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The Colbert Report : Season 5
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Air date: 05 Jan '09 - 161 episodesThe 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...
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List of Episodes (161)
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The Colbert Report (2005)
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1. John King
05 Jan '09Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.
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2. Matt Miller
06 Jan '09Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.
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3. Benicio Del Toro
07 Jan '09Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
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4. Lawrence Lessig
08 Jan '09Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.
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5. Anthony Romero
12 Jan '09Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.
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6. Niall Ferguson
13 Jan '09Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.
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7. Alan Khazei
14 Jan '09Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.
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8. David Gregory, Shepard Fairey
15 Jan '09A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone.
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9. Frank Rich
19 Jan '09Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
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10. Jabari Asim
20 Jan '09Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.
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11. Elizabeth Alexander
21 Jan '09Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.
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12. Jon Meacham
22 Jan '09Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.
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13. Chris Mooney, Ed Young
26 Jan '09Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.
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14. Philippe Petit
27 Jan '09Documentary, "Man on Wire"
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15. Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton
28 Jan '09
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16. John Podesta
29 Jan '09President and CEO, Center for American Progress
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17. Dan Zaccagnino
02 Feb '09The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.
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18. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
03 Feb '09Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.
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19. Steve Martin
04 Feb '09Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"
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20. James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer
05 Feb '09Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.
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21. TV on the Radio
09 Feb '09Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.
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22. Robert Ballard
10 Feb '09It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.
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23. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker
11 Feb '09New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"
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24. David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik
12 Feb '09Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
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25. Father James Martin, Helen Fisher
23 Feb '09Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type, Helen Fisher.
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