The Colbert Report Season 7
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. 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. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. 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. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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The Colbert Report
2005 / TV-14The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. 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. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. 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. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
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The Colbert Report Season 7 Full Episode Guide
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.
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Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John Lithgow calls the Atone Phone, and Ken Burns discusses his Prohibition documentary.
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Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium security, and Melinda Gates works on improving America's public schools.
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America reaches a milestone in corporate civil rights, Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien discuss global warming, and rock legend Radiohead performs.
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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.
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Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors occupy Wall Street, and Daniel Yergin discusses the world's quest for energy.
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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.
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Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen, and David Copperfield discusses the mind-bending science of perception.
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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."
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Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.
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Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Diane Sawyer discusses "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in scandal, and hacker Kevin Mitnick is the ghost in the wires.
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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.
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Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC, and Atlantis' crewmembers talk about their final space mission.
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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.
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Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.
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Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate money for a fix, and Elliot Ackerman lets voters directly nominate a president.
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The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.
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America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solution, and Nassir Ghaemi thinks madness creates first-rate leaders.
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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.
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A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, and Robert Wittman solves art crimes.
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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.
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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.
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John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer won't take special-interest donations.
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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.
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Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke Gladstone reflects on the media's influence.
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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.
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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.
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A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote, and Michael Sandel examines the ethical issue of sailor cannibalism.
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Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechaun in "Page One."
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Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast discusses South Sudan.
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The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.
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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.
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Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about marriage and monogamy.
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The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer discusses "Skeptic Magazine."
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The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusses subversive facts.
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The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertains American troops.
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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.
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Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a dependent.
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Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with the Black Belles.
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Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.
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Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.
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Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.
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Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.
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Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Barack Obama's mother.
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Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's relationship with China.
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Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks about natural gas.
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Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.
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Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.
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Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks about cave paintings.
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Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 million students.
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Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.
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Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.
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John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens.
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Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about the debt ceiling.
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Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed as an American patriot.
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Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
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Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about dog behavior.
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Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a Navy Seal.
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A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he's not a method actor.
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Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe Fiasco performs.
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Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusses true crime.
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"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the persecution of fat people.
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Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan for six minutes.
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Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.
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Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about Covent Garden.
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The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his memoir.
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The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.
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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.
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Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy recites poetry.
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Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses product placement.
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Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine are becoming one.
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Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.
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Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.
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Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rumors.
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Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.
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Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants humans to travel to Mars.
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The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.
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Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.
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Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
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Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to interview Michael Moore.
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Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants to advance equality.
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Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientific methods to cook food.
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The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.
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Stephen's self-portrait goes up for auction, and Steve Martin does some bluegrass.
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Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American experience.
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Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about "The Social Animal."
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Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonates Rahm Emanuel.
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Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where he put his car keys.
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Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.
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There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't be tickling the ivories.
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Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.
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Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama bin Laden.
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Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a Muslim.
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Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.
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Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way out of Afghanistan.
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Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.
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Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.
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Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.
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President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.
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Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
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Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
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America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.
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Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.
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There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.
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Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.
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Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.
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Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.
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House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.
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Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.
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Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.
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Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
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Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
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Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.
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50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.
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Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.
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Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.
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America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.
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Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.
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Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.
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