Jon Stewart
Director
The Colbert Report (2005)
Season 7
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits.
Released Oct. 17, 2005
14+
Genres: Comedy, News, Talk Show
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Production Companies: Busboy Productions, Spartina Productions
Network: Comedy Central
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S7E1 - Gov. Ed Rendell
Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.
Jan. 3, 2011, midnight
S7E2 - Geoffrey Canada
Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.
Jan. 4, 2011, midnight
S7E3 - Atul Gawande
America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.
Jan. 5, 2011, midnight
S7E4 - Dr. Ronald DePinho
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.
Jan. 6, 2011, midnight
S7E5 - Fen Montaigne
Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.
Jan. 10, 2011, midnight
S7E6 - Chris Hughes
Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.
Jan. 11, 2011, midnight
S7E7 - Bernard-Henri Levy
50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.
Jan. 12, 2011, midnight
S7E8 - Kevin Spacey
Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.
Jan. 13, 2011, midnight
S7E9 - Sherry Turkle
Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
Jan. 17, 2011, midnight
S7E10 - Cornel West
Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
Jan. 18, 2011, midnight
S7E11 - Ron Reagan Jr.
Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.
Jan. 19, 2011, midnight
S7E12 - Chris Matthews
Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.
Jan. 20, 2011, midnight
S7E13 - Charlie Rose
House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.
Jan. 24, 2011, midnight
S7E14 - Amy Chua
Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.
Jan. 25, 2011, midnight
S7E15 - Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis
Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.
Jan. 26, 2011, midnight
S7E16 - Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene
Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.
Jan. 27, 2011, midnight
S7E17 - Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit
There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.
Jan. 31, 2011, midnight
S7E18 - Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis
Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.
Feb. 1, 2011, midnight
S7E19 - Sean Kelly
America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.
Feb. 2, 2011, midnight
S7E20 - Jane McGonigal
Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
Feb. 3, 2011, midnight
S7E21 - LCD Soundsystem
Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
Feb. 14, 2011, midnight
S7E22 - Christiane Amanpour, David Albright
President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.
Feb. 15, 2011, midnight
S7E23 - Eric Foner
Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.
Feb. 16, 2011, midnight
S7E24 - Jeffrey Leonard
Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.
Feb. 17, 2011, midnight
S7E25 - Eugene Jarecki
Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.
Feb. 21, 2011, midnight
S7E26 - Randi Weingarten, Bing West
Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.
Feb. 22, 2011, midnight
S7E27 - Stephanie Coontz
Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.
Feb. 23, 2011, midnight
S7E28 - Glenn Greenwald, Mike Huckabee
Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.
Feb. 24, 2011, midnight
S7E29 - Michael Scheuer
Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.
Feb. 28, 2011, midnight
S7E30 - Evan Osnos
Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.
March 1, 2011, midnight
S7E31 - Harry Connick Jr.
There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.
March 2, 2011, midnight
S7E32 - Mark W. Moffett
Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.
March 3, 2011, midnight
S7E33 - Joshua Foer
Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.
March 7, 2011, midnight
S7E34 - Dan Sinker
Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.
March 8, 2011, midnight
S7E35 - David Brooks
Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."
March 9, 2011, midnight
S7E36 - Reza Aslan
Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.
March 10, 2011, midnight
S7E37 - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.
March 21, 2011, midnight
S7E38 - Ayman Mohyeldin
The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.
March 22, 2011, midnight
S7E39 - Nathan Myhrvold
Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.
March 23, 2011, midnight
S7E40 - Jody Williams
Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.
March 24, 2011, midnight
S7E41 - Michael Moore
Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.
March 28, 2011, midnight
S7E42 - Dr. Anthony Fauci
Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
March 29, 2011, midnight
S7E43 - Tim Shriver
Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.
March 30, 2011, midnight
S7E44 - Piers Gibbon
The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.
March 31, 2011, midnight
S7E45 - Andrew Chaikin
Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.
April 4, 2011, midnight
S7E46 - James Franco
Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.
April 5, 2011, midnight
S7E47 - Sir David Tang
Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.
April 6, 2011, midnight
S7E48 - Jeff Greenfield
Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.
April 7, 2011, midnight
S7E49 - Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage
Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.
April 11, 2011, midnight
S7E50 - Ray Kurzweil
Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.
April 12, 2011, midnight
S7E51 - Morgan Spurlock
Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.
April 13, 2011, midnight
S7E52 - Caroline Kennedy
Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.
April 14, 2011, midnight
S7E53 - Ron Paul
n this episode, Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Donald Trump leads in the potential Republican candidate polls. Masturbation cures restless leg syndrome, and Ron Paul criticizes the Federal Reserve.
April 25, 2011, midnight
S7E54 - A.C. Grayling
The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.
April 26, 2011, midnight
S7E55 - Ice-T
The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.
April 27, 2011, midnight
S7E56 - Wade Graham
Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.
April 28, 2011, midnight
S7E57 - Francis Fukuyama
Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.
May 2, 2011, midnight
S7E58 - Rex Ryan
Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.
May 3, 2011, midnight
S7E59 - Amy Farrell
"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.
May 4, 2011, midnight
S7E60 - Bill James
Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.
May 5, 2011, midnight
S7E61 - Lupe Fiasco
Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.
May 9, 2011, midnight
S7E62 - Geoffrey Rush
A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.
May 10, 2011, midnight
S7E63 - Eric Greitens
Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy Seal.
May 11, 2011, midnight
S7E64 - John Bradshaw
Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.
May 12, 2011, midnight
S7E65 - Alison Klayman
Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
May 16, 2011, midnight
S7E66 - Amy Kremer
Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.
May 17, 2011, midnight
S7E67 - Austan Goolsbee
Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.
May 18, 2011, midnight
S7E68 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.
May 19, 2011, midnight
S7E69 - James Stewart
Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.
May 31, 2011, midnight
S7E70 - Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.
June 1, 2011, midnight
S7E71 - Salman Khan
Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.
June 2, 2011, midnight
S7E72 - Werner Herzog
Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.
June 6, 2011, midnight
S7E73 - Sugar Ray Leonard
Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.
June 7, 2011, midnight
S7E74 - Bre Pettis
Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.
June 8, 2011, midnight
S7E75 - Tom Ridge
Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.
June 9, 2011, midnight
S7E76 - Henry Kissinger
Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.
June 13, 2011, midnight
S7E77 - Janny Scott
Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.
June 14, 2011, midnight
S7E78 - Keith Olbermann
Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.
June 15, 2011, midnight
S7E79 - Bon Iver
Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.
June 20, 2011, midnight
S7E80 - Florence And The Machine
Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.
June 21, 2011, midnight
S7E81 - Talib Kweli
Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.
June 22, 2011, midnight
S7E82 - The Black Belles
Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.
June 23, 2011, midnight
S7E83 - Grover Norquist
Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.
June 27, 2011, midnight
S7E84 - Alexandra Pelosi
The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and Alexandra Pelosi discusses her documentary on immigrant naturalization in the U.S.
June 28, 2011, midnight
S7E85 - Gary Sinise
The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.
June 29, 2011, midnight
S7E86 - Timothy Garton Ash
The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusses subversive facts.
June 30, 2011, midnight
S7E87 - Michael Shermer
The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer discusses "Skeptic Magazine."
July 11, 2011, midnight
S7E88 - Dan Savage
Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about marriage and monogamy.
July 12, 2011, midnight
S7E89 - David McCullough
The Republican Party has a fresh young face that's only 235 years old, and David McCullough has a new book about Americans in Paris.
July 13, 2011, midnight
S7E90 - Jose Antonio Vargas
The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.
July 14, 2011, midnight
S7E91 - John Prendergast
Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast discusses South Sudan.
July 18, 2011, midnight
S7E92 - David Carr
Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechaun in "Page One."
July 19, 2011, midnight
S7E93 - Michael Sandel
A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote, and Michael Sandel examines the ethical issue of sailor cannibalism.
July 20, 2011, midnight
S7E94 - David Eagleman
California passes a law requiring public schools to teach gay history, NBC loves breasts, and neuroscientist David Eagleman discusses the secret lives of the brain.
July 21, 2011, midnight
S7E95 - Brian Cox
The media assumes Norway's native gunman is Muslim, Summer's Eve uses vaginal puppetry to market their product to vaginas, and Brian Cox reveals the mysteries of space.
July 25, 2011, midnight
S7E96 - Brooke Gladstone
Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke Gladstone reflects on the media's influence.
July 26, 2011, midnight
S7E97 - Mary (Missy) Cummings
Home-owning vampire Patrick Rodgers turns the tables on Wells Fargo, electric car drivers face a critical deadline, and Missy Cummings develops a new breed of flying robots.
July 27, 2011, midnight
S7E98 - Buddy Roemer
John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won't take special-interest donations.
July 28, 2011, midnight
S7E99 - Tony Hsieh
Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company turns ashes into bullets, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh talks about delivering happiness.
Aug. 1, 2011, midnight
S7E100 - Al Hunt
Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save America's credit rating, and Al Hunt thinks everyone lost the debt ceiling deal.
Aug. 2, 2011, midnight
S7E101 - Robert Wittman
A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, and Robert Wittman solves art crimes.
Aug. 3, 2011, midnight
S7E102 - Anthony Bourdain
Wisconsin Democrats get bad absentee ballot applications, Stephen takes over MLB's Twitter feed, and Anthony Bourdain describes the grossest things he's ever eaten.
Aug. 4, 2011, midnight
S7E103 - Nassir Ghaemi
America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solution, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks madness creates first-rate leaders.
Aug. 8, 2011, midnight
S7E104 - The Cars
The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.
Aug. 9, 2011, midnight
S7E105 - Elliot Ackerman
Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate money for a fix, and Elliot Ackerman lets voters directly nominate a president.
Aug. 10, 2011, midnight
S7E106 - Gloria Steinem
Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.
Aug. 11, 2011, midnight
S7E107 - Ambassador Susan Rice
Stephen apologizes to WOI in Des Moines, Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw poll, and Ambassador Susan Rice discusses the role of the United Nations.
Aug. 15, 2011, midnight
S7E108 - STS-135 astronauts
Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC, and Atlantis' crewmembers talk about their final space mission.
Aug. 16, 2011, midnight
S7E109 - Jeff Bridges
Rick Perry hires Colbert Super PAC's treasurer, Rick Santorum puts gay marriage into everyday napkin terms, and Jeff Bridges looks good by having fun.
Aug. 17, 2011, midnight
S7E110 - Kevin Mitnick
America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in scandal, and hacker Kevin Mitnick is the ghost in the wires.
Aug. 18, 2011, midnight
S7E111 - Gov. Tim Pawlenty
People enjoy a story more when they know how it ends, Prescott Group unveils its toning shoes, and Tim Pawlenty explains why he pulled out of the presidential race.
Sept. 6, 2011, midnight
S7E112 - Robin Wright
The TSA makes changes to airport security, controversy surrounds Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial, and Robin Wright discusses the cultural impact of the Arab Spring.
Sept. 7, 2011, midnight
S7E113 - Tom Brokaw
The GOP debate drives Stephen to watch MSNBC, Rick Perry calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme, and Tom Brokaw follows the progress of 9/11 victims' family members.
Sept. 8, 2011, midnight
S7E114 - Diane Sawyer
Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Diane Sawyer discusses "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words."
Sept. 12, 2011, midnight
S7E115 - Al Gore
Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.
Sept. 13, 2011, midnight
S7E116 - Michael Moore
Fox News objects to Barack Obama's jobs bill binder clip, Stephen unveils his postal solution, and Michael Moore talks about his memoir "Here Comes Trouble."
Sept. 14, 2011, midnight
S7E117 - David Copperfield
Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen, and David Copperfield discusses the mind-bending science of perception.
Sept. 15, 2011, midnight
S7E118 - Jeffrey Kluger
Barack Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan; the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" changes everything; and Jeffrey Kluger examines the bond between siblings.
Sept. 20, 2011, midnight
S7E119 - Daniel Yergin
Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors occupy Wall Street, and Daniel Yergin discusses the world's quest for energy.
Sept. 21, 2011, midnight
S7E120 - Jeremy Ben-Ami
A defunct satellite threatens the earth, the Marine Corps limits troops to silent farts in Afghanistan, and Jeremy Ben-Ami discusses the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Sept. 22, 2011, midnight
S7E121 - Radiohead
America reaches a milestone in corporate civil rights, Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien discuss global warming, and rock legend Radiohead performs.
Sept. 26, 2011, midnight
S7E122 - Melinda Gates
Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium security, and Melinda Gates works on improving America's public schools.
Sept. 27, 2011, midnight
S7E123 - Ken Burns
Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John Lithgow calls the Atone Phone, and Ken Burns discusses his Prohibition documentary.
Sept. 28, 2011, midnight
S7E124 - Mark Cuban
Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c)(4), Kevin Kline hosts The Donating Game, and Mark Cuban talks billionaires.
Sept. 29, 2011, midnight
Network: Comedy Central
Released: Oct. 17, 2005
Last Air Date: Dec. 18, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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