The Colbert Report

Season 7 (124 Episodes)

11 Seasons 2011 TV-14 30m 8.4

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.

An offshoot of The Daily Show (1996), The Colbert Report (the Ts in Colbert and in Report are silent) is a parody of shows like "The O'Reilly Factor". Colbert begins the show with teasers about the show's content and then the credits go by, with a giant eagle and the stars and stripes featured predominantly. Colbert will pepper commentaries with phrases like, "Look, I don't have time to read books", or, "President Bush isn't a head thinker, he's a gut thinker." Aspects of talking head programs are exaggerated and Colbert presents a host overwhelmed by his own importance. Guests do not walk on-stage but are seated at a small table to the side. Colbert runs over to them, encouraging the audience to applaud and high five him as he passes. He is then likely to begin an interview by asking a guest something like, "Explain evolution in twenty seconds", or "Isn't everyone who disagrees with the President guilty of treason?" Colbert is also very clear about our number one threat, "Bears". His distrust of bears was a continuing theme.

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Season 7 Episodes:

Episode 1 Edward Rendell

1. Edward Rendell

Aired: Jan 3, 2011

Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving of...

Episode 2 Geoffrey Canada

2. Geoffrey Canada

Aired: Jan 4, 2011

Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advoca...

Episode 3 Atul Gawande

3. Atul Gawande

Aired: Jan 5, 2011

America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health ...

Episode 4 Ronald DePinho

4. Ronald DePinho

Aired: Jan 6, 2011

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reve...

Episode 5 Fen Montaigne

5. Fen Montaigne

Aired: Jan 10, 2011

Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic pe...

Episode 6 Chris Hughes

6. Chris Hughes

Aired: Jan 11, 2011

Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for ...

Episode 7 Bernard-Henri Levy

7. Bernard-Henri Levy

Aired: Jan 12, 2011

50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public ...

Episode 8 Kevin Spacey

8. Kevin Spacey

Aired: Jan 13, 2011

Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey ...

Episode 9 Sherry Turkle

9. Sherry Turkle

Aired: Jan 17, 2011

Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about al...

Episode 10 Cornel West

10. Cornel West

Aired: Jan 18, 2011

Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Oba...

Episode 11 Ron Reagan

11. Ron Reagan

Aired: Jan 19, 2011

Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his mem...

Episode 12 Chris Matthews

12. Chris Matthews

Aired: Jan 20, 2011

Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews ...

Episode 13 Charlie Rose

13. Charlie Rose

Aired: Jan 24, 2011

House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to...

Episode 14 Amy Chua

14. Amy Chua

Aired: Jan 25, 2011

Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controve...

Episode 16 Brian Greene

16. Brian Greene

Aired: Jan 27, 2011

Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe wh...

Episode 17 Dr. Paul Offit

17. Dr. Paul Offit

Aired: Jan 31, 2011

There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the ...

Episode 18 Michael Lewis

18. Michael Lewis

Aired: Feb 1, 2011

Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis d...

Episode 19 Sean Kelly

19. Sean Kelly

Aired: Feb 2, 2011

America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly...

Episode 20 Jane McGonigal

20. Jane McGonigal

Aired: Feb 3, 2011

Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

Episode 21 LCD Soundsystem

21. LCD Soundsystem

Aired: Feb 14, 2011

Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem p...

Episode 22 David Albright

22. David Albright

Aired: Feb 15, 2011

President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's...

Episode 23 Eric Foner

23. Eric Foner

Aired: Feb 16, 2011

Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about...

Episode 24 Jeffrey Leonard

24. Jeffrey Leonard

Aired: Feb 17, 2011

Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late ...

Episode 25 Eugene Jarecki

25. Eugene Jarecki

Aired: Feb 21, 2011

Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels ...

Episode 26 Bing West

26. Bing West

Aired: Feb 22, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats waddle out of the state, and Bing West discusses the way ...

Episode 27 Stephanie Coontz

27. Stephanie Coontz

Aired: Feb 23, 2011

Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women ...

Episode 28 Mike Huckabee

28. Mike Huckabee

Aired: Feb 24, 2011

Aaron Barr threatens WikiLeaks, and Mike Huckabee doesn't believe Obama is a ...

Episode 29 Michael Scheuer

29. Michael Scheuer

Aired: Feb 28, 2011

Stephen's portrait goes up for auction, and Michael Scheuer talks about Osama...

Episode 30 Evan Osnos

30. Evan Osnos

Aired: Mar 1, 2011

Stephen addresses America's elderly and talks to Evan Osnos about the Oscars.

Episode 31 Harry Connick, Jr.

31. Harry Connick, Jr.

Aired: Mar 2, 2011

There's a new hope for American manufacturing, and Harry Connick, Jr. won't b...

Episode 32 Mark Moffett

32. Mark Moffett

Aired: Mar 3, 2011

Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett t...

Episode 33 Joshua Foer

33. Joshua Foer

Aired: Mar 7, 2011

Stephen examines new questions about Obama's past and asks Joshua Foer where ...

Episode 34 Dan Sinker

34. Dan Sinker

Aired: Mar 8, 2011

Congress bans the sale of traditional light bulbs, and Dan Sinker impersonate...

Episode 35 David Brooks

35. David Brooks

Aired: Mar 9, 2011

Clarence Thomas may have a conflict of interest, and David Brooks talks about...

Episode 36 Reza Aslan

36. Reza Aslan

Aired: Mar 10, 2011

Al Qaeda recruits Americans, and Reza Aslan talks about the Islamic-American ...

Episode 38 Ayman Mohyeldin

38. Ayman Mohyeldin

Aired: Mar 22, 2011

The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in t...

Episode 39 Nathan Myhrvold

39. Nathan Myhrvold

Aired: Mar 23, 2011

Simon de Pury dances to Snoop Dogg, and Nathan Myhrvold uses modern scientifi...

Episode 40 Jody Williams

40. Jody Williams

Aired: Mar 24, 2011

Food prices skyrocket, a cable news feud escalates, and Jody Williams wants t...

Episode 41 Michael Moore

41. Michael Moore

Aired: Mar 28, 2011

Labor unions fight on, and Stephen stands outside with a bullhorn to intervie...

Episode 42 Dr. Anthony Fauci

42. Dr. Anthony Fauci

Aired: Mar 29, 2011

Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with D...

Episode 43 Tim Shriver

43. Tim Shriver

Aired: Mar 30, 2011

Stephen practices Rebecca Black's "Friday" and does a PSA for Tim Shriver.

Episode 44 Piers Gibbon

44. Piers Gibbon

Aired: Mar 31, 2011

The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cann...

Episode 45 Andrew Chaikin

45. Andrew Chaikin

Aired: Apr 4, 2011

Stephen prepares for a world without Glenn Beck, and Andrew Chaikin wants hum...

Episode 46 James Franco

46. James Franco

Aired: Apr 5, 2011

Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.

Episode 47 David Tang

47. David Tang

Aired: Apr 6, 2011

Stephen prepares for the royal wedding, and David Tang corrects celebrity rum...

Episode 48 Jeff Greenfield

48. Jeff Greenfield

Aired: Apr 7, 2011

Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about a...

Episode 50 Ray Kurzweil

50. Ray Kurzweil

Aired: Apr 12, 2011

Mitt Romney throws his hat in the ring, and Ray Kurzweil says man and machine...

Episode 51 Morgan Spurlock

51. Morgan Spurlock

Aired: Apr 13, 2011

Unilever creates armpit insecurity among women, and Morgan Spurlock addresses...

Episode 52 Caroline Kennedy

52. Caroline Kennedy

Aired: Apr 14, 2011

Trevor Potter helps Stephen fill out super PAC forms, and Caroline Kennedy re...

Episode 53 Ron Paul

53. Ron Paul

Aired: Apr 25, 2011

n this episode, Stephen recovers from a Catholic bender, and Donald Trump lea...

Episode 54 A.C. Grayling

54. A.C. Grayling

Aired: Apr 26, 2011

The climate change debate continues, and A.C. Grayling writes a secular Bible.

Episode 55 Ice-T

55. Ice-T

Aired: Apr 27, 2011

The new danger in air travel comes with a $25 fee, and Ice-T talks about his ...

Episode 56 Wade Graham

56. Wade Graham

Aired: Apr 28, 2011

Stephen travels to England for the royal wedding, and asks Wade Graham about ...

Episode 57 Francis Fukuyama

57. Francis Fukuyama

Aired: May 2, 2011

Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the ...

Episode 58 Rex Ryan

58. Rex Ryan

Aired: May 3, 2011

Stephen covers new details in the hunt for Bin Laden and talks to Rex Ryan fo...

Episode 59 Amy Farrell

59. Amy Farrell

Aired: May 4, 2011

"Atlas Shrugged" comes to the big screen, and Amy Farrell wants to end the pe...

Episode 60 Bill James

60. Bill James

Aired: May 5, 2011

Donald Trump applies his wisdom to same-sex marriage, and Bill James discusse...

Episode 61 Lupe Fiasco

61. Lupe Fiasco

Aired: May 9, 2011

Stephen looks at a unique solution to the debt crisis in Michigan, and Lupe F...

Episode 62 Geoffrey Rush

62. Geoffrey Rush

Aired: May 10, 2011

A billboard predicts the end of the world, and Geoffrey Rush explains why he'...

Episode 63 Eric Greitens

63. Eric Greitens

Aired: May 11, 2011

Stephen receives an unexpected honor, and Eric Greitens talks about being a N...

Episode 64 John Bradshaw

64. John Bradshaw

Aired: May 12, 2011

Stephen warns of a new government intrusion and talks to John Bradshaw about ...

Episode 65 Alison Klayman

65. Alison Klayman

Aired: May 16, 2011

Stephen files his super PAC request, and Alison Klayman talks about Chinese a...

Episode 66 Amy Kremer

66. Amy Kremer

Aired: May 17, 2011

Stephen covers tax breaks for oil companies and talks to Amy Kremer dressed a...

Episode 67 Austan Goolsbee

67. Austan Goolsbee

Aired: May 18, 2011

Newt Gingrich struggles to stay on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about t...

Episode 68 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

68. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Aired: May 19, 2011

John Lithgow performs Gingrich's press release, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discu...

Episode 69 James Stewart

69. James Stewart

Aired: May 31, 2011

Stephen wonders if the world ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.

Episode 71 Salman Khan

71. Salman Khan

Aired: Jun 2, 2011

Congress rejects raising the debt ceiling, and Salman Khan teaches over 53 mi...

Episode 72 Werner Herzog

72. Werner Herzog

Aired: Jun 6, 2011

Sarah Palin describes Paul Revere's midnight ride, and Werner Herzog talks ab...

Episode 73 Sugar Ray Leonard

73. Sugar Ray Leonard

Aired: Jun 7, 2011

Rand Paul identifies terrorists, and Stephen thumb wrestles Sugar Ray Leonard.

Episode 74 Bre Pettis

74. Bre Pettis

Aired: Jun 8, 2011

Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy ...

Episode 75 Tom Ridge

75. Tom Ridge

Aired: Jun 9, 2011

Andrew Breitbart shows a photo of Anthony Weiner's penis, and Tom Ridge talks...

Episode 76 Henry Kissinger

76. Henry Kissinger

Aired: Jun 13, 2011

Freestyle canoe dancing heats up, and Henry Kissinger discusses America's rel...

Episode 77 Janny Scott

77. Janny Scott

Aired: Jun 14, 2011

Stephen explores "Sesame Street" corruption and talks to Janny Scott about Ba...

Episode 78 Keith Olbermann

78. Keith Olbermann

Aired: Jun 15, 2011

Seniors face a shocking new threat, and Keith Olbermann returns to television.

Episode 79 Bon Iver

79. Bon Iver

Aired: Jun 20, 2011

Stephen looks at new developments in technology, and Bon Iver performs.

Episode 81 Talib Kweli

81. Talib Kweli

Aired: Jun 22, 2011

Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Tali...

Episode 82 Jack White

82. Jack White

Aired: Jun 23, 2011

Jack White presents "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," and Stephen performs with t...

Episode 83 Grover Norquist

83. Grover Norquist

Aired: Jun 27, 2011

Ted Nugent writes an Op-ed, and Stephen wants to claim Grover Norquist as a d...

Episode 84 Alexandra Pelosi

84. Alexandra Pelosi

Aired: Jun 28, 2011

The Supreme Court throws out a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, and Ale...

Episode 85 Gary Sinise

85. Gary Sinise

Aired: Jun 29, 2011

The FEC makes a decision about Stephen's Super PAC, and Gary Sinise entertain...

Episode 86 Timothy Garton Ash

86. Timothy Garton Ash

Aired: Jun 30, 2011

The FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC, and Timothy Garton Ash discusse...

Episode 87 Michael Shermer

87. Michael Shermer

Aired: Jul 11, 2011

The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer disc...

Episode 88 Dan Savage

88. Dan Savage

Aired: Jul 12, 2011

Michele Bachmann signs a controversial pledge, and Dan Savage talks about mar...

Episode 89 David McCullough

89. David McCullough

Aired: Jul 13, 2011

The Republican Party has a fresh young face that's only 235 years old, and Da...

Episode 90 Jose Antonio Vargas

90. Jose Antonio Vargas

Aired: Jul 14, 2011

The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the ...

Episode 91 John Pendergast

91. John Pendergast

Aired: Jul 18, 2011

Fox News blows the lid back onto the Murdoch story, and John Prendergast disc...

Episode 92 David Carr

92. David Carr

Aired: Jul 19, 2011

Newt Gingrich drowns in debt, and David Carr feels like the tallest leprechau...

Episode 93 Michael Sandel

93. Michael Sandel

Aired: Jul 20, 2011

A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote...

Episode 94 David Eagleman

94. David Eagleman

Aired: Jul 21, 2011

California passes a law requiring public schools to teach gay history, NBC lo...

Episode 95 Brian Cox

95. Brian Cox

Aired: Jul 25, 2011

The media assumes Norway's native gunman is Muslim, Summer's Eve uses vaginal...

Episode 96 Brooke Gladstone

96. Brooke Gladstone

Aired: Jul 26, 2011

Herman Cain breaks Stephen's heart, Peter Edelman talks "poors," and Brooke G...

Episode 97 Missy Cummings

97. Missy Cummings

Aired: Jul 27, 2011

Home-owning vampire Patrick Rodgers turns the tables on Wells Fargo, electric...

Episode 98 Buddy Roemer

98. Buddy Roemer

Aired: Jul 28, 2011

John McCain enrages Tea Partiers by calling them "Hobbits," and Republican pr...

Episode 99 Tony Hsieh

99. Tony Hsieh

Aired: Aug 1, 2011

Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company ...

Episode 100 Al Hunt

100. Al Hunt

Aired: Aug 2, 2011

Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save...

Episode 101 Robert Wittman

101. Robert Wittman

Aired: Aug 3, 2011

A half-Hispanic teenager steals Spider-Man's job, Monopoly gets a makeover, a...

Episode 102 Anthony Bourdain

102. Anthony Bourdain

Aired: Aug 4, 2011

Wisconsin Democrats get bad absentee ballot applications, Stephen takes over ...

Episode 103 Nassir Ghaemi

103. Nassir Ghaemi

Aired: Aug 8, 2011

America's credit rating plummets, Prescott Group has a cheap doomsday solutio...

Episode 104 The Cars

104. The Cars

Aired: Aug 9, 2011

The liberal media's hot-airheads have started indoctrinating America's kids.

Episode 105 Elliot Ackerman

105. Elliot Ackerman

Aired: Aug 10, 2011

Father Jim Martin discusses God's job performance, political junkies donate m...

Episode 106 Gloria Steinem

106. Gloria Steinem

Aired: Aug 11, 2011

Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC...

Episode 107 Susan Rice

107. Susan Rice

Aired: Aug 15, 2011

Stephen apologizes to WOI in Des Moines, Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw...

Episode 108 STS-135 astronauts

108. STS-135 astronauts

Aired: Aug 16, 2011

Barack Obama spins "Obamacare," Frank Luntz transforms the Colbert Super PAC,...

Episode 109 Jeff Bridges

109. Jeff Bridges

Aired: Aug 17, 2011

Rick Perry hires Colbert Super PAC's treasurer, Rick Santorum puts gay marria...

Episode 110 Kevin Mitnick

110. Kevin Mitnick

Aired: Aug 18, 2011

America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in sc...

Episode 111 Tim Pawlenty

111. Tim Pawlenty

Aired: Sep 6, 2011

People enjoy a story more when they know how it ends, Prescott Group unveils ...

Episode 112 Robin Wright

112. Robin Wright

Aired: Sep 7, 2011

The TSA makes changes to airport security, controversy surrounds Martin Luthe...

Episode 113 Tom Brokaw

113. Tom Brokaw

Aired: Sep 8, 2011

The GOP debate drives Stephen to watch MSNBC, Rick Perry calls Social Securit...

Episode 114 Diane Sawyer

114. Diane Sawyer

Aired: Sep 12, 2011

Stephen reports on an old-school reporter, America profits from grief, and Di...

Episode 115 Al Gore

115. Al Gore

Aired: Sep 13, 2011

Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depress...

Episode 116 Michael Moore

116. Michael Moore

Aired: Sep 14, 2011

Fox News objects to Barack Obama's jobs bill binder clip, Stephen unveils his...

Episode 117 David Copperfield

117. David Copperfield

Aired: Sep 15, 2011

Swiss banking giant UBS reports a $2 billion loss, Jimmy Fallon loves Stephen...

Episode 118 Jeffery Kluger

118. Jeffery Kluger

Aired: Sep 20, 2011

Barack Obama unveils his deficit reduction plan; the repeal of "don't ask, do...

Episode 119 Daniel Yergin

119. Daniel Yergin

Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Reuters' Chrystia Freeland discusses Europe's financial crisis, protestors oc...

Episode 120 Jeremy Ben-Ami

120. Jeremy Ben-Ami

Aired: Sep 22, 2011

A defunct satellite threatens the earth, the Marine Corps limits troops to si...

Episode 122 Melinda Gates

122. Melinda Gates

Aired: Sep 27, 2011

Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium sec...

Episode 123 Ken Burns

123. Ken Burns

Aired: Sep 28, 2011

Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John L...

Episode 124 Mark Cuban

124. Mark Cuban

Aired: Sep 29, 2011

Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c...

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