The Colbert Report

Stone Phillips / Truthiness

In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.

Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!

Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!

Jim Cramer

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!

Lou Dobbs

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!

Greg Behrendt

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!

Jeff Daniels

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!

Monica Crowley

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!

Ken Burns

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!

Bruce Feiler

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!

Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!...

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!

Eliot Spitzer

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!

Catherine Crier / T.O.

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!

Mary Roach / Willy Loman

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!

Cokie Roberts / Armistice

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!

Bob Kerrey / Testosterone

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!

Rev. Al Sharpton

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!

Matt Taibbi / Information

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!

Tim Robbins / McConaughey

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!

Brian Greene

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!

Richard Preston

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!

Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!

Richard Clarke / Spectacle

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!

Maureen Dowd

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd!

Anderson Cooper

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Host of Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson Cooper!

Craig Crawford

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media, Craig Crawford!

Peggy Noonan

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father, Peggy Noonan!

Harry Smith / Belly Achin'

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of The Early Show, Harry Smith!

Bob Costas / Lombardi

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Costas Now and sports commentator, Bob Costas!

Dermot Mulroney / Travolta

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of The Family Stone, Dermot Mulroney!

Mark Cuban

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban!

Nancy Grace

Carl Bernstein

John Stossel

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes ABC News' John Stossel!

Ken Miller

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Professor of Biology at Brown University, Ken Miller!

George Stephanopoulos

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "This Week", George Stephanopoulos!

Andrew Sullivan

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

Frank McCourt

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Teacher Man: A Memoir", Frank McCourt!

Ethan Nadelmann

Stephen opens the show disappointed that Saddam Hussein was suddenly hanged over the show's break. He responds to Lake Superior State University's ban of the word 'truthiness' in "Who's Attacking Me Now?", and gay.com's naming of Stephen as Person of the Year in "Who's Honoring Me Now?"; gives "Stephen's Sound Advice" for getting over the winter blues.

Jim Cramer

Freem replaces superstantial in the opening sequence. Stephen thanks former Archbishop of Warsaw Stanis³aw Wielgus for being caught in a Catholic Church scandal of a non-sexual nature; scorns Democrats for taking a day off Congress for the college football National Championship game, with quick suggestion of taking a day off for a Ontario Junior League Hockey game; begins new segment "We the MEdiator" to pick sides in celebrity feuds, featuring Rosie O'Donnell vs. Donald Trump, Angelina Jolie vs. Madonna, and Amitabh Bachchan vs. Shahrukh Khan; and ends the show in tribute to James Brown by declaring himself the new "hardest working man in show business".

David Kamp

Stephen criticizes Bush for not sending 300 million troops as Stephen advised the day before but he pardons him if this is "the only mistake he makes in this war". He then talks about illegal immigration in a new segment called "Invasion of the Country Snatchers" and about the new Democratic senator of Missouri and its liberal legislation in the Word-Segment. After the break there is a new episode of Stephen's Tek Jansen adventures.

Judy Woodruff

Stephen starts with another episode of his challenge "What Number is Stephen thinking of?" with a clip from 2005. He then celebrates 5 years of Guantanamo Bay and talks to the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Ken Roth. After that he does a "Tip of the Hat/Wag of the finger", double-wagging Apple (claiming this is his first double-wag) for 1) changing their name to "Apple, Inc." and 2) bringing out the iPhone.

Andrew Sullivan, Richard Freeman

Chris Beam, Gary Rosen

Gov. Mike Huckabee, Matt Taibbi

Norman Ornstein, Muhammad Yunus

Neil Shubin

Peter Hopkins, Jared Cohen

Deborah Tannen

Lou Dobbs, David Levy

Allan Sloan, Eric Weiner

Malcolm Gladwell, Andrew Young

John King

Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.

Matt Miller

Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.

Benicio Del Toro

Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."

Lawrence Lessig

Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.

Anthony Romero

Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.

Alan Khazei

Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.

Erick Erickson

Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.

Riley Crane

The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.

Capt. Charles Moore

The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.

James Fowler

America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.

Mon, Jan 11, 2010

Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.

Raj Patel

Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."

Wed, Jan 13, 2010

Gov. Ed Rendell

Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.

Geoffrey Canada

Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.

Atul Gawande

America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.

Dr. Ronald DePinho

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.

Fen Montaigne

Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.

Chris Hughes

Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.

Bernard-Henri Levy

Jerome Groopman

Rick Perry's hunting camp once bore a racially charged name, Obamacare heads to the Supreme Court, and Jerome Groopman discusses medical decision-making.

John Lithgow

Rick Davis weighs in on Chris Christie fever, ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr.'s song, and John Lithgow talks drama.

Black Star

Herman Cain gives his take on homosexuality, Mexico City proposes two-year marriage licenses, and Black Star performs.

Jason Amerine

Sarah Palin bows out of the presidential race, Stephen apologizes to Karl Rove, and Lieutenant Colonel Jason Amerine discusses the early days of the Afghanistan War.

Harry Belafonte

The Occupy Wall Street movement goes global, Stephen unveils Colbert Super PAC's NBA lockout ad, and Harry Belafonte talks political activism.

Steven Pinker

Herman Cain may or may not be joking about an electrified border fence, schools take potatoes off their menus, and Steven Pinker discusses the decline of human violence.

Ben Folds Five

Paul Ryan tiptoes around tax plan costs, U.S. prison labor threatens small business, Iran's presidential aides visit Costco, and Ben Folds Five explains their album title.

Jorge Ramos

Stephen releases "America Again," pastors endorse politicians on Pulpit Freedom Sunday, the Romney camp praises Obama's rhetoric, and Jorge Ramos talks immigration policy.

Kenny Rogers

America meets Mitt Romney for the first time, George Will points out Obama's racial advantage, doctors treat low testosterone, and Kenny Rogers recounts his music career.

Dr George Church

Mitt Romney pledges to defund PBS, Chris Matthews berates Barack Obama, Pennsylvania rules against voter ID laws, and Harvard geneticist George Church explores DNA.

Mark Kelly

Lower unemployment rates prompt GOP conspiracy theories, rich Americans want Obama's respect, World of Warcraft shapes a state campaign, and Mark Kelly talks mice in space.

Morrissey

Barack Obama seeks "obsessive" supporters, the Russian Church blesses the North Pole, Mitt Romney vaguely bullies four countries, and Morrissey slams the British Royal Family.

Vince Gilligan

Congress shuts down the government, Butterball appeases male cooks, and "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan discusses the final season.

Daniel Radcliffe

The government shuts down, Americans flood the Affordable Care Act website, anti-Obamacare groups target youth, and Daniel Radcliffe describes his film, "Kill Your Darlings".

Chris Matthews

Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders about the government "slim down", Bill O'Reilly talks divine inspiration, and Chris Matthews compares Obama and Reagan.

David Finkel

Congressional leaders fail to compromise on the government shutdown, Stephen officiates a wedding, and David Finkel examines post-war trauma in "Thank You for Your Service".

James Spithill

Republicans hold Obama responsible for the government shutdown, Emily Bazelon reviews McCutcheon v. F.E.C., and James Spithill shares some history of the America's Cup.

Paul Giamatti

The debt ceiling looms, Eric Holder permits pro-pot laws, and Paul Giamatti talks "Parkland".

Jamie Oliver

Pundits imply that Obama is mimicking George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton becomes a grandmother, Kim Jong-un battles a cheese addiction, and Jamie Oliver talks "Comfort Food."

Jeffrey Tambor

A Muslim NFL player gets punished for praying, Bobby Jindal rethinks his pro-knowledge agenda, Hans Beinholtz accentuates the negative, and Jeffrey Tambor talks "Transparent."

Mike Mullen

Author Louisa Lim discusses civil unrest in Hong Kong, Stephen offends Bill O'Reilly, and retired Navy Admiral Mike Mullen discusses ISIS and the Middle East.

Lynn Sherr

Dr. Kent Sepkowitz discusses America's first Ebola case, rich Americans develop new ways to exclude others, and Lynn Sherr talks "Sally Ride: America's First Woman in Space."

James M. McPherson

Gay marriage becomes legal in 30 states, Allison Orr Larsen explains amicus briefs, the CDC attempts to quell Ebola fears, and James M. McPherson talks "Embattled Rebel."

Leon Wieseltier

CNN compares Ebola to ISIS, Rep. Tammy Duckworth talks about Illinois's 8th district, and The New Republic's Leon Wieseltier discusses "Insurrections of the Mind."