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 #08095

Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry. (05:59)

Tags:  Thomas Reese,  appearances,  Paul Ryan,  Catholic,  poverty,  philosophy,  Ayn Rand,  lying,  economy,  money,  government,  wealth,  taxes,  morality,  religion,  Jesus,  Christian,  business,  nailed,  socialism,  Pope Benedict XVI,  Georgetown University,  photos,  Bigfoot,  college,  mythology,  Republicans

Episode #08091

Maurice Sendak endorses Stephen's inspirational children's book about a pole trying to find his place in the world. (02:40)

Tags:  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  flags,  kids,  Maurice Sendak,  mental health,  Tom Hanks,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  charity,  troops,  appearances,  military,  celebrities

Episode #08090

Barack Obama makes a cowardly statement about Mitt Romney's wealth, made all the more cowardly by the fact that he never said it. (04:33)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  Steve Doocy,  lying,  media,  campaigns,  Mitt Romney,  wealth,  Republicans,  Fox News,  slogans,  print media,  sexual advances,  Washington Post,  New York Post,  speeches,  education,  college,  Indecision 2012,  Fox & Friends,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends

Episode #08084

Marine veteran Sergeant Bryan Escobedo learns the ropes of punditry, including silent nods and made-up statistics. (07:38)

Tags:  Bryan Escobedo,  appearances,  pundits,  demonstrations,  Michelle Obama,  unemployment,  military,  troops,  media,  books,  Marines,  Jimmy,  statistics,  lying,  high five,  lookin' good,  patriotism,  work/office

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 #08079

Rick Santorum criticizes California universities after reading something from the state of California. (03:58)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  lying,  California,  college,  print media,  primaries,  dogs,  Washington DC,  history,  San Francisco,  elitism,  patriotism,  doctors,  health,  Benjamin Franklin,  STDs,  gay/homosexual,  education,  America

Episode #08074

Stephen enjoyed 84 degrees on the islands while New Yorker suckers were stuck shivering in 82 degrees. (01:49)

Tags:  vacations,  weather,  Groundhog Day,  Punxsutawney Phil,  lying,  animals,  stocks,  money

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 #08073

Mitt Romney wins Hawaii and American Samoa primaries, and Rick Santorum visits Puerto Rico. (05:07)

Tags:  Rick Santorum,  Newt Gingrich,  lying,  Puerto Rico,  primaries,  Mitt Romney,  Guam,  Republicans,  candidates,  Spanish,  Netherlands,  death,  Wisconsin,  Louisiana,  laws,  Twitter,  Indecision 2012,  wealth,  Latino,  international affairs

Episode #08070

Strange things start happening to Mitt Romney, and Jeff Foxworthy joins his Southern primary campaign. (03:30)

Tags:  primaries,  the South,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  impressions,  under the desk,  Jeff Foxworthy,  cracks up,  costumes,  blue collar,  Republicans,  Alabama,  Mississippi,  Richard Nixon,  Jimmy,  food,  lookin' good,  balls,  Ron Paul,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  campaigns,  Dukes of Hazzard

Episode #08057

Barack Obama launches a vengeful health care crusade against the Catholic church, essentially forcing priests to hand out condoms at mass. (06:54)

Tags:  Catholic,  birth control,  health,  insurance,  laws,  Barack Obama,  secret Muslim,  religion,  Jimmy,  The Crusades,  Pope Benedict XVI,  demonstrations,  under the desk,  Jesus,  God,  France,  history,  taxes,  charity,  money,  Benjamin Franklin,  founding fathers,  First Amendment,  Mitt Romney,  STDs,  Rick Santorum,  campaigns,  Republicans

Episode #08053

The Tennessee Tea Party demands that textbooks remove references to the Founding Fathers' slave ownership and violence against Native Americans. (04:27)

Tags:  The Word,  founding fathers,  Thomas Jefferson,  Benjamin Franklin,  George Washington,  James Madison,  Andrew Jackson,  Tea Party,  Tennessee,  America,  history,  education,  kids,  slavery,  ethnic,  African American,  Native American,  liberal,  smoking,  prostitution,  French,  culture,  lying,  sex,  patriotism

Rick Santorum makes an ethnic gaffe, Rush Limbaugh speculates on White House activities, Stephen wonders about Mitt Romney, and Jon Stewart acquires the Colbert Super PAC. (04:08)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08040

New Hampshire Republicans want to infuse legislature with the Magna Carta, Rick Santorum gets tongue-tied, and Melissa Harris-Perry considers African-American stereotypes. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08038

Mitt Romney denies coordinating with Restore Our Future, the pro-Romney super PAC responsible for a barrage of negative ads against Newt Gingrich. (03:47)

Tags:  caucuses,  Iowa,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  advertising,  campaigns,  fundraising,  wealth,  prison,  money,  rage,  photos,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  debates,  movies,  lying,  supernatural,  Republicans

Episode #08034

To honor the memory of Donald Trump mattering, Stephen re-announces Stephen Colbert's South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate. (04:54)

Tags:  Donald Trump,  impressions,  debates,  South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate,  South Carolina,  friends,  print media,  Newt Gingrich,  Rick Santorum,  National Geographic,  asses,  breasts,  food,  zoos,  animals,  lookin' good,  Jimmy,  Michael Stipe,  appearances,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08029

Sexual harassment charges led to a surge in the polls, but Herman Cain's campaign simply could not survive allegations of a consensual relationship. (03:14)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  campaigns,  scandals,  adultery,  polls,  books,  sexual advances,  Ronald Reagan,  Scooby-Doo,  Pokemon,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  recalls,  dreams,  Colbert Nation,  Stephen's products

Episode #08021

Co-founder and director of 350.org Bill McKibben explains why the Keystone XL pipeline will mean "game over" for the climate. (06:39)

Tags:  Bill McKibben,  appearances,  environment,  global warming,  natural disasters,  Address the Mess,  protests,  oil,  Canada,  Barack Obama,  America,  Jimmy,  I Did It!,  international affairs,  Saudi Arabia,  under the desk,  gardening,  Fox News,  hybrids,  unemployment,  penises,  business,  transportation,  gas prices,  lying

Episode #08014

Herman Cain's sexual harassment controversy is a classic case of "he said/she's legally prohibited from saying." (03:26)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  controversies,  sexism,  men/women,  discrimination,  work/office,  restaurants,  lawsuits,  polls,  media,  Jon Huntsman,  Jimmy,  nudity,  lying,  breasts,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  D&D,  audience interaction