Episode #08089

Cory Booker races into a neighbor's burning house, demonstrating how to neuter big city budgets. (02:25)

Tags:  Alpha Dog of the Week,  Cory Booker,  Newark,  government,  debt,  housing,  fires,  safety,  firefighters,  Michael Bloomberg,  photos,  terminations,  police business,  labor

Episode #08082

Stephen remembers the master of nailing an interview subject, Mike Wallace. (00:40)

Tags:  sign off,  Mike Wallace,  media,  gravitas,  death,  nailed

Stephen learns what it takes to play for the New York Knicks, goes one-on-one with Allan Houston, and contributes to the team. See the exclusive In the Field report. (04:37)

Tags:  exclusives,  on location,  In the Field,  basketball,  New York Knicks,  NBA,  sports,  Allan Houston,  Mike D'Antoni,  recruitment,  on location,  cheerleading,  New York City

Episode #08043

Clearly, South Caroliniacs see Stephen as the only viable Mitt-ternative, but if Stephen runs for president of South Carolina, what becomes of Colbert Super PAC? (03:45)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  polls,  South Carolina,  primaries,  Jon Huntsman,  Mitt Romney,  Newt Gingrich,  media,  Colbert 2012,  laws,  fundraising,  wealth,  laws,  Jimmy,  Colbert '08,  crying,  costumes,  fashion,  Internet,  technology,  dancing,  blogs/podcasts,  Rick Perry,  Gilligan's Island,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012,  wealth,  Rick Perry,  blogs/podcasts

Episode #08043

Trevor Potter and Jon Stewart give new life to the Colbert Super PAC, and Stephen makes a major announcement. (07:36)

Tags:  Trevor Potter,  Jon Stewart,  appearances,  laws,  Colbert Super PAC,  South Carolina,  Colbert 2012,  money,  lawyers,  advertising,  business,  I Did It!,  Jimmy,  penises,  costumes,  campaigns,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Supreme Court,  balloons,  fundraising,  supernatural

Episode #08043

Beastie Boys' Mike D drops some hip hop science on the New York Times illin' crossword debate. (04:09)

Tags:  Michael Diamond,  appearances,  Beastie Boys,  Will Shortz,  Julieanne Smolinski,  New York Times,  hip hop,  music,  toys & games,  Mos Def,  debates

Episode #08043

Politico's Mike Allen analyzes Stephen's prospects in South Carolina, should he choose to make an even more historic announcement. (05:00)

Tags:  Mike Allen,  interviews,  books,  media,  technology,  Internet,  iPhone,  South Carolina,  primaries,  statistics,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Mormon,  Washington DC,  costumes,  food,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08043

Stephen reads Mike Allen's eBook "Playbook 2012: The Right Fights Back." (00:09)

Tags:  sign off,  iPad,  books,  technology

Episode #08043

Jon Stewart takes over the Colbert Super PAC, Stephen makes an historic announcement, and Mike Allen anticipates Stephen's potential results in South Carolina. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Hosni Mubarack gets jilted by 80 million Egyptians, Rick Santorum addresses his long-time Google problem, and Jimmy Fallon becomes Stephen's best friend for six months. (04:54)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Hosni Mubarak,  Egypt,  Abraham Lincoln,  Richard Branson,  nudity,  Rick Santorum,  Google,  Ronald Reagan,  gay/homosexual,  Wisconsin,  Afghanistan,  heroin,  police business,  Mike Huckabee,  Colbert Bump,  portrait,  Jon Stewart,  Jimmy Fallon,  Ben & Jerry's,  sex,  gardening,  STDs,  senior citizens,  puking,  economy,  rallies

Stephen gives up Catholicism for Lent, Anthony Weiner tiffs with Megyn Kelly, and Tim Pawlenty runs for president of the next "Transformers" movie. (04:47)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Apple,  iPad,  Natalie Portman,  Star Wars,  religion,  Catholic,  Jewish,  Anthony Weiner,  sexual advances,  Tim Pawlenty,  elections,  candidates,  campaigns,  art,  portrait,  Simon de Pury,  Steve Martin,  Colbert Super PAC,  unions,  Barack Obama,  Canada,  Jimmy Fallon,  gay/homosexual,  dancing,  Libya,  military,  David Brooks,  PSAs,  Megyn Kelly

Seal Team Six takes down Osama bin Laden, Donald Trump decides to run for president "in his mind," and Colbert PAC contends with Viacom lawyers. (05:21)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Osama bin Laden,  natural disasters,  David Letterman,  Glee,  gay/homosexual,  Republicans,  print media,  Hillary Clinton,  Donald Trump,  candidates,  Jesus,  Geoffrey Rush,  Viacom,  Colbert Super PAC,  Rally to Restore Sanity,  animals,  dogs,  Mike Huckabee,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Newt Gingrich,  John Lithgow,  performances,  basketball,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Sarah Palin,  slavery,  audience interaction,  kids,  apocalypse,  assassinations,  military,  Barack Obama,  religion,  media,  scandals

Episode #08027

Stephen Sondheim discusses the complexity of his characters and rates Stephen's performance in "Company." (05:34)

Tags:  Stephen Sondheim,  interviews,  books,  musicals,  theater,  Broadway,  music,  art,  culture,  songs,  parents,  marriage,  great or greatest,  performances,  murder,  assassinations,  kids,  friend of the show,  pundits,  The Lion King

Episode #08017

Make Us Great Again creates a Rick Perry ad, and the Nebraska Democratic Party skirts campaign finance limits with Ben Nelson's issue ads. (05:22)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  Colbert Super PAC,  Ben Nelson,  advertising,  Buddy Roemer,  Karl Rove,  Barbara Bush,  money,  Democrats,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  candidates,  hunting,  laws,  lookin' good

Episode #08010

Herman Cain's ad sends the message that he doesn't just want to be the president of the United States, he wants to be the president of flavor country. (07:51)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  advertising,  Mitt Romney,  polls,  immigration,  border security,  media,  smoking,  under the desk,  parody,  death,  alcohol,  drugs,  guns,  addiction,  I Am America (And So Can You!),  Megyn Kelly,  media,  Jimmy,  music,  candidates,  campaigns,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  elections,  health,  mental health,  cracks up,  Colbert Bump,  challenges

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

The Marine Corps issues a harsh restriction banning Marines from audible farting, and the Department of Homeland Security lets kids 12 and under keep their shoes on. (04:49)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Marines,  military,  Afghanistan War,  troops,  farts,  Afghanistan,  culture,  terrorism,  weapons,  Jimmy,  anthems,  poop & pee,  patriotism,  security,  flying,  kids,  ululations,  parents,  costumes,  impressions,  appearances,  Arabic,  food,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Barack Obama finds peace much harder than winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and Rick Perry stands with the Jews when he's not dancing with them. (04:17)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  diplomacy,  Rick Perry,  international affairs,  stereotypes,  discrimination,  Mongolia,  Israel,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Palestine,  peace,  Jewish,  Christian,  Jimmy,  religion,  Middle East,  photos,  songs,  music,  Nobel Prize,  dancing,  apocalypse,  rallies,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the pro-Israel lobby J Street, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Palestine's application for full U.N. membership. (06:46)

Tags:  Jeremy Ben-Ami,  interviews,  United Nations,  Israel,  Palestine,  Middle East,  diplomacy,  lobbyists,  peace,  wars,  history,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Jewish,  religion,  apocalypse,  Christian,  Heroe$ Crawl