The Colbert Report — Season 6

Jan 4, 2010

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

Jan 5, 2010

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

Jan 6, 2010

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

Jan 7, 2010

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

Jan 11, 2010

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

Jan 12, 2010

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

Jan 13, 2010

Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."

Jan 14, 2010

Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.

Jan 18, 2010

Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.

Jan 19, 2010

Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.

Jan 20, 2010

Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.

Jan 21, 2010

Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.

Jan 25, 2010

An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.

Jan 26, 2010

Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.

Jan 27, 2010

Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.

Jan 28, 2010

Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.

Feb 1, 2010

Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.

Feb 2, 2010

Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.

Feb 3, 2010

Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.

Feb 4, 2010

A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.

Feb 8, 2010

Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.

Feb 9, 2010

Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.

Feb 10, 2010

Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.

Feb 11, 2010

Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.

Feb 22, 2010

Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.

Feb 23, 2010

Lindsey Vonn discusses her Austrian cheese remedy, and Bob Costas doesn't care who wins.

Feb 24, 2010

Scott Hamilton discusses figure skating, while Ryan St. Onge and Jeret Peterson face an intervention.

Feb 25, 2010

Shani Davis thanks the Colbert Nation for his medals, and Seth Wescott refuses to wear tight clothing.

Mar 1, 2010

Michael Buble sings two national anthems, and Don Cheadle considers doing heroin for Darfur.

Mar 2, 2010

Kids may be the key to our economic future, and David Brooks discusses moderate conservatism.

Mar 3, 2010

Scheherazade Rehman debates Greece's economy, and Garry Wills says the president has too much power.

Mar 4, 2010

Iraqi candidates sway voters with gifts, and Barry Schwartz explains the downside of too many choices.

Mar 8, 2010

Ezra Klein details the reconciliation process, and Tom Hanks discusses his role as a history maker.

Mar 9, 2010

Pringles recalls its two best flavors, and Annie Leonard says Americans have too much stuff.

Mar 10, 2010

Charlie Cook discusses health care reconciliation, and Sean Carroll talks about the mystery of time.

Mar 11, 2010

Scott Rasmussen interprets poll results, and David Aaronovitch discusses conspiracy theories.

Mar 15, 2010

Stephen questions the media's focus and asks Robert Baer if the squirrel is in the basket.

Mar 16, 2010

Stephen examines the way Americans eat and talks to Rebecca Skloot about the ethics of science.

Mar 17, 2010

Doctors offer vasectomy deals for March Madness, and Stephen arm-wrestles Nell Irvin Painter.

Mar 18, 2010

James Martin defends social justice, and Mary Matalin tries to avoid Republican talking points.

Mar 29, 2010

Stephen breeds the elderly in captivity, and Claire McCaskill sends a message to Rush Limbaugh.

Mar 30, 2010

Scandal rocks the church even harder than Creed, and Simon Johnson thinks banks have too much power.

Mar 31, 2010

The federal government raids an anti-government militia, and Craig Mullaney discusses Afghanistan.

Apr 1, 2010

David Frum gets fired from the Republican cult, and Judith Shulevitz discusses the Sabbath.

Apr 5, 2010

Fox cancels "24," and Dean Kamen talks about his new advanced prosthetic arm invention.

Apr 6, 2010

Scrabble changes its rules to allow proper names, and Al Sharpton fights for education reform.

Apr 7, 2010

Jeff Goldblum blesses a cigarette, and David Simon talks about his new show, "Treme."

Apr 8, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes astrophysicist and the director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Apr 12, 2010

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.

Apr 13, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times journalist Jon Mooallem.

Apr 14, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, David Shields. Also, Stephen talks with the host of This Week, Jake Tapper and Bill Adair from politicfact.com about fact checking the Sunday talk shows.

Apr 15, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes athlete, actress and activist Aimee Mullins

Apr 19, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes political pundit George Will. Also, Stephen talks with New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin

Apr 20, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief executive of Dreamworks animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg.

Apr 21, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes Oregon State University's basketball coach and author of A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond, Craig Robinson.

Apr 22, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group Gorillaz.

Apr 26, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes singer Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

Apr 27, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of The Dangerous Book of Heroes, Conn Iggulden.

Apr 28, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly and author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, Gregg Easterbrook.

Apr 29, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the band Ok Go. Also, Stephen talks with California's Lt. Governor Abel Moldonado about Proposition 14.

May 3, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. Also, Stephen talks with the president of the Salt Institute Lori Roman and the executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest Michael Jacobson about salt intake regulation.

May 4, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes explorer, biologist and author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, Mark Moffett. Also, Michael J. Fox interrupts the Word so that Stephen can sell his new book.

May 5, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of StoryCorps and author of Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, David Isay.

May 6, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes environmentalist and author of Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, Stewart Brand. Also, Stephen talks with The Atlantic Monthly columnist Andrew Sullivan about the British elections.

May 10, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson, Also, Stephen talks with George Washington University's Scheherazade Rehman about the Greek bailout.

May 11, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes historian and author of Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, Hampton Sides. Also, Stephen talks with Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick about Elena Kagen's Supreme Court nomination.

May 12, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes self help guru and author of The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, Deepak Chopra.

May 13, 2010

Tonight Stephen welcomes the band The Hold Steady.

Jun 1, 2010

Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.

Jun 2, 2010

Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.

Jun 3, 2010

Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.

Jun 7, 2010

Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.

Jun 8, 2010

Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.

Jun 9, 2010

Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.

Jun 10, 2010

Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.

Jun 14, 2010

Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.

Jun 15, 2010

Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.

Jun 16, 2010

Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.

Jun 17, 2010

Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.

Jun 21, 2010

Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.

Jun 22, 2010

Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.

Jun 23, 2010

Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.

Jun 24, 2010

Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.

Jun 28, 2010

Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.

Jun 29, 2010

BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.

Jun 30, 2010

Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.

Jul 1, 2010

Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.

Jul 5, 2010

Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.

Jul 6, 2010

Writer Garret Keizer talks about his new book: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise"

Jul 7, 2010

Actor and old friend Steve Carell faces off against Stephen Colbert

Jul 8, 2010

Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America talks with Stephen about immigrant workers.

Jul 26, 2010

Stephen downloads the solution to stop media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson talks about her year without sex.

Jul 27, 2010

Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.

Jul 28, 2010

President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.

Jul 29, 2010

Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.

Aug 2, 2010

Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.

Aug 3, 2010

Stephen reads some of Barack Obama's private musings to Laura Ingraham.

Aug 4, 2010

P.K. Winsome introduces Nielsen Mandela, and Michael Posner discusses international democracy.

Aug 5, 2010

Californians can now legally marry their pot plant, and Savion Glover performs.

Aug 10, 2010

Stephen names his Alpha Dog of the Week, and talks to Dylan Ratigan about Wall Street.

Aug 11, 2010

Michelle Obama vacations in Spain, and David Finkel describes the Iraq War's effect on American troops.

Aug 12, 2010

Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.

Aug 16, 2010

Richard Clarke wants a smaller intelligence community, and John Fetterman revitalizes Braddock, PA.

Aug 17, 2010

Stephen examines the meat industry and asks Barry Levine about his National Enquirer file.

Aug 18, 2010

Laura Schlessinger gets in trouble, and Thomas French explains what it takes to build a zoo.

Aug 19, 2010

Stephen finds out if there's still BP oil in the Gulf, and talks to Jon Krakauer about glory.

Aug 23, 2010

President Obama must prove he's not Muslim, and Leslie Kean calls for an investigation of UFOs.

Aug 24, 2010

Stephen examines Internet privacy and talks to Jeffrey Goldberg about conflict in the Middle East.

Aug 25, 2010

Andrew Hacker dismisses for-profit colleges, and Heidi Cullen warns of extreme weather

Aug 26, 2010

Glenn Beck re-founds America, and Richard Engel talks about the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sep 7, 2010

The Tea Party wins midterm primaries, and Anthony Romero celebrates the ACLU's anniversary.

Sep 8, 2010

Stephen kicks off his salute to the troops tonight with appearances by the Vice President of the United States and the general who shaved his head.

Sep 9, 2010

David Petraeus honors the Colbert Nation, while Brent Cummings and Josh Bleill talk about their tours.

Sep 13, 2010

Lisa Birnbach released "The Official Preppy Handbook" in 1980. Who'd have thought that 30 years later, we'd still have preppies but not books.

Sep 14, 2010

Stephen solves the Ground Zero mosque crisis and listens to Sean Wilentz mumble about Bob Dylan.

Sep 15, 2010

The Tea Party wins the Republican primaries, and Saul Griffith tries to solve global warming.

Sep 16, 2010

Stephen announces his March to Keep Fear Alive and talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Tea Partiers.

Sep 20, 2010

A 106-year-old woman shares her secret to long life, and Pavement reunites after 11 years.

Sep 21, 2010

Craigslist shuts down its adult services, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt searches for himself.

Sep 22, 2010

President Obama gives a back-to-school speech, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador.

Sep 23, 2010

Stephen concludes his migrant farm worker training and talks to Oscar Goodman about Las Vegas.

Sep 27, 2010

The GOP blocks the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and Ken Burns talks about "The Tenth Inning."

Sep 28, 2010

Democratic voters suffer from apathy, and Stephen doubts if Ross Douthat is that conservative.

Sep 29, 2010

The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.

Sep 30, 2010

Stephen questions poll reliability and talks to Aaron Sorkin in the hall while people hand them stuff.

Oct 4, 2010

The Tea Party reaches out to kids, and Eugene Robinson discusses the four groups of black America.

Oct 5, 2010

Stephen looks at the Mexican drug war, and Leon Botstein wants to eliminate two years of school

Oct 6, 2010

The government tries to take control of America's food, and Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform.

Oct 7, 2010

Joseph Califano debates Gary Johnson over Prop 19, and Davis Guggenheim addresses failing schools.

Oct 11, 2010

Muslims might take over the food supply, and Robert Reich talks about the future of the U.S. economy.

Oct 12, 2010

Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.

Oct 13, 2010

Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.

Oct 14, 2010

Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.

Oct 25, 2010

Stephen celebrates his fifth anniversary, and Nicholas Negroponte gives laptops to poor children.

Oct 26, 2010

Stephen prepares for the apocalypse, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.

Oct 27, 2010

Stephen looks at the Democrats' chances in the midterms and gives Apolo Ohno a regret.

Oct 28, 2010

The McRib returns on election day, and Maira Kalman falls in love with Abraham Lincoln.

Nov 1, 2010

Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.

Nov 2, 2010

Stephen covers the change sweeping through America with a live broadcast.

Nov 3, 2010

Californians decide on Prop 19, and Doris Kearns Goodwin puts the midterm election into perspective.

Nov 4, 2010

A popular children's TV character is outed, and Elvis Costello threatens to cut off Stephen's thumbs.

Nov 8, 2010

Rand Paul wants to protect the rich, and Reza Aslan wants to bring down democracy through art.

Nov 9, 2010

Stephen promises to lob softball questions at George W. Bush, and Cee Lo Green performs.

Nov 10, 2010

Michelle Obama shakes hands with a conservative Muslim, and Stephen cooks for Martha Stewart.

Nov 11, 2010

Wall Street hands out record bonuses, Nintendo goes to court, and Quincy Jones wants a Latin Grammy.

Nov 15, 2010

Jeffrey Goldberg opposes full-body scanners, and David Stern misses short shorts.

Nov 16, 2010

Stephen looks at the new trend in alcoholic energy drinks, and John Legend performs "Shine."

Nov 17, 2010

Stephen wonders if America can trim its national debt, and Ian Frazier talks about Siberia.

Nov 18, 2010

Joseph Gobbles shoots Jay the Intern, and Salvatore Giunta credits the bravery of American troops.

Nov 29, 2010

The advice columnist and Colbert Report national spokes-gay returns to talk about his new anti-suicide initiative for gay teenagers.

Nov 30, 2010

James Rubin discusses the WikiLeaks document dump, and Tom Vilsack brings a cheddar cheese head.

Dec 1, 2010

The former education commissioner talks about her efforts to reform the Washington D.C. school system.

Dec 2, 2010

Dec 6, 2010

Obama tries to win over Republicans, and Garry Trudeau looks back on 40 years of "Doonesbury."

Dec 7, 2010

Obama extends the Bush tax cuts, and David and Julie Eisenhower recall growing up in the White House.

Dec 8, 2010

Stephen tests Steve Martin's art knowledge and tries to sell him last year's portrait.

Dec 9, 2010

William Wegman arts up Stephen's portrait, and Julie Taymor talks about "The Tempest."

Dec 13, 2010

Stephen wants to feed the economy that Jamie Lee Curtis yogurt and asks Patti Smith about her memoir.

Dec 14, 2010

Stephen wins the Golden Tweet Award and takes issue with some of Stephen Sondheim's lyrics.

Dec 15, 2010

America is at cyberwar, and Laird Hamilton shoots the curl of Stephen's rage.

Dec 16, 2010

Jesus may be a liberal Democrat, Amy Sedaris makes a tie snake, and Paul Simon performs.