The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
2005
Season 6
1 Erick Erickson
2010-01-04
Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.
2 Riley Crane
2010-01-05
The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.
3 Capt. Charles Moore
2010-01-06
The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.
4 James Fowler
2010-01-07
America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.
5 Mon, Jan 11, 2010
2010-01-11
Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.
6 Raj Patel
2010-01-12
Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."
7 Wed, Jan 13, 2010
2010-01-13
Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."
8 Thu, Jan 14, 2010
2010-01-14
Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.
9 Emily Pilloton
2010-01-18
Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.
10 Stephen Bosworth
2010-01-19
Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.
11 Dick Ebersol
2010-01-20
Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.
12 John Farmer
2010-01-21
Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.
13 Kati Marton
2010-01-25
An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.
14 Mika Brzezinski
2010-01-26
Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.
15 Arthur Benjamin
2010-01-27
Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.
16 David Gergen
2010-01-28
Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.
17 Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr.
2010-02-01
Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.
18 Eliot Spitzer
2010-02-02
Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.
19 Peter Cove, John Durant
2010-02-03
Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.
20 Henry Louis Gates
2010-02-04
A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.
21 Jonathan Safran Foer
2010-02-08
Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.
22 George Stephanopoulos
2010-02-09
Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.
23 Claire Danes
2010-02-10
Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.
24 Al Michaels, David Ross
2010-02-11
Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.
25 Shaun White
2010-02-22
Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.
26 Lindsey Vonn, Bob Costas
2010-02-23
Lindsey Vonn discusses her Austrian cheese remedy, and Bob Costas doesn't care who wins.
27 Scott Hamilton, Jeret Peterson, Ryan St. Onge
2010-02-24
Scott Hamilton discusses figure skating, while Ryan St. Onge and Jeret Peterson face an intervention.
28 Shani Davis, Seth Wescott
2010-02-25
Shani Davis thanks the Colbert Nation for his medals, and Seth Wescott refuses to wear tight clothing.
29 Don Cheadle
2010-03-01
Michael Buble sings two national anthems, and Don Cheadle considers doing heroin for Darfur.
30 David Brooks
2010-03-02
Kids may be the key to our economic future, and David Brooks discusses moderate conservatism.
31 Scheherazade Rehman, Garry Wills
2010-03-03
Scheherazade Rehman debates Greece's economy, and Garry Wills says the president has too much power.
32 Barry Schwartz
2010-03-04
Iraqi candidates sway voters with gifts, and Barry Schwartz explains the downside of too many choices.
33 Tom Hanks
2010-03-08
Ezra Klein details the reconciliation process, and Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker.
34 Annie Leonard
2010-03-09
Pringles recalls its two best flavors, and Annie Leonard says Americans have too much stuff.
35 Sean Carroll
2010-03-10
Charlie Cook discusses health care reconciliation, and Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time.
36 David Aaronovitch
2010-03-11
Scott Rasmussen interprets poll results, and David Aaronovitch discusses conspiracy theories.
37 Robert Baer
2010-03-15
Stephen questions the media's focus and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.
38 Rebecca Skloot
2010-03-16
Stephen examines the way Americans eat and talks to Rebecca Skloot about the ethics of science.
39 Nell Irvin Painter
2010-03-17
Doctors offer vasectomy deals for March Madness, and Stephen arm-wrestles Nell Irvin Painter.
40 Mary Matalin
2010-03-18
James Martin defends social justice, and Mary Matalin tries to avoid Republican talking points.
41 Claire McCaskill
2010-03-29
Stephen breeds the elderly in captivity, and Claire McCaskill sends a message to Rush Limbaugh.
42 Simon Johnson
2010-03-30
Scandal rocks the church even harder than Creed, and Simon Johnson thinks banks have too much power.
43 Craig Mullaney
2010-03-31
The federal government raids an anti-government militia, and Craig Mullaney discusses Afghanistan.
44 David Frum, Judith Shulevitz
2010-04-01
David Frum gets fired from the Republican cult, and Judith Shulevitz discusses the Sabbath.
45 Dean Kamen
2010-04-05
Fox cancels "24," and Dean Kamen talks about his new advanced prosthetic arm invention.
46 Reverend Al Sharpton
2010-04-06
Scrabble changes its rules to allow proper names, and Al Sharpton fights for education reform.
47 David Simon
2010-04-07
Jeff Goldblum blesses a cigarette, and David Simon talks about his new show, "Treme."
48 Neil DeGrasse Tyson
2010-04-08
Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson
49 Jeffrey Toobin, Julian Assange
2010-04-12
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange. Also, Stephen talks with Jeffrey Toobin about the replacement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
50 Jon Mooallem
2010-04-13
Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times journalist Jon Mooallem.