• Air date: 04 Mar '21 115 episodes
      A variety series featuring a cast of animated characters mocking real-world events the same day that they happen, and even interviewing real-world guests and newsmakers...
  • List of Episodes (115)
    • 51. 5/28/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Preet Bharara/Sebastian Junger/Patrick Radden Keefe/Eleanor Clift)

      28 May '21
      This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News include the Wuhan Lab COVID origin theory, the debate over the January 6th commission, Marjorie Taylor Greene's offensive comments, and more.
    • 52. 6/8/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Ben Rhodes)

      08 Jun '21
      Inside The Hill reacts to Joe Manchin's op-ed defending the filibuster, Donald Trump's political reemergence, businesses under ransomware attacks, and Jeff Bezos's upcoming spaceflight with former Obama Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.
    • 53. 6/9/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Judy Chu)

      09 Jun '21
      Hot Take discusses Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, 'Fauci-gate', revelations about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and the Logan Paul/Floyd Mayweather fight with Rep. Judy Chu.
    • 54. 6/10/21 BIG NEWS (Michael Beschloss)

      10 Jun '21
      Big News covers the Biden administration's push for infrastructure legislation, ProPublica's report about how the rich avoid income taxes, and the President's first foreign trip with NBC News historian Michael Beschloss.
    • 55. 6/11/21 SMART TALK TONIGHT (Salman Rushdie)

      11 Jun '21
      In the highly anticipated premiere of Smart Talk Tonight, veteran newsman Kenneth Parsons sits down with world-renowned author Salman Rushdie to discuss the limits of free speech on social media, Biden's "mistake" handling the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the wisdom of HGTV star Chip Gaines.
    • 56. 6/11/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Judy Chu/Salman Rushdie/Michael Beschloss/Ben Rhodes)

      11 Jun '21
      This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News include Donald Trump's pants mystery, Joe Manchin's battle for the status quo, the mega rich tax evasion bombshell, and more. Plus, the highly anticipated premiere of Smart Talk Tonight with world-renowned author Salman Rushdie.
    • 57. 6/15/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Anthony Mason)

      15 Jun '21
      Virtue Signal spills the tea on Trump's subpoena scandal, Jeffrey Toobin's return to CNN, and voting rights obstruction in the Senate with CBS This Morning's Anthony Mason. Plus, the case for giving tech billionaires the keys to humanity's space future in tonight's Signal Boost.
    • 58. 6/16/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Sara Jacobs)

      16 Jun '21
      The Establishment breaks down President Biden's highly anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin, Mitch McConnell's Supreme Court vow, Marjorie Taylor Greene's half-assed apology, and more with Rep. Sara Jacobs.
    • 59. 6/17/21 BIG NEWS (Andy Slavitt)

      17 Jun '21
      Big News breaks down all the big moments from President Biden's meeting with Vladimir Putin, America's post-COVID reopening, and the latest in the Trump Organization criminal investigation with former White House Senior Advisor for COVID Response Andy Slavitt.
    • 60. 6/18/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Veronica Escobar)

      18 Jun '21
      Hot Take breaks down President Biden getting walloped by Vladimir Putin, the Texas ban on "critical race theory", the status of Trump's border wall, and more with Rep. Veronica Escobar.
    • 61. 6/18/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Veronica Escobar/Anthony Mason/Rep. Sara Jacobs/Andy Slavitt)

      18 Jun '21
      This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News include President Biden's historic face-off with Vladimir Putin, the latest on the criminal investigation into Donald Trump, the return of Jeffrey Toobin to CNN, the lifting of COVID restrictions across the country, and much more.
    • 62. 6/22/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. André Carson)

      22 Jun '21
      Big News breaks down the battle over voting rights, the latest in the infrastructure saga, rumors of Trump running for Speaker of the House, and Dr. Fauci's new press tour with Rep. André Carson.
    • 63. 6/23/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Sen. John Hickenlooper)

      23 Jun '21
      The Establishment breaks down the final vote on the "For the People Act," the latest in the Trump Organization investigation, and the panel makes a sacrificial offering to Joe Manchin with Sen. John Hickenlooper.
    • 64. 6/24/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Ziwe)

      24 Jun '21
      Inside The Hill breaks down the defeat of the "For the People Act," Andrew Yang's loss in the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary, the Supreme Court ruling for NCAA student athletes, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's "all-white" beach club scandal with Ziwe.
    • 65. 6/25/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Eric Swalwell)

      25 Jun '21
      Virtue Signal spills the tea on President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure compromise, Vice-President Kamala Harris's upcoming border tour, Nancy Pelosi announcing a January 6th Select Committee, the latest news on Britney Spears' conservatorship, and more with Rep. Eric Swalwell.
    • 66. 6/25/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. John Hickenlooper/Rep. Eric Swalwell/Ziwe/ Rep. André Carson)

      25 Jun '21
      This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News includes the setback for the "For the People Act", President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's "all-white" beach club scandal, rumors of Trump running for Speaker of the House, and much more.
    • 67. 6/29/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Sen. Mazie Hirono)

      29 Jun '21
      The Establishment declares President Biden's infrastructure bill dead after one hiccup, breaks down Gov. DeSantis's response to the Miami Beach condo building collapse, the latest in the Trump investigation, and previews the GOP's 2022 election plans with Sen. Mazie Hirono.
    • 68. 6/30/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Wes Moore)

      30 Jun '21
      Virtue Signal is gagging for President Biden's baller infrastructure tour, Nancy Pelosi's bipartisan January 6th commission, the Manhattan DA's investigation into the Trump Organization, and guest Wes Moore's campaign for Governor of Maryland against former DNC chair Tom Perez.
    • 69. 7/1/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Steve Rattner)

      01 Jul '21
      Inside The Hill demands invocation of the 25th amendment for President Biden's proposed tax increases, looks into the causes of the Surfside condo collapse, and pitches ideas for how to solve climate change with former Obama "Car Czar" and frequent "Morning Joe" guest Steve Rattner.
    • 70. 7/2/21 HOT TAKE (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate)

      02 Jul '21
      Hot Take bribes Allen Weisselberg not to flip in the Trump Organization investigation, freaks out over Trump's 2024 decision, reacts to Bill Cosby's release from prison, and eulogizes Donald Rumsfeld with MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart. Plus, former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate discusses the Miami Beach Surfside collapse.
    • 71. 7/2/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate/Sen. Mazie Hirono/Steve Rattner/Wes Moore)

      02 Jul '21
      This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News include President Biden's infrastructure campaign, the Trump Organization indictments, the Surfside condo collapse, Nancy Pelosi's bipartisan January 6th commission, and much more.
    • 72. 7/13/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan)

      13 Jul '21
      Inside The Hill breaks down the most paranoid soundbites from the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, billionaire Richard Branson's escape from the dying planet, and the struggle to vaccinate the hesitant with hosts of the "Metaphysical Milkshake" podcast Rainn Wilson and Reza Aslan.
    • 73. 7/14/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. Sharice Davids)

      14 Jul '21
      Big News covers President Biden's case for voting rights, the side effect of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the end of the war in Afghanistan with Rep. Sharice Davids. Plus, James Smartwood debates who deserves the new child tax credit with his bully, "Ricky."
    • 74. 7/15/21 HOT TAKE (P.J. O'Rourke)

      15 Jul '21
      Hot Take slams the Democrats' massive $3.5T budget plan, begs Trump and Kavanaugh to make amends, condemns Texas Democrats' political stunt, and loses it over Olivia Rodrigo's White House press conference with New York Times best-selling author and humorist P.J. O'Rourke.
    • 75. 7/16/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Ed Asner)

      16 Jul '21
      Virtue Signal stans the Democrats' $3.5T spending bill, efforts to decriminalize marijuana nationwide, George W. Bush's comments on the end of the Afghanistan War, and more with actor and activist Ed Asner.