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Chuck Close
The Colbert Report - S6 - E102
Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.
The Colbert Report: Season 6 - 101 Episode s
6x52 - Aimee Mullins
April 15, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes athlete, actress and activist Aimee Mullins
6x53 - Andrew Ross Sorkin, George Will
April 19, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes political pundit George Will. Also, Stephen talks with New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin
6x54 - Jeffrey Katzenberg
April 20, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief executive of Dreamworks animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg.
6x55 - Craig Robinson
April 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.
6x56 - Gorillaz
April 22, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes musical group Gorillaz.
6x57 - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
April 26, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes singer Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.
6x58 - Conn Iggulden
April 27, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the co-author of The Dangerous Book of Heroes, Conn Iggulden.
6x59 - Gregg Easterbrook
April 28, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the contributing editor for the Atlantic Monthly and author of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed, Gregg Easterbrook.
6x60 - OK Go
April 29, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the band Ok Go. Also, Stephen talks with California's Lt. Governor Abel Moldonado about Proposition 14.
6x61 - Elizabeth Warren
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.
6x62 - Michael J. Fox, Mark W. Moffett
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.
6x63 - David Isay
May 5, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of StoryCorps and author of Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, David Isay.
6x64 - Stewart Brand
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.
6x65 - Gary Johnson
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.
6x66 - Hampton Sides
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.
6x67 - Deepak Chopra
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.
6x68 - The Hold Steady
May 13, 2010
Tonight Stephen welcomes the band The Hold Steady.
6x69 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
June 1, 2010
Manned spaceflight nears its end, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali lives under a constant death threat.
6x70 - Lisa Miller
June 2, 2010
Stephen shows shocking footage from Spain, and Lisa Miller spends seven minutes in Heaven.
6x71 - Vampire Weekend
June 3, 2010
Stephen visits the offices of Consumer Reports, and Vampire Weekend performs.
6x72 - James Carville, Jonathan Alter
June 7, 2010
Stephen fundraises for a worthy cause, and Jonathan Alter discusses President Obama's first year.
6x73 - Mark Frauenfelder
June 8, 2010
Stephen visits the Consumer Reports labs, and Mark Frauenfelder plays his cigar-box guitar.
6x74 - Amb. Michael Oren, Sen. Sam Nunn
June 9, 2010
Michael Oren defends Israel's flotilla raid, and Sam Nunn warns of the nuclear terrorism threat.
6x75 - Alan Bean
June 10, 2010
Marc Fisher debates soccer with Mark Starr, and Alan Bean shows off his moon dust paintings.
6x76 - Stephen Prothero
June 14, 2010
Stephen recaps the Tony Awards, and Stephen Prothero is going to Hell in seven religions.
6x77 - Dr. Carl Safina
June 15, 2010
Stephen has to stop hunting men and wants Carl Safina to change the color of his Blue Ocean Institute.
6x78 - Devo
June 16, 2010
Stephen gives a short, self-indulgent update on Twitter, and Devo performs.
6x79 - David Mamet
June 17, 2010
Stephen helps Bob Inglis win in South Carolina, and David Mamet discusses the dying theater.
6x80 - Wes Moore
June 21, 2010
Stephen interviews for an astronaut position, and Wes Moore discusses the imprisoned Wes Moore.
6x81 - Gloria Steinem
June 22, 2010
Stephen starts his astronaut training, and Gloria Steinem discusses the benefits of men raising kids.
6x82 - Tim Westergren
June 23, 2010
Stephen asks if Glenn Beck is a civil rights hero and talks to Tim Westergren about Pandora.
6x83 - Michael Specter
June 24, 2010
Stephen completes astronaut training, and Michael Specter discusses the dangers of denying science.
6x84 - Michael Hastings, John Waters
June 28, 2010
Michael Hastings discusses Rolling Stone article, and John Waters supports childhood rebellion.
6x85 - Mayor Julian Castro
June 29, 2010
BP puts a positive spin on the oil spill, and Stephen interviews Mayor Julian Castro.
6x86 - Nicholas Carr
June 30, 2010
Stephen plays one-on-one with Allan Houston, and Nicholas Carr criticizes the Internet.
6x87 - Manny Howard
July 1, 2010
Texas Republicans want to criminalize homosexuality, and Manny Howard turns his backyard into a farm.
6x88 - Paul Krugman, Dr. Michio Kaku
July 5, 2010
Stephen joins Cindy Cohn on the Internet and talks to Michio Kaku about invisibility cloaks.
6x89 - Garret Keizer
July 6, 2010
Writer Garret Keizer talks about his new book: "The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise"
6x90 - Steve Carell
July 7, 2010
Actor and old friend Steve Carell faces off against Stephen Colbert
6x91 - Arturo Rodriguez
July 8, 2010
Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America talks with Stephen about immigrant workers.
6x92 - Hephzibah Anderson
July 26, 2010
Stephen downloads the solution to stop media piracy, and Hephzibah Anderson talks about her year without sex.
6x93 - Thomas S. Blanton, Kevin Kline
July 27, 2010
Stephen questions the mission in Afghanistan and challenges Kevin Kline with Shakespeare.
6x94 - Elon Musk
July 28, 2010
President Obama blows off the Boy Scouts, and Elon Musk discusses the future of electric cars.
6x95 - Andy Cohen
July 29, 2010
Bill O'Reilly issues a rare apology, and Stephen pours Andy Cohen a cocktail.
6x96 - Jimmy Cliff
August 2, 2010
Stephen previews the 2012 Olympics in London, and Jimmy Cliff performs.
6x97 - Laura Ingraham
August 3, 2010
Stephen reads some of Barack Obama's private musings to Laura Ingraham.
6x98 - Michael Posner
August 4, 2010
P.K. Winsome introduces Nielsen Mandela, and Michael Posner discusses international democracy.
6x99 - Savion Glover
August 5, 2010
Californians can now legally marry their pot plant, and Savion Glover performs.
6x100 - Dylan Ratigan
August 10, 2010
Stephen names his Alpha Dog of the Week, and talks to Dylan Ratigan about Wall Street.
6x101 - David Finkel
August 11, 2010
Michelle Obama vacations in Spain, and David Finkel describes the Iraq War's effect on American troops.
6x102 - Chuck Close
August 12, 2010
Stephen checks in on the state of America's seniors and talks to Chuck Close about art.
6x103 - Richard Clarke, John Fetterman
August 16, 2010
Richard Clarke wants a smaller intelligence community, and John Fetterman revitalizes Braddock, PA.
6x104 - Barry Levine
August 17, 2010
Stephen examines the meat industry and asks Barry Levine about his National Enquirer file.
6x105 - Thomas French
August 18, 2010
Laura Schlessinger gets in trouble, and Thomas French explains what it takes to build a zoo.
6x106 - Jon Krakauer
August 19, 2010
Stephen finds out if there's still BP oil in the Gulf, and talks to Jon Krakauer about glory.
6x107 - Leslie Kean
August 23, 2010
President Obama must prove he's not Muslim, and Leslie Kean calls for an investigation of UFOs.
6x108 - Jeffrey Goldberg
August 24, 2010
Stephen examines Internet privacy and talks to Jeffrey Goldberg about conflict in the Middle East.
6x109 - Andrew Hacker, Heidi Cullen
August 25, 2010
Andrew Hacker dismisses for-profit colleges, and Heidi Cullen warns of extreme weather
6x110 - Richard Engel
August 26, 2010
Glenn Beck re-founds America, and Richard Engel talks about the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
6x111 - Anthony Romero
September 7, 2010
The Tea Party wins midterm primaries, and Anthony Romero celebrates the ACLU's anniversary.
6x112 - Vice President Joe Biden, Gen. Raymond Odierno
September 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.
6x113 - Sen. Jim Webb, Joshua Bleill, Lt. Col. Brent Cummings, John Legend
September 9, 2010
David Petraeus honors the Colbert Nation, while Brent Cummings and Josh Bleill talk about their tours.
6x114 - Lisa Birnbach
September 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.
6x115 - Sean Wilentz
September 14, 2010
Stephen solves the Ground Zero mosque crisis and listens to Sean Wilentz mumble about Bob Dylan.
6x116 - Saul Griffith
September 15, 2010
The Tea Party wins the Republican primaries, and Saul Griffith tries to solve global warming.
6x117 - Lawrence O'Donnell
September 16, 2010
Stephen announces his March to Keep Fear Alive and talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about Tea Partiers.
6x118 - Pavement
September 20, 2010
A 106-year-old woman shares her secret to long life, and Pavement reunites after 11 years.
6x119 - Eric Schmidt
September 21, 2010
Craigslist shuts down its adult services, and Google CEO Eric Schmidt searches for himself.
6x120 - Guillermo Del Toro
September 22, 2010
President Obama gives a back-to-school speech, and Guillermo del Toro meets Stephen del Matador.
6x121 - Oscar Goodman
September 23, 2010
Stephen concludes his migrant farm worker training and talks to Oscar Goodman about Las Vegas.
6x122 - Ken Burns
September 27, 2010
The GOP blocks the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," and Ken Burns talks about "The Tenth Inning."
6x123 - Paul Begala, Ross Douthat
September 28, 2010
Democratic voters suffer from apathy, and Stephen doubts if Ross Douthat is that conservative.
6x124 - Steve Rattner
September 29, 2010
The koala population suffers from Chlamydia, and Steven Rattner discusses the auto industry bailout.
6x125 - Aaron Sorkin
September 30, 2010
Stephen questions poll reliability and talks to Aaron Sorkin in the hall while people hand them stuff.
6x126 - Eugene Robinson
October 4, 2010
The Tea Party reaches out to kids, and Eugene Robinson discusses the four groups of black America.
6x127 - Leon Botstein
October 5, 2010
Stephen looks at the Mexican drug war, and Leon Botstein wants to eliminate two years of school
6x128 - Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy
October 6, 2010
The government tries to take control of America's food, and Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform.
6x129 - Davis Guggenheim
October 7, 2010
Joseph Califano debates Gary Johnson over Prop 19, and Davis Guggenheim addresses failing schools.
6x130 - Robert Reich
October 11, 2010
Muslims might take over the food supply, and Robert Reich talks about the future of the U.S. economy.
6x131 - Brendan Steinhauser
October 12, 2010
Schools find a new way to raise money, and M. Night Shyamalan isn't really here.
6x132 - Austan Goolsbee
October 13, 2010
Stephen questions whether it's fair to tax the rich, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.
6x133 - Bill Bryson
October 14, 2010
Stephen gives away free bus tickets to D.C., and Bill Bryson talks about sex in the Middle Ages.
6x134 - Nicholas Negroponte
October 25, 2010
Stephen celebrates his fifth anniversary, and Nicholas Negroponte gives laptops to poor children.
6x135 - Garry Wills
October 26, 2010
Stephen prepares for the apocalypse, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.
6x136 - Rep. Tom Perriello, Apolo Anton Ohno
October 27, 2010
Stephen looks at the Democrats' chances in the midterms and gives Apolo Ohno a regret.
6x137 - Maira Kalman
October 28, 2010
The McRib returns on election day, and Maira Kalman falls in love with Abraham Lincoln.
6x138 - Jonathan Alter
November 1, 2010
Christine O'Donnell prays, and Jonathan Alter says Obama's allergy to gimmickry has hurt him.
6x139 - Katrina vanden Heuvel, David Frum
November 2, 2010
Stephen covers the change sweeping through America with a live broadcast.
6x140 - Doris Kearns Goodwin
November 3, 2010
Californians decide on Prop 19, and Doris Kearns Goodwin puts the midterm election into perspective.
6x141 - Elvis Costello
November 4, 2010
A popular children's TV character is outed, and Elvis Costello threatens to cut off Stephen's thumbs.
6x142 - Reza Aslan
November 8, 2010
Rand Paul wants to protect the rich, and Reza Aslan wants to bring down democracy through art.
6x143 - Cee-Lo Green
November 9, 2010
Stephen promises to lob softball questions at George W. Bush, and Cee Lo Green performs.
6x144 - Martha Stewart
November 10, 2010
Michelle Obama shakes hands with a conservative Muslim, and Stephen cooks for Martha Stewart.
6x145 - Quincy Jones
November 11, 2010
Wall Street hands out record bonuses, Nintendo goes to court, and Quincy Jones wants a Latin Grammy.
6x146 - David Stern
November 15, 2010
Jeffrey Goldberg opposes full-body scanners, and David Stern misses short shorts.
6x147 - John Legend
November 16, 2010
Stephen looks at the new trend in alcoholic energy drinks, and John Legend performs "Shine."
6x148 - Ian Frazier
November 17, 2010
Stephen wonders if America can trim its national debt, and Ian Frazier talks about Siberia.
6x149 - Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta
November 18, 2010
Joseph Gobbles shoots Jay the Intern, and Salvatore Giunta credits the bravery of American troops.
6x150 - Dan Savage
November 29, 2010
The advice columnist and Colbert Report national spokes-gay returns to talk about his new anti-suicide initiative for gay teenagers.
6x151 - Tom Vilsack
November 30, 2010
James Rubin discusses the WikiLeaks document dump, and Tom Vilsack brings a cheddar cheese head.
6x152 - Michelle Rhee
December 1, 2010
The former education commissioner talks about her efforts to reform the Washington D.C. school system.
The Colbert Report: All seasons
S0: Specials
10 Episode s
S1: Season 1
32 Episode s
S2: Season 2
161 Episode s
S3: Season 3
138 Episode s
S4: Season 4
160 Episode s
S5: Season 5
161 Episode s
S6: Season 6
161 Episode s
S7: Season 7
124 Episode s
S8: Season 8
155 Episode s
S9: Season 9
155 Episode s
S10: Season 10
160 Episode s
S11: Season 11
40 Episode s