Episode #08096

Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz. (04:51)

Tags:  Kermit the Frog,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  The Muppet Show,  movies,  Germany,  laws,  TV,  advertising,  international affairs,  Jimmy,  nudity,  Karl Rove,  lookin' good,  photos,  under the desk,  puppets,  kids,  mental health,  philosophy,  lying

Episode #08096

Frozen Richard Branson heads symbolize success, Hans Beinholtz proves puppets don't exist, and Jonathan Haidt asserts the power of social psychology. (01:02)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08089

Time Magazine includes Stephen on its "100 Most Influential People in the World" list. (03:13)

Tags:  Most Influential,  Time Magazine,  I Did It!,  print media,  awards,  celebrities,  Garry Trudeau,  Dalai Lama,  marijuana,  mental health

Episode #08082

After a German senior citizen thrives at the 2012 Gymnastics World Cup, Stephen laments the cellulite on his thumb. (03:47)

Tags:  Germany,  mental health,  gymnastics,  senior citizens,  under the desk,  junk food,  exercise,  weight/obesity,  sports,  Americone Dream,  competitions,  parents,  crying,  aging,  lookin' good,  international affairs

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

Episode #08056

Activist Bill McKibben talks about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and calls on Colbert Nation to sign his petition opposing its construction. (04:43)

Tags:  Bill McKibben,  interviews,  environment,  global warming,  Address the Mess,  oil,  money,  protests,  energy,  hybrids,  cars/trucks,  Senate,  international affairs,  Saudi Arabia,  Canada,  Colbert Nation,  It's a Wonderful Life

Episode #08047

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Carrie Rebora Barratt provides an analysis of Emanuel Leutze's masterpiece "Washington Crossing the Delaware." (05:19)

Tags:  Carrie Rebora Barratt,  interviews,  museums,  art,  culture,  history,  George Washington,  America,  Jimmy,  money,  Revolutionary War,  balls,  simulations,  German,  international affairs

Germany ranks as the world's least funny country, and Republicans prove that the government doesn't work. (05:48)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Colbert Super PAC,  Germany,  Hans Beinholtz,  gay/homosexual,  flags,  Republicans,  First Amendment,  debt,  vaginas,  poverty,  Ronald Reagan,  government,  Lord of the Rings,  Marcus Bachmann,  shortages,  Guantanamo Bay,  art,  advertising,  NASA,  candidates

Episode #08035

An early version of the Defense Appropriations bill repeals the rule banning bestiality in the military, and the Toronto Zoo's gay penguins turn straight. (05:01)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  military,  troops,  gay/homosexual,  media,  animals,  dogs,  photos,  bestiality,  Michele Bachmann,  conservative,  zoos,  Antarctica,  books,  my mistake,  Jimmy,  Elijah Wood,  mongering,  Steve Carell

Episode #08026

The Catholic Church revises the liturgy, Pope Benedict XVI gets caught riding the Popemobile without a seat belt, and a vodka ad offends Jews and Christians alike. (06:48)

Tags:  Yahweh or No Way,  Catholic,  religion,  Pope Benedict XVI,  popes,  Jesus,  God,  Germany,  driving,  safety,  advertising,  Jewish,  Christian,  discrimination,  controversies,  Heaven,  education,  scandals,  iPhone,  video games,  lookin' good,  photos,  alcohol,  Jimmy,  Christmas,  Hanukkah,  holidays,  James Martin,  basic cable,  Billy Joel,  songs,  dogs

Stephen tries to lead Occupy Wall Street, Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal unfolds, the government releases muffingate information, and Hans Beinholtz sells Europe. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08016

China won't bite on Europe's turd panini, so Stephen enlists the help of Hans Beinholtz to tempt possible investors. (05:15)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  Greece,  Germany,  China,  bailouts,  economy,  debt,  international affairs,  Hans Beinholtz,  appearances,  advertising,  business,  food,  Angela Merkel,  George W. Bush,  money,  lookin' good,  photos,  David Hasselhoff,  animals,  gross-out,  poop & pee,  sex,  culture

Episode #08016

Hans Beinholtz presents a European prospectus, Herman Cain sings a song of praise, and Nathan Wolfe explores the pandemic age. (01:00)

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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

Episode #07119

Reuters' Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland believes the European financial crisis could be bigger than America's economic crisis in 2008. (05:04)

Tags:  Chrystia Freeland,  appearances,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  bailouts,  money,  Greece,  wars,  England,  America,  recession,  alcohol,  Spain,  Italy,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Henry Kissinger,  conspiracies

Stephen says "You're welcome" to President Barack Obama on behalf of the U.S. soldiers in Iraq and to himself for making The Report. (02:29)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  art,  portrait,  Brent Glass,  Chile,  Chellie Pingree,  animals,  South Carolina,  Huffington Post,  Germany,  Barack Obama,  military,  troops

Episode #07101

Art crime investigator Robert Wittman recovers stolen paintings around the world and explains the challenges of museum security. (05:09)

Tags:  Robert Wittman,  interviews,  books,  art,  business,  crime,  museums,  culture,  security,  FBI,  Europe,  Rembrandt van Rijn,  history,  the heroes,  international affairs

Episode #07092

The August 2nd debt ceiling deadline could be a Muslim-Nazi-Vietcong conspiracy to keep America fiscally solvent. (04:48)

Tags:  conspiracies,  China,  debt,  economy,  money,  Louie Gohmert,  secret Muslim,  Jimmy,  Fox News,  Rush Limbaugh,  Islamic,  Nazi,  Africa,  conservative,  Republicans,  the heroes,  nerd alert,  partying,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends

Colbert Super PAC can rake in millions of dollars for no apparent reason, Marcus Bachmann recommends straight accountability buddies, and the scandal deepens for Murdoch. (04:10)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #07087

John Lennon was a closet Republican, and a European poll ranks Germany as the world's least funny country in spite of the name of their breakfast cheese. (05:34)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  John Lennon,  The Beatles,  appearances,  conservative,  Hans Beinholtz,  performances,  music,  songs,  Ronald Reagan,  Germany,  death,  men/women,  Jimmy,  hippies,  economy,  Republicans,  philosophy,  polls,  international affairs,  challenges