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

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 #08082

The Australian conservationists' Easter Bilby threatens the sacred holiday ritual of dying a rabbit pink and gorging on its chocolate offspring. (04:54)

Tags:  Easter Under Attack,  Easter,  Australia,  holidays,  Christian,  Jesus,  Disney,  Super Bowl,  animals,  junk food,  football,  religion,  photos,  competitions,  Tim Tebow,  kids,  family,  international affairs

Episode #08080

Republicans try to appeal to Latinos, a beloved American mascot gets a makeover, and Robert Ballard talks about the Titanic. (00:36)

Tags:  intro,  Republicans,  Latino,  ethnic,  elections,  alcohol,  Lil Wayne,  Robert Ballard,  anniversaries,  Titanic,  French,  NFL,  sports,  football,  injuries

Episode #08079

Governor Nikki Haley talks about the good people of South Carolina who elected a 38-year-old, Indian-American female for governor. (05:27)

Tags:  Nikki Haley,  interviews,  South Carolina,  gifts & presents,  football,  books,  conservative,  immigration,  Colbert '08,  competitions,  Clemson University,  family,  Indian,  food,  unemployment,  Mitt Romney,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates

Episode #08079

Stephen says goodnight with Ham Rove sporting a gift from Clemson University. (00:07)

Tags:  sign off,  Clemson University,  Ham Rove,  costumes,  football,  South Carolina

Episode #08066

Professional bowler Pete Weber wins the U.S. Open, Fox 5's Ross Shimabuku insults Danica Patrick, and the New Orleans Saints allegedly paid players to injure competitors. (04:50)

Tags:  Sport Report,  NASCAR,  New Orleans Saints,  Danica Patrick,  bowling,  scandals,  football,  injuries,  lookin' good,  nudity,  money,  investigations,  sexism,  NFL,  mental health,  balls,  auto racing,  violence,  sports,  penises

Episode #08055

Stephen exposes the biggest super PAC donors, Newt Gingrich faces legal trouble, and Christiane Amanpour talks about Iran. (00:32)

Tags:  intro,  fundraising,  money,  Newt Gingrich,  lawsuits,  campaigns,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  Christiane Amanpour,  Iran,  international affairs,  Super Bowl,  dogs,  pets,  football,  sports

Episode #08051

Sean Hannity, inexplicable football in hand, dissects the news with political luminaries during his "Great American Panel" segment. (01:15)

Tags:  Sean Hannity,  Fox News,  media,  pundits,  talk shows,  Meatloaf,  music,  football

Episode #08051

John Harwood, Katrina vanden Heuvel and David Cassidy share their thoughts on Newt Gingrich's sex appeal, Mitt Romney's wealth and Connecticut's tacos. (06:27)

Tags:  John Harwood,  Katrina vanden Heuvel,  David Cassidy,  appearances,  Mitt Romney,  Newt Gingrich,  Florida,  primaries,  adultery,  marriage,  divorce,  sexual advances,  wealth,  men/women,  business,  Republicans,  friend of the show,  celebrities,  Jimmy,  controversies,  Connecticut,  football,  stereotypes,  racism,  Latino,  Hispanic,  money,  food

Episode #08051

Stephen says goodnight and tosses a football into the audience. (00:06)

Tags:  sign off,  football,  sports,  audience interaction

Episode #08048

Stephen reports on the Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally, and Bruce Bueno de Mesquita predicts what world leaders will do. (00:26)

Tags:  South Cain-olina Primary Rally,  rallies,  South Carolina,  Herman Cain,  Colbert 2012,  primaries,  Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,  Vladimir Putin,  animals,  New York Giants,  New England Patriots,  NFL,  football,  little people,  patriotism,  sports

Rick Perry's family hunting cabin causes racial controversy; Stephen remembers chosing to be a straight, right-handed, Caucasian male; and Occupy Wall Street goes global. (04:13)

Tags:  exclusives,  mashups,  Rick Perry,  African American,  ESPN,  football,  Hank Williams Jr.,  John Lithgow,  Herman Cain,  gay/homosexual,  Occupy Wall Street,  Italy,  Libya,  Muammar al-Gaddafi,  advertising,  smoking,  holidays,  Jesus,  Christian,  sports,  NBA,  Toby Keith,  songs,  assassinations,  junk food,  campaigns,  religion,  controversies

Episode #08012

The NFL fines Troy Polamalu for concussion-dialing his wife on the sideline, and Stephen debuts the second pro-NBA-owner Colbert Super PAC ad. (06:19)

Tags:  Sport Report,  Colbert Super PAC,  NFL,  football,  NBA,  basketball,  advertising,  Jimmy,  photos,  Mark Cuban,  Dallas Mavericks,  David Stern,  unions,  controversies,  money,  business,  Troy Polamalu,  health,  family,  God,  Jesus,  Christmas,  holidays,  sexual advances,  lockouts,  contract negotiations,  animals,  World Series,  St. Louis Cardinals,  baseball,  cell phones,  Ben Roethlisberger,  Tom Brady,  injuries,  my mistake,  Virgin Mary,  Texas,  Christian,  religion,  violence,  local news team,  Dallas

Episode #08011

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch describes the NCAA as a cartel that hoards the billions of dollars generated by unpaid college athletes. (06:34)

Tags:  Taylor Branch,  interviews,  NCAA,  sports,  college,  money,  football,  basketball,  March Madness,  injuries,  slavery,  business,  balls,  PETA,  animals,  iPad,  labor

Episode #08002

ESPN robs Americans of the proper football preparation procedures, so Stephen takes it upon himself to compose a Monday Night Football theme. (04:36)

Tags:  Hank Williams Jr.,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends,  Fox & Friends,  ESPN,  controversies,  Fox News,  performances,  under the desk,  country music,  Adolf Hitler,  Barack Obama,  Joe Biden,  Steve Doocy,  songs,  music,  men/women,  breasts,  football,  sports,  NFL,  video games,  Wii,  simulations,  golfing,  apologies,  Jimmy

Episode #07122

NASCAR employs a ruinous set of green initiatives, and the NFL institutes tighter stadium security, starting at the ankles. (04:06)

Tags:  Sport Report,  sports,  NASCAR,  NFL,  auto racing,  energy,  environment,  Address the Mess,  oil,  security,  weapons,  guns,  violence,  fans,  cars/trucks,  football,  alcohol,  Stephen's products,  demonstrations,  costumes,  fashion,  animals,  photos,  Colbertisms,  Al Gore,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07113

To reach the unemployed, Barack Obama should deliver his speech when the unemployed are watching TV: at 3 a.m., right after a Slap Chop commercial. (06:01)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  speeches,  unemployment,  Congress,  Republicans,  Mitch McConnell,  David Vitter,  economy,  prostitution,  Green Bay Packers,  scandals,  football,  sports,  under the desk,  cooking,  costumes,  food,  alcohol,  balls,  debates,  birthdays,  photos,  advertising,  Jimmy,  breasts,  fashion,  Heroe$ Crawl,  TV,  Wisconsin

Episode #07112

Controversy erupts over a DC monument, Des Moines may be hiding something, and Robin Wright discusses her book on the Arab Spring. (00:35)

Tags:  intro,  Washington DC,  controversies,  restaurants,  Des Moines,  Iowa,  scandals,  Robin Wright,  books,  Middle East,  protests,  Texas,  college,  sports,  football,  Texas A&M University

Episode #07110

Stephen goes live via satellite to The Colbert Report's local affiliate in Des Moines, WOI, for the latest on the Rick Parry write-in scandal. (03:58)

Tags:  ABC5/WOI,  Rachel Pierce,  Amanda Krenz,  Brad Edwards,  John Walters,  appearances,  Colbert Super PAC,  Republicans,  Iowa,  Des Moines,  scandals,  controversies,  media,  local news team,  polls,  health,  kids,  sports,  weather,  Emmy Awards,  football,  Heroe$ Crawl