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 #08099

"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists. (05:27)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  elections,  Karl Rove,  wealth,  accountability,  business,  Newt Gingrich,  charity,  taints,  founding fathers,  photos,  campaigns,  democracy,  Jay-Z,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  advertising,  oral sex

Episode #08099

Super PAC spending grows by 1100%, Colbert Super PAC SHH! discloses its donor list, Maurice Sendak threatens Stephen, and Michelle Alexander recognizes boring TV. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08085

The Tea Party's Allen West spills secret hearsay about some Democratic Congress members. (03:03)

Tags:  Cold War Update,  Allen West,  communism,  conspiracies,  Congress,  mongering,  Tea Party,  Democrats,  America,  approval ratings,  John Boehner,  lookin' good,  explosions,  kids

Stephen's intern is always on hand for non-sexual demonstrations, fake trips to Mars and experimental ophthalmological procedures. (03:56)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  interns,  sexual advances,  scandals,  Technical Difficulties,  laws,  space,  NASA,  Mars,  animals,  scams,  lying,  health,  future,  guns

Episode #08063

Ross Eisenbrey believes that everyone -- from interns to college athletes --should be paid for working for someone else's financial benefit. (06:04)

Tags:  Ross Eisenbrey,  interviews,  appearances,  labor,  business,  interns,  laws,  college,  education,  money,  work/office,  sports,  Olympics,  Abraham Lincoln,  slavery,  lawsuits

Joan Rivers suspects Stephen of getting plastic surgery, Nancy Pelosi attacks Colbert Super PAC, Stephen swears off conquistador high fives, and Mormons convert deceased Jews. (04:07)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08061

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel calls on Mitt Romney to end the Mormon practice of posthumously baptizing Jews. (05:10)

Tags:  Elie Wiesel,  Mormon,  Jewish,  religion,  controversies,  death,  protests,  Mitt Romney,  Anne Frank,  time travel,  Catholic,  Heaven,  flying,  interns,  circumcision,  simulations,  food,  under the desk,  The Inquisition,  penises

Episode #08061

Stephen proxy circumcises all the dead Mormons, Nabisco delineates the do's and don'ts of Wheat Thins consumption, and Placido Domingo looks good singing. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08050

Once again, President Barack Obama ruins another perfectly good night of TV by addressing yet another joint session of Congress, and the GOP offers its rebuttals. (04:23)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  State of the Union,  Congress,  Herman Cain,  Tea Party,  Republicans,  speeches,  voting,  poop & pee,  food,  media,  TV,  CSI,  mental health,  Mitch Daniels,  candidates,  South Cain-olina Primary Rally

Episode #08044

A shadowy outside group calling itself the Definitely Not Coordinating with Stephen Colbert Super PAC unveils the most shocking attack ad yet. (05:02)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Mitt Romney,  Jon Stewart,  Colbert 2012,  advertising,  South Carolina,  primaries,  business,  interns,  laws,  appearances,  costumes,  photos,  travel,  food,  prison,  murder,  Karl Rove,  Supreme Court,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08021

According to KPHO, Phoenix's news leader, boys and girls across America are soaking tampons in vodka and literally getting drunk off their asses. (03:48)

Tags:  alcohol,  menstrual cycle,  men/women,  parenting,  teens,  mongering,  asses,  media,  local news team,  gross-out,  interns,  kids,  coffee,  crying,  advertising,  violence,  school

Episode #08016

Herman Cain's sexual harassment scandal doesn't hurt his campaign fundraising, and Rush Limbaugh shares his racial stereotype expertise. (05:45)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  Rush Limbaugh,  Colbert Super PAC,  scandals,  sexual advances,  work/office,  lawsuits,  songs,  music,  performances,  racism,  stereotypes,  money,  fundraising,  interns,  appearances,  lawyers,  costumes,  Technical Difficulties,  Led Zeppelin,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns,  Republicans,  weight/obesity,  Star Wars,  lookin' good,  conservative,  liberal,  S&M,  fetishes

Occupy Wall Street goes global, Herman Cain's tax plan creates buzz, Rush Limbaugh accuses Barack Obama of wiping out Christians, and Libyan rebels kill Muammar al-Gaddafi. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08008

Libyan rebel forces capture and kill Muammar al-Gaddafi, American troops burn Bill O'Reilly's book, and Coldplay perform music from their album "Mylo Xyloto." (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08004

Sarah Palin bows out of the race the way our founding fathers intended: by having talk show host Mark Levin read a press release on his show. (04:12)

Tags:  Sarah Palin,  Chris Christie,  talk shows,  radio,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  candidates,  elections,  interns,  appearances,  family,  fundraising,  money,  socialism,  Peter Pan,  my mistake,  shopping,  founding fathers

Episode #08004

Stephen honors Steve Jobs with a montage of all the cool Apple products he got for free, and thanks Jobs for everything he did. (03:44)

Tags:  Steve Jobs,  Apple,  give it to me,  technology,  mail/e-mail,  friends,  death,  Jimmy,  montages,  iPhone,  iPad,  iPods,  gifts & presents,  Grammy Awards,  Jay-Z,  doctors,  Dr Pepper,  advertising,  business,  Internet

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 #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