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

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 #08101

Jesus says nothing about homosexuality, a cunning monkey plans for tomorrow, Republicans fake being Democrats, and Francis Collins shares rude potbelly news. (01:01)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

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 #08099

"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists. (05:27)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  elections,  Karl Rove,  wealth,  accountability,  business,  Newt Gingrich,  charity,  taints,  founding fathers,  photos,  campaigns,  democracy,  Jay-Z,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  advertising,  oral sex

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

A Pennsylvania news team shares its backyard weather forecast: partly grizzly with a chance of precipitation in the pants. (02:05)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  bears,  local news team,  weather,  Jimmy,  Pennsylvania,  animals,  Wolf Blitzer,  Andrew Napolitano,  Steve Doocy,  safety,  media,  pundits,  photos

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

Episode #08098

Eric McCormack and Stephen practice lines from "Pussy Hound," grizzly bears track newsmen, and Andy Cohen fears quiet intimacy. (01:02)

Tags:  Colbert in :60 Seconds

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 #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 #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 #08096

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion." (05:58)

Tags:  Jonathan Haidt,  interviews,  books,  government,  religion,  morality,  liberal,  conservative,  debates,  mental health,  lawyers,  America,  Civil War,  The Matrix,  Republicans,  right-wing,  left-wing,  truthiness,  history,  left-wing,  right-wing

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 #08094

Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it. (04:45)

Tags:  The Word,  gay/homosexual,  controversies,  education,  Missouri,  laws,  school,  kids,  growing up,  Republicans,  discrimination,  civil rights,  bestiality,  Neil Patrick Harris,  Craigslist,  sexual advances,  polls,  TV,  censorship,  same-sex marriage,  marriage

Episode #08094

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton skirts Stephen's questions and misinterprets a backstage hug. (06:15)

Tags:  Diane Keaton,  interviews,  books,  sexual advances,  White House Correspondents Association Dinner,  sex,  nudity,  parents,  asses,  crying,  mental health

Episode #08093

Old, gray-haired Barack Obama successfully panders to the youth vote, but Republicans emphasize the difference between class clown and class president. (04:41)

Tags:  advertising,  campaigns,  Barack Obama,  Mitt Romney,  Jimmy Fallon,  Fox News,  candidates,  voting,  gravitas,  TV,  college,  elections,  approval ratings,  songs,  Republicans,  Charles Krauthammer,  lookin' good,  Late Show with David Letterman,  Harry Truman,  media,  pundits,  Indecision 2012,  Indecision 2008,  aging,  hip hop,  animals

Episode #08093

Stephen highlights "Flat Daddy," a military family documentary in New Jersey's inaugural Montclair Film Festival. (00:57)

Tags:  sign off,  documentaries,  movies,  New Jersey,  military,  troops,  family,  IKEA