The Colbert Report

Season 3 Episode 128: Stephen Colbert

11 SeasonsOct 09, 2007TV-1430m7.1

Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Ethan Nadelman

1. Ethan Nadelman

Aired: Jan 8, 2007

Stephen opens the show disappointed that Saddam Hussein was suddenly hanged o...

Episode 2 Jim Cramer

2. Jim Cramer

Aired: Jan 9, 2007

Freem replaces superstantial in the opening sequence. Stephen thanks former A...

Episode 3 David Camp

3. David Camp

Aired: Jan 10, 2007

Stephen criticizes Bush for not sending 300 million troops as Stephen advised...

Episode 4 Judy Woodruff

4. Judy Woodruff

Aired: Jan 11, 2007

Stephen starts with another episode of his challenge "What Number is Stephen ...

Episode 5 Alex Kuczynski

5. Alex Kuczynski

Aired: Jan 15, 2007

Wishing viewers a happy Martin Luther King Day, Stephen calls for a nationwid...

Episode 6 Dinesh D'Souza

6. Dinesh D'Souza

Aired: Jan 16, 2007

In anticipation of Bill O'Reilly arriving in-studio on Thursday, Stephen lash...

Episode 7 Richard Clarke

7. Richard Clarke

Aired: Jan 17, 2007

Still in anticipation of Bill O'Reilly arriving in-studio on Thursday Stephen...

Episode 8 Bill O'Reilly

8. Bill O'Reilly

Aired: Jan 18, 2007

The big day is here, so Stephen is crazy with anticipation that Bill O'Reilly...

Episode 9 Thomas Schaller

9. Thomas Schaller

Aired: Jan 22, 2007

Stephen is disappointed at the loss by the New Orleans Saints to the Chicago ...

Episode 10 Michael Steele

10. Michael Steele

Aired: Jan 23, 2007

Stephen explains that this is the second of two episodes they taped on Januar...

Episode 11 Lou Dobbs

11. Lou Dobbs

Aired: Jan 24, 2007

Lou Dobbs, author of War on the Middle Class, faces the truth hammer when he ...

Episode 12 Mike Wallace

12. Mike Wallace

Aired: Jan 25, 2007

Bill O'Reilly spills the beans on Stephen, and says what he really thought of...

Episode 13 Barry Lando

13. Barry Lando

Aired: Jan 29, 2007

Colbert wins bet with mayor of Oshawa after Saginaw Spirit defeated Oshawa Ge...

Episode 14 Donna Shalala

14. Donna Shalala

Aired: Jan 30, 2007

Stephen opens the show by showing a clip from Fox News' Fox and Friends, talk...

Episode 15 Jed Babbin

15. Jed Babbin

Aired: Jan 31, 2007

Stephen opens the show by discussing the "problem" with Global Warming and in...

Episode 16 Sen. Charles Schumer

16. Sen. Charles Schumer

Aired: Feb 1, 2007

Stephen comments on the 2007 Boston Mooninite Scare that occurred in Boston a...

Episode 17 Wendy Kopp

17. Wendy Kopp

Aired: Feb 5, 2007

Stephen is ecstatic at the slaughtering the Bears underwent in Super Bowl XLI...

Episode 18 Charlie LeDuff

18. Charlie LeDuff

Aired: Feb 6, 2007

Author Charlie LeDuff stops by to talk about his book "Detroit: An American A...

Episode 19 Steven Pinker

19. Steven Pinker

Aired: Feb 7, 2007

Stephen starts by introducing a new segment, "California Values Watch". After...

Episode 20 Chris Hedges

20. Chris Hedges

Aired: Feb 8, 2007

Stephen starts by talking about the astronaut incident on the news and especi...

Episode 21 Michael Oppenheimer

21. Michael Oppenheimer

Aired: Feb 12, 2007

Stephen starts by dancing/singing "My Humps" behind his desk and discusses Gr...

Episode 22 Sheryl WuDunn

22. Sheryl WuDunn

Aired: Feb 13, 2007

Colbert talks about the Chinese Menace, entitling a Colbert Report special re...

Episode 23 Lance Armstrong

23. Lance Armstrong

Aired: Feb 14, 2007

Stephen makes correction, that the Chinese have four times more population th...

Episode 24 Shashi Tharoor

24. Shashi Tharoor

Aired: Feb 15, 2007

Colbert talks about how Mastermedia International will pray for him on Februa...

Episode 25 Zev Chafets

25. Zev Chafets

Aired: Feb 26, 2007

Stephen compares Britain leaving Iraq to Britain leaving the U.S. and India -...

Episode 26 Dr. Craig Venter

26. Dr. Craig Venter

Aired: Feb 27, 2007

Stephen comments on a recent report about Al Gore's energy usage. Outdoor Lif...

Episode 27 Nina Jablonski

27. Nina Jablonski

Aired: Feb 28, 2007

Colbert comments on how David Geffen has switched his support from Hillary Cl...

Episode 28 Larry King

28. Larry King

Aired: Mar 1, 2007

Mr. Colbert thanks those who prayed for him last Thursday, with his prayer ha...

Episode 29 Mara Vanderslice

29. Mara Vanderslice

Aired: Mar 5, 2007

Stephen comments on how many politicians have visited Walter Reed Hospital si...

Episode 30 Mark Frauenfelder

30. Mark Frauenfelder

Aired: Mar 6, 2007

Stephen brags about winning the Mega Millions drawing, which hadn't happened ...

Episode 31 Michael Specter

31. Michael Specter

Aired: Mar 7, 2007

Colbert makes a rare correction about winning Mega Millions drawing, and call...

Episode 32 Ted Koppel

32. Ted Koppel

Aired: Mar 8, 2007

Stephen wonders why the media is still discussing the Libby trial. Then he ta...

Episode 33 Nicholas D. Kristof

33. Nicholas D. Kristof

Aired: Mar 12, 2007

Stephen upbraids Bill Gates for giving charitably to other nations while bemo...

Episode 34 Michael Eric Dyson

34. Michael Eric Dyson

Aired: Mar 13, 2007

Stephen closes the show by announcing The Word ("Goodnight"),after which the...

Episode 35 Ed Viesturs

35. Ed Viesturs

Aired: Mar 14, 2007

Colbert introduces a new segment, "When Ancestors Attack." Then he mentions h...

Episode 36 Ayaan Hirsi Ali

36. Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Aired: Mar 15, 2007

Stephen celebrates the last St. Patrick's Day ever! Then he moves on to how L...

Episode 37 Jerome Groopman

37. Jerome Groopman

Aired: Mar 19, 2007

Stephen talks about the latest attack in DC, on him, by Rahm Emanuel.[2] The ...

Episode 38 Willie Nelson

38. Willie Nelson

Aired: Mar 20, 2007

While unveiling threat # .5 as an addendum to yesterday's threatdown, Stephen...

Episode 39 Benjamin Barber

39. Benjamin Barber

Aired: Mar 21, 2007

In the 45th installment of Better Know A District, the guest was Maurice Hinc...

Episode 40 Katie Couric

40. Katie Couric

Aired: Mar 22, 2007

Debate over DC-residents voting bill with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton...

Episode 41 John Perry Barlow

41. John Perry Barlow

Aired: Mar 26, 2007

Stephen expressed his anger that a severed mummy hand was recently sold at au...

Episode 43 Jabari Asim

43. Jabari Asim

Aired: Mar 28, 2007

Stephen displayed his disappointment at the elimination of Paulina Porizkova ...

Episode 44 Clive James

44. Clive James

Aired: Mar 29, 2007

First, Stephen questioned the necessity of the Equal Rights Amendment, since ...

Episode 46 Jeannette Walls

46. Jeannette Walls

Aired: Apr 10, 2007

Stephen scolded the 15 British sailors whom after recently returning from cap...

Episode 47 Vali Nasr

47. Vali Nasr

Aired: Apr 11, 2007

Stephen introduced the latest eponymic animal, Stephanie Colburtle, one of th...

Episode 48 Dr. Richard Land

48. Dr. Richard Land

Aired: Apr 12, 2007

Stephen criticized Democratic senator Harry Reid for using "politicizing the ...

Episode 49 John Kerry

49. John Kerry

Aired: Apr 16, 2007

Stephen begins by issuing a correction for having called Boyd K. Packer the "...

Episode 50 Elaine Pagels

50. Elaine Pagels

Aired: Apr 17, 2007

Stephen announced that he will be having a metaphor-off with Sean Penn on Thu...

Episode 51 Paulina Porizkova

51. Paulina Porizkova

Aired: Apr 18, 2007

On Who's NOT honoring me now, Stephen complained that he was not being awarde...

Episode 54 Andrew Weil

54. Andrew Weil

Aired: Apr 24, 2007

The first act opens with a remembrance of Boris Yeltsin. Stephen continues wi...

Episode 55 David Walker

55. David Walker

Aired: Apr 25, 2007

Colbert decides that a new name is necessary for the long war, and comes up w...

Episode 72 Jimmy Wales

72. Jimmy Wales

Aired: May 24, 2007

Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, stops by The Colbert Report to discuss ...

Episode 106 Michael Wallis

106. Michael Wallis

Aired: Aug 15, 2007

From the previous episode, Stephen again mentions the possibility that his an...

Episode 107 Andrew Keen

107. Andrew Keen

Aired: Aug 16, 2007

Stephen begins by asking people not to watch his interview with Richard Brans...

Episode 108 Nathan Sawaya

108. Nathan Sawaya

Aired: Aug 20, 2007

Stephen continues to attack wrist violence, and says the worst offender in "W...

Episode 109 Michael Shermer

109. Michael Shermer

Aired: Aug 21, 2007

Stephen starts with the \"Smokin\' Pole: The Fight for Arctic Riches\" segmen...

Episode 110 Richard Branson

110. Richard Branson

Aired: Aug 22, 2007

In \"Colbert Platinum\", he talks about the shutting down of a helipad in Sai...

Episode 111 Thomas Ricks

111. Thomas Ricks

Aired: Aug 23, 2007

Stephen reviews the Iraq War and Dick Cheney\'s role in advocating it. He the...

Episode 112 Bjørn Lomborg

112. Bjørn Lomborg

Aired: Sep 10, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes the former director of the Environmental Assessment ...

Episode 113 Garrison Keillor

113. Garrison Keillor

Aired: Sep 11, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes humorist and author of Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobe...

Episode 114 Joel Klein

114. Joel Klein

Aired: Sep 12, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes the chancellor of New York City Schools, Joel Klein....

Episode 115 Ed Begley Jr.

115. Ed Begley Jr.

Aired: Sep 13, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and environmental activist and co-author of Gr...

Episode 116 Susan Sarandon

116. Susan Sarandon

Aired: Sep 18, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes actress and activist and the co-star of In the Valle...

Episode 117 Naomi Wolf

117. Naomi Wolf

Aired: Sep 19, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes feminist and author of The End of America: A Letter ...

Episode 118 Jeffrey Toobin

118. Jeffrey Toobin

Aired: Sep 20, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes legal writer and author of The Nine: Inside the Secr...

Episode 119 Thomas Friedman

119. Thomas Friedman

Aired: Sep 24, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes New York Times columnist and author of The World is ...

Episode 120 John Grisham

120. John Grisham

Aired: Sep 25, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes retired attorney and author of Playing For Pizza, Jo...

Episode 121 Tony Bennett

121. Tony Bennett

Aired: Sep 26, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn, whose new CD is Just Befor...

Episode 122 David Schwartz

122. David Schwartz

Aired: Sep 27, 2007

Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief film curator of the Museum of Moving Image...


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