Stephen supports the Christmas lifestyle, arrives late to Anderson Cooper's phallus party and announces his South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate. (03:34)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Herman Cain,  campaigns,  scandals,  holidays,  Rick Perry,  gay/homosexual,  animals,  penises,  Anderson Cooper,  laws,  Samuel L. Jackson,  Donald Trump,  advertising,  National Geographic,  South Carolina Serious Classy Republican Debate,  Santa Claus,  Christmas,  Dick Harpootlian,  business,  civil rights

Episode #08036

Department stores stop offering free gift wrapping, Santa lowers kids' expectations, and Arizona families fight the war on Christmas, fully armed. (05:46)

Tags:  Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude,  war on Christmas,  Christmas,  holidays,  Lincoln Chafee,  Raiders of the Lost Ark,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  Santa Claus,  economy,  kids,  money,  crying,  growing up,  bikes,  Sweetness,  under the desk,  guns,  Jesus

Episode #08036

2011 has been tough on everybody, but Stephen hopes The Colbert Report has brightened people's spirits. (01:22)

Tags:  sign off,  fireside,  Christmas,  bikes,  gifts & presents,  appearances,  nerd alert,  literary references,  Santa Claus,  polls,  statistics,  alcohol,  doomsday

Episode #08032

Rick Perry thinks there's something wrong with America when gays can openly serve in the military but kids can't openly celebrate Christmas. (03:09)

Tags:  Rick Perry,  campaigns,  advertising,  controversies,  Christmas,  Santa Claus,  appearances,  gay/homosexual,  discrimination,  military,  troops,  Afghanistan,  Jimmy,  kids,  growing up,  Newt Gingrich,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  Christian,  religion,  food

Episode #08025

The orgy of Black Friday Christmas shopping proves that America is back, and Americans will get their gifts by any means necessary. (03:25)

Tags:  Internet,  shopping,  money,  Christmas,  technology,  Stephen's laptop,  iPad,  Matt Lappin,  Jimmy,  violence,  weapons,  injuries,  crime,  Xbox,  video games,  Santa Claus,  audience interaction,  patriotism,  competitions,  riots,  Wal-Mart

Episode #08018

New York bureaucrats stick their budget-cutting knives right into Santa's bowlful of jelly, but the Colbert Super PAC makes things right. (03:27)

Tags:  Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude,  Colbert Super PAC,  war on Christmas,  Christmas,  Santa Claus,  debt,  money,  terminations,  Timothy Geithner,  gifts & presents,  costumes,  Jimmy,  labor,  New York,  kids,  outsourcing,  North Pole,  business,  photos,  World War II,  guns,  holidays

Episode #05149

Stephen refuses to apologize to Quetzalcoatl, Santa Claus could make you sick, and a Canadian woman kicks strangers in the balls. (04:37)

Tags:  ThreatDown,  movies,  Jimmy,  The Daily Show,  Santa Claus,  Christmas,  holidays,  health,  Canada,  balls,  Fareed Zakaria,  ice skating,  montages,  violence,  fights,  Quetzalcoatl

Episode #05063

Arctic nations rush to stake claims in polar territories, even though it clearly belongs to America -- Superman lives there. (03:31)

Tags:  Smokin' Pole,  the Arctic,  Canada,  Russia,  global warming,  oil,  international affairs,  business,  Superman,  nuclear,  treasures,  Santa Claus,  Eskimos

Episode #04160

Christmas really burns atheists up, which they can think of as a preview of their afterlife. (07:22)

Tags:  The Word,  atheist,  Christmas,  Santa Claus,  holidays,  God,  religion,  Kentucky,  war on Christmas,  space,  science

Santa Claus gives Stephen the greatest gift of all. (02:59)

Tags:  Christmas,  religion,  bears,  Elvis Costello,  A Colbert Christmas DVD,  advent calendar,  holidays,  fights,  Santa Claus

Episode #02122

Stephen looks for ways to reunite a town divided by Abraham Lincoln. (7:07)

Tags:  Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude,  Jesus,  Christmas,  wars,  Indiana,  Sarah Vowell,  Abraham Lincoln,  war on Christmas,  Santa Claus,  on location,  books