Rick Santorum prefers incarcerated fathers, and Stephen reveals his affinity for gingerbread men. (02:49)

Tags:  5 x Five,  exclusives,  mashups,  Rick Santorum,  New Hampshire,  prison,  family,  Rosie O'Donnell,  Charles Manson,  Christmas,  gay/homosexual,  food,  New York City,  parades,  animals,  troops,  Richard Nixon,  Hispanic,  Spanish,  firefighters,  government

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

God ordered marriage to be between one man and that man's rib, but Barack Obama's gay marriage announcement drags evolution into the debate. (02:25)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  men/women,  religion,  marriage,  laws,  evolution,  monkeys!,  restaurants,  Bible,  God,  Jesus,  Adam and Eve,  sex,  discrimination,  Robert Jeffress

Episode #08101

Minorities use black hole time travel for revenge, strokes suddenly turn people gay, and a zoo is nothing but monkey prison. (06:25)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  violence,  police business,  NYPD,  African American,  ethnic,  profiling,  racism,  statistics,  men/women,  space,  time travel,  Barack Obama,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  impressions,  exercise,  sex,  health,  science,  Matthew McConaughey,  lookin' good,  animals,  monkeys!,  gross-out,  zoos,  prison,  oral sex,  asses,  international affairs,  China,  U.K.,  New York City,  George Clinton

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 #08100

Barack Obama becomes the first sitting president to push the rainbow button and launch gay-mageddon, but North Carolina strikes down marriage equality. (04:38)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  North Carolina,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  marriage,  family,  civil rights,  laws,  men/women,  discrimination,  Good Morning America,  Democratic National Convention,  sex,  conservative,  crying,  stereotypes,  Tad,  Paul Dinello,  appearances,  under the desk,  Monica Lewinsky,  Jimmy

Episode #08100

One of the hottest pop culture paintings portrays Barack Obama burning the Constitution, and Stephen explicates its complicated, multi-level message. (05:16)

Tags:  art,  portrait,  socialism,  Constitution,  fires,  Barack Obama,  Utah,  Sean Hannity,  culture,  patriotism,  history,  Bo Dietl,  Fox News,  collectibles,  mongering,  conservative,  liberal,  religion,  Jesus,  Shepard Fairey,  Steve Martin,  impressions,  founding fathers,  Jimmy,  America

Episode #08100

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour discusses The Met's Costume Institute exhibit "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations." (06:22)

Tags:  Anna Wintour,  interviews,  museums,  culture,  art,  fashion,  history,  lookin' good,  Vogue,  gay/homosexual,  same-sex marriage,  Tad,  lookin' good,  feminism,  civil rights,  sexual advances,  movies

Episode #08099

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander discusses her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." (05:17)

Tags:  Michelle Alexander,  interviews,  books,  civil rights,  ethnic,  profiling,  prison,  discrimination,  war on drugs,  Ronald Reagan,  statistics,  David Simon,  poverty,  don't see color,  African American,  legalization,  marijuana,  violence,  laws,  Islamic,  police business,  crime,  stereotypes,  history

Episode #08098

News coverage based on a single story in the L.A. Times reveals an epidemic of kids turning drunk, disorderly and disinfected. (03:36)

Tags:  health,  teens,  alcohol,  Los Angeles,  mongering,  drugs,  marijuana,  legalization,  parenting,  California,  mental health,  Good Morning America,  media,  print media,  Los Angeles Times,  doctors,  epidemics

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

Chen Guangcheng flees China, Diane Keaton goads Stephen, Paul Ryan fibs, Richard Branson alters ice cubes, Jonathan Haidt backs psychology, and Buzz Aldrin honors Stephen. (04:11)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

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 #08097

A mysterious Florida rival challenges Stephen's dominance in the world of super secret Super PAC-ing. (06:59)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Florida,  Jimmy,  on location,  investigations,  money,  fundraising,  Bigfoot,  Animal Planet,  apologies,  racism,  African American,  print media,  Viacom,  songs,  candidates,  Colbert Bump

Episode #08096

One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment. (05:26)

Tags:  The Word,  health,  insurance,  debt,  business,  money,  capitalism,  America,  Obama administration,  Antonin Scalia,  John Boehner,  drugs,  Republicans,  New York Times,  pregnancy,  death,  balls,  photos,  doctors,  surgery,  Supreme Court,  poverty

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 #08095

Barack Obama and the Catholic Church wage war on Paul Ryan's deeply Christian Republican House budget. (04:19)

Tags:  religion,  House of Representatives,  Paul Ryan,  Barack Obama,  poverty,  Catholic,  economy,  money,  lookin' good,  Christian,  Jesus,  Republicans,  church and state,  holidays,  creationism,  Vatican,  taxes,  wealth,  Georgetown University,  Bible,  popes

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 #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