Episode #08097

Buzz Aldrin thanks Stephen for promoting space exploration and awards him the National Space Society's coveted trophy. (04:38)

Tags:  Who's Honoring Me Now?,  Buzz Aldrin,  appearances,  awards,  space,  astronauts,  the moon,  audience interaction,  America,  NASA,  kids,  growing up,  dreams,  Tom Hanks,  Newt Gingrich,  speeches,  aliens,  parody,  science

Episode #08092

The Discovery shuttle makes a final flight to the Smithsonian, and NASA loses the Spacebook race. (02:56)

Tags:  astronauts,  space,  Internet,  NASA,  Smithsonian,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  Carl Sagan,  sex,  cracks up,  Mars,  Planet Hollywood,  Neil Armstrong,  growing up,  Twitter

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 #08064

William Shatner discusses love, life, horses and his Broadway show "Shatner's World." (06:13)

Tags:  William Shatner,  interviews,  celebrities,  Star Trek,  Broadway,  theater,  lookin' good,  NASA,  space,  drugs,  mental health,  TV,  aging

Germany ranks as the world's least funny country, and Republicans prove that the government doesn't work. (05:48)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Colbert Super PAC,  Germany,  Hans Beinholtz,  gay/homosexual,  flags,  Republicans,  First Amendment,  debt,  vaginas,  poverty,  Ronald Reagan,  government,  Lord of the Rings,  Marcus Bachmann,  shortages,  Guantanamo Bay,  art,  advertising,  NASA,  candidates

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

The Emmys' "In Memoriam" reel overlooks Stephen again, liberal protestors occupy Wall Street, and Jeremy Ben-Ami talks Israeli-Palestinian relations. (03:08)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

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

Episode #07120

The Marine Corps bans loud farting, Barack Obama has a photo fail at the U.N., and Jeremy Ben-Ami discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

Episode #07118

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that the U.S. needs money, but conservatives think Barack Obama is waging class warfare by taxing the rich. (02:45)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  economy,  taxes,  wealth,  unemployment,  business,  approval ratings,  conservative,  Paul Ryan,  Republicans,  gambling,  wars,  NASA,  Heroe$ Crawl

Stephen gives a huge boost to astronauts, celebrities and musicians, but he calls out Herman Cain for claiming a bump he never received. (03:17)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  Colbert Bump,  Jack White,  Elvis Costello,  John Fetterman,  Lindsey Vonn,  Shashi Tharoor,  Garrett Reisman,  Brent Glass,  David Wondrich,  Mike Huckabee,  Twitter,  Herman Cain,  Adolf Hitler,  Lindsay Lohan,  Jon Stewart

Stephen celebrates the end of the Iraq War, the U.S. winning World War I and his own heroic rescue of the space program. (02:57)

Tags:  On Topic,  exclusives,  mashups,  I Did It!,  Twitter,  partying,  Jimmy,  balloons,  wars,  space,  Ronald Reagan,  John Boehner,  Colbert Super PAC,  Emmy Awards

Susan Rice discusses the U.N.; NASA busts a nut; Jeff Bridges has fun working; and Vladimir Putin rocks a wetsuit, while Barack Obama rides a bus. (04:11)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Atlantis crewmembers Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus discuss the final space shuttle mission in this uncut version of their interview with Stephen. (05:21)

Tags:  exclusives,  interviews,  uncensored,  extended interviews,  Chris Ferguson,  Doug Hurley,  Rex Walheim,  Sandy Magnus,  Atlantis,  astronauts,  costumes,  NASA,  space,  flags,  moon landing,  travel,  transportation,  flying,  lookin' good,  Russia,  money,  kids,  growing up,  Neil Armstrong,  technology,  the heroes

Atlantis crewmembers Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus discuss the final space shuttle mission in Part 2 of this uncut web exclusive. (04:16)

Tags:  exclusives,  interviews,  uncensored,  extended interviews,  Chris Ferguson,  Doug Hurley,  Rex Walheim,  Sandy Magnus,  Atlantis,  astronauts,  NASA,  space,  superheroes,  travel,  transportation,  cars/trucks,  exercise,  flying,  growing up,  technology,  penises,  balls,  the heroes

Episode #07108

Stephen bids America's space program a fond farewell with a look back at some of NASA's greatest moments. (02:11)

Tags:  NASA,  montages,  moon landing,  astronauts,  space,  the moon,  Jimmy,  nuclear,  explosions,  America,  India,  China,  monsters,  history,  Star Trek,  poop & pee,  food,  the heroes,  movies

Episode #07108

Space shuttle Atlantis crewmembers -- Chris Ferguson, Doug Hurley, Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus -- discuss their final mission and the future of American space travel. (05:42)

Tags:  Chris Ferguson,  Doug Hurley,  Rex Walheim,  Sandy Magnus,  interviews,  NASA,  astronauts,  gifts & presents,  costumes,  space,  flags,  moon landing,  Russia,  money,  growing up,  technology,  penises,  balls,  the heroes,  international affairs,  Neil Armstrong

Episode #07108

Stephen peers through his frangible nut from space shuttle Atlantis' final mission. (00:08)

Tags:  sign off,  NASA,  space,  astronauts,  technology

Episode #07096

Americans might soon find out what it means to be poor, Democrats will either cave or crumble over the debt ceiling, and radio host Brooke Gladstone has a graphic novel. (00:30)

Tags:  intro,  Brooke Gladstone,  poverty,  Democrats,  debt,  economy,  money,  books,  comics,  NASA,  space,  volcanoes,  Wizard of Oz,  Pink Floyd,  the moon

Episode #07094

America ends its space program, making Stephen's astronauts skills as obsolete as dodo husbandry, Zune programming and American manufacturing. (04:10)

Tags:  space,  NASA,  crying,  performances,  under the desk,  robots,  impressions,  America,  moon landing,  Russia,  money,  astronauts,  animals,  the heroes,  dreams,  kids,  movies,  C.O.L.B.E.R.T.,  songs,  WristStrong