Episode #08079

Attorney Trevor Potter explains the IRS's interest in the social welfare activities of 501c4s and records not-legal advice for the Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack. (03:57)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  Trevor Potter,  appearances,  money,  lawyers,  taxes,  IRS,  advertising,  accountability,  magic,  performances

Episode #08040

New Hampshire Republicans propose that all new legislation include a direct quote from the Magna Carta, the declaration of rights of English barons. (05:49)

Tags:  New Hampshire,  primaries,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  Rick Santorum,  Rick Perry,  Ron Paul,  Jon Huntsman,  Constitution,  British,  history,  Congress,  laws,  balls,  Satan,  Thomas Jefferson,  Jimmy,  Vermont,  Jewish,  magic,  photos,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08038

The Fox News team soldiers on in its Iowa caucus coverage despite the loss of basic mental functions, and CNN debuts its tricky flick technology. (03:42)

Tags:  caucuses,  Iowa,  Fox News,  CNN,  media,  touch screen,  technology,  demonstrations,  Erin Burnett,  audience interaction,  magic,  Indecision 2012,  Bret Baier

Episode #08023

Stephen reads from The Colbert Report's book of bedtime stories and signs off. (01:09)

Tags:  sign off,  kids,  books,  literary references,  magic,  supernatural,  dragons,  alcohol

Episode #08022

Elijah Wood talks about the extensive Antarctic training he endured to play a penguin in "Happy Feet Two." (06:12)

Tags:  Elijah Wood,  interviews,  movies,  celebrities,  animation,  Lord of the Rings,  weapons,  Jimmy,  nerd alert,  kids,  Ian McKellen,  weather,  global warming,  animals,  food,  supernatural,  magic,  gifts & presents

Episode #08022

Stephen says goodnight and renders himself invisible by donning the One Ring. (00:07)

Tags:  sign off,  Lord of the Rings,  magic,  supernatural

Episode #07117

$2 billion goes missing from a major bank, and David Copperfield explores the science of illusion. (00:26)

Tags:  intro,  business,  money,  crime,  stocks,  David Copperfield,  magic,  food

Episode #07117

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen find a way to share their fun, private memories of friendship with the world. (06:03)

Tags:  Jimmy Fallon,  Anderson Cooper,  appearances,  friends,  friend of the show,  Emmy Awards,  photos,  flashbacks,  amusement parks,  fashion,  fights,  rage,  murder,  crying,  costumes,  bikes,  Harry Potter,  magic,  food,  health,  mental health,  hobos,  breaking up,  talk shows,  audience interaction,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

David Copperfield explores the art and science of illusion and talks about "gut magic." (05:42)

Tags:  David Copperfield,  interviews,  books,  science,  magic,  Emmy Awards,  awards,  lying,  performances,  Statue of Liberty,  royalty,  stunts,  Harry Potter,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07117

Stephen performs a magic trick and says goodnight. (00:18)

Tags:  sign off,  magic,  performances,  audience interaction,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07116

Michael Moore describes the defining moment that transformed him from a quiet kid into an outspoken social critic. (05:58)

Tags:  Michael Moore,  interviews,  books,  liberal,  conservative,  Democrats,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Republicans,  discrimination,  unemployment,  growing up,  literary references,  Bush v. Gore,  school,  accept your apology,  magic,  Tom Hanks,  candidates,  elections,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  documentaries,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07100

In order to get the soft tooth market back up, kids must reduce baby teeth inventory and stop losing teeth. (03:04)

Tags:  kids,  dental,  money,  economy,  stocks,  family,  growing up,  junk food,  black market,  magic,  labor,  the heroes,  stunts,  drugs,  under the desk,  crystal meth

Episode #07056

Stephen unclenches his sphincter when he realizes a government color chart no longer validates his paranoia. (04:38)

Tags:  Janet Napolitano,  security,  travel,  flying,  terrorism,  appearances,  Twitter,  Technical Difficulties,  poop & pee,  Great Britain,  on location,  costumes,  audience interaction,  magic,  fires,  asses,  terror alert

Episode #07056

Wade Graham reveals what American gardens in closets with grow lights say about the culture. (05:28)

Tags:  Wade Graham,  interviews,  books,  America,  Thomas Jefferson,  Eliza,  slavery,  history,  sex,  marijuana,  drugs,  Great Britain,  on location,  appearances,  costumes,  magic,  gardening

Episode #07056

Stephen still doesn't have an invitation to the royal wedding, but he's going anyway. (00:20)

Tags:  sign off,  Great Britain,  on location,  royalty,  marriage,  magic

Episode #07044

Piers Gibbon was oddly offended when he learned that cannibals in New Guinea had never eaten a white man. (06:10)

Tags:  Piers Gibbon,  interviews,  books,  TV,  cannibalism,  tribes,  magic,  culture,  lookin' good,  Jimmy

Episode #06157

Julie Taymor agrees that her version of "The Tempest" is "Lost" meets Harry Potter. (06:24)

Tags:  interviews,  William Shakespeare,  Spider-Man,  superheroes,  literary references,  Helen Mirren,  men/women,  Jimmy,  Julie Taymor,  pop culture,  magic

Episode #06083

Whoever has the cursed monkey paw, stop wishing you could do something to help the people in the Gulf. (02:54)

Tags:  oil,  oceans,  cursed monkey paw,  oil spills,  Gulf of Mexico,  environment,  pollution,  Address the Mess,  business,  Louisiana,  robots,  Tony Hayward,  magic,  monkeys!,  animals,  James Carville,  photos,  monsters

Episode #06080

Please send your spare cursed monkeys' paws Stephen's way -- he's got a bit of a zombie problem. (00:15)

Tags:  sign off,  monkeys!,  magic,  monsters

Episode #06032

Stephen performs magic tricks to show how the Democrats are trying to pass health care reform. (04:18)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  health,  laws,  cursed monkey paw,  doctors,  Democrats,  Republicans,  magic,  under the desk,  Fox News