

Stephen says goodnight with Ham Rove sporting a gift from Clemson University. (00:07)

Tags:  sign off,  Clemson University,  Ham Rove,  costumes,  football,  South Carolina

Episode #08066

Professional bowler Pete Weber wins the U.S. Open, Fox 5's Ross Shimabuku insults Danica Patrick, and the New Orleans Saints allegedly paid players to injure competitors. (04:50)

Tags:  Sport Report,  NASCAR,  New Orleans Saints,  Danica Patrick,  bowling,  scandals,  football,  injuries,  lookin' good,  nudity,  money,  investigations,  sexism,  NFL,  mental health,  balls,  auto racing,  violence,  sports,  penises

Episode #08056

You know things are rough when a Harvard economics grad like Jeremy Lin has an easier time getting a job as an NBA point guard than as a Wall Street bond trader. (04:53)

Tags:  Jeremy Lin,  NBA,  New York Knicks,  basketball,  sports,  Harvard,  advertising,  Stephen's products,  New York Giants,  NFL,  Super Bowl,  New York,  parades,  holidays,  religion,  lookin' good,  health,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Colbertisms

Episode #08055

Stephen exposes the biggest super PAC donors, Newt Gingrich faces legal trouble, and Christiane Amanpour talks about Iran. (00:32)

Tags:  intro,  fundraising,  money,  Newt Gingrich,  lawsuits,  campaigns,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Christiane Amanpour,  Iran,  international affairs,  Super Bowl,  dogs,  pets,  football,  sports

Episode #08051

Sean Hannity, inexplicable football in hand, dissects the news with political luminaries during his "Great American Panel" segment. (01:15)

Tags:  Sean Hannity,  Fox News,  media,  pundits,  talk shows,  Meatloaf,  music,  football

Episode #08051

John Harwood, Katrina vanden Heuvel and David Cassidy share their thoughts on Newt Gingrich's sex appeal, Mitt Romney's wealth and Connecticut's tacos. (06:27)

Tags:  John Harwood,  Katrina vanden Heuvel,  David Cassidy,  appearances,  Mitt Romney,  Newt Gingrich,  Florida,  primaries,  adultery,  marriage,  divorce,  sexual advances,  wealth,  men/women,  business,  Republicans,  friend of the show,  celebrities,  Jimmy,  controversies,  Connecticut,  football,  stereotypes,  racism,  Latino,  Hispanic,  money,  food

Episode #08051

Stephen says goodnight and tosses a football into the audience. (00:06)

Tags:  sign off,  football,  sports,  audience interaction

Episode #08048

Stephen reports on the Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally, and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita predicts what world leaders will do. (00:26)

Tags:  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  rallies,  South Carolina,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  primaries,  Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,  Vladimir Putin,  animals,  New York Giants,  New England Patriots,  NFL,  football,  little people,  patriotism,  sports

Rick Perry's family hunting cabin causes racial controversy; Stephen remembers chosing to be a straight, right-handed, Caucasian male; and Occupy Wall Street goes global. (04:13)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Rick Perry,  African American,  ESPN,  football,  Hank Williams Jr.,  John Lithgow,  Herman Cain,  gay/homosexual,  Occupy Wall Street,  Italy,  Libya,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  advertising,  smoking,  holidays,  Jesus,  Christian,  sports,  NBA,  Toby Keith,  songs,  assassinations,  junk food,  campaigns,  religion,  controversies

Episode #08019

Michigan Senate Republicans pants an anti-bullying law and stuff it in a locker, adding moral and religious exemptions to it. (05:11)

Tags:  The Word,  teens,  laws,  government,  gay/homosexual,  discrimination,  school,  Michigan,  Republicans,  conservative,  Christian,  religion,  Bible,  God,  morality,  freedom of speech,  nerd alert,  Jesus,  men/women,  menstrual cycle