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

Dr. Francis Collins talks about America's weight problem, evolution and the holistic way to confront obesity. (06:28)

Tags:  Francis Collins,  interviews,  documentaries,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  HBO,  health,  America,  kids,  epidemics,  lookin' good,  government,  junk food,  asses,  exercise,  gross-out,  fights,  demonstrations,  competitions,  evolution,  family,  death,  Social Security

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 #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 #08095

Carne Ross discusses his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century." (06:08)

Tags:  Carne Ross,  interviews,  books,  government,  Occupy Wall Street,  democracy,  America,  capitalism,  corruption,  business,  Colbert Super PAC,  protests,  money,  Wall Street,  poverty,  Congress,  U.K.,  Bush administration

Episode #08092

Feeding tubes help brides drop 20 pounds in 10 days, and sperm-murdering jelly injections prove highly effective. (05:25)

Tags:  Cheating Death,  Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA,  Vaxa,  Prescott Group,  weight/obesity,  dieting,  food,  gross-out,  Jimmy,  men/women,  marriage,  lookin' good,  health,  Sting,  birth control,  balls,  taints,  surgery,  sex,  injuries,  animals,  penises,  volcanoes

Episode #08091

Stephen's election night team covers five primaries with major consequences for the five GOP hopefuls. (02:11)

Tags:  Delaware,  on location,  primaries,  elections,  candidates,  Republicans,  Mitt Romney,  Donna Brazile,  Tony Perkins,  David Bowie,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  The Daily Show,  pundits

Episode #08090

Mitt Romney's daily minute of spontaneity contains 59 seconds of awkwardness. (04:23)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  food,  Pittsburgh,  Barack Obama,  dogs,  NASCAR,  wealth,  Pennsylvania,  campaigns,  slogans,  animals,  poop & pee,  books,  Indonesia,  Indecision 2012,  restaurants,  poverty,  fashion,  pets,  Ann Romney,  growing up,  pirates

Episode #08088

Kissing and hugging are the last stop before reaching Groin Central Station, so it's important to ban all the things that lead to the things that lead to sex. (05:03)

Tags:  The Word,  abstinence,  sex,  education,  sexual advances,  Tennessee,  teens,  school,  conservative,  health,  parenting,  growing up,  statistics,  laws,  local news team,  lookin' good,  nerd alert,  balls,  pregnancy,  kids,  visually impaired

Episode #08085

James Cameron discusses the "Titanic 3D" release and the submarine he helped engineer to dive straight to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. (07:03)

Tags:  James Cameron,  interviews,  movies,  Titanic,  technology,  money,  oceans,  accept your apology,  China,  censorship,  monsters,  sex,  fights,  Washington DC,  Guam,  Canadian,  elitism,  inventions,  boats

Episode #08082

Mitt Romney must pick a running mate who will help him appeal to women, Hispanics, African Americans, evangelical Christians and Republicans. (05:10)

Tags:  Steve King,  candidates,  Mitt Romney,  trials/hearings,  cracks up,  elections,  gay/homosexual,  health,  appearances,  insurance,  Republicans,  lawsuits,  discrimination,  business,  Indecision,  terminations,  laws,  farming,  right-wing,  growing up

Episode #08081

In the employment sector, things are getting better, but they're not getting more better any faster. (03:36)

Tags:  Fox News,  unemployment,  Stuart Varney,  Obama administration,  Barack Obama,  Jimmy,  statistics,  death,  mongering,  mental health,  American blankscape

Episode #08081

A Valentine's Day manatee mailbox massacre, in Cocoa, FL, is just one violation in a string of serial manatee mailbox mutilations. (07:58)

Tags:  crime,  animals,  explosions,  police business,  investigations,  on location,  mail/e-mail,  Florida,  parody,  housing,  bombs,  mental health,  guns,  violence,  mongering,  holidays,  Law & Order

Episode #08078

There's trouble in the beef industry, Pope Benedict XVI pays a visit to Cuba, and Governor Gary Johnson runs as the 2012 Libertarian candidate for president. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  Pope Benedict XVI,  food,  animals,  popes,  Catholic,  Cuba,  Gary Johnson,  Libertarians,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  baseball,  sports,  international affairs,  growing up,  environment

Episode #08078

Libertarian presidential candidate Governor Gary Johnson believes in fiscal conservatism and social tolerance. (05:29)

Tags:  Gary Johnson,  interviews,  legalization,  marijuana,  friend of the show,  Libertarians,  candidates,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Republicans,  conservative,  marriage,  same-sex marriage,  civil rights,  Middle East,  New Mexico,  Ron Paul,  Las Vegas,  polls

Geraldo Rivera condemns hoodies, Obamacare makes it to the Supreme Court, and Stephen stumps Mark Ruffalo. (04:09)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08075

The fear of not being able to buy guns during a second Obama term leads to Americans buying so many guns that now they can't buy any guns, just like they feared. (04:56)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  guns,  laws,  weapons,  apocalypse,  mongering,  Fox News,  American blankscape,  conspiracies,  elections,  NRA,  Second Amendment,  Wayne LaPierre,  Obama administration,  slavery,  ethnic,  Russia,  rage,  oil,  under the desk,  movies,  songs

Episode #08074

While political pundits and the other Republican candidates attack Mitt Romney for being "like an Etch A Sketch," toy sales are booming. (04:41)

Tags:  Mitt Romney,  toys & games,  campaigns,  media,  candidates,  Indecision 2012,  Rick Santorum,  Ron Paul,  lookin' good,  shopping,  business,  economy

Episode #08074

Geraldo Rivera blames Trayvon Martin's death on a hoodie, Mitt Romney is like an Etch A Sketch, and David Page discusses Y chromosomes. (01:00)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #08069

Don Fleming, Elvis Costello and Emmylou Harris discuss the the folk music legacy of Alan Lomax. (06:44)

Tags:  Don Fleming,  Elvis Costello,  Emmylou Harris,  interviews,  Bob Dylan,  performances,  songs,  music,  friend of the show,  culture,  history,  poverty,  Internet,  demonstrations