The Colbert Report

Bill Bryson

Season 6 • 10/14/2010

Bill Bryson discusses the history of hallways, sex in the Middle Ages and the cost of comfort.

More

Watching

03:34

Tax Shelter Skelter
The Colbert ReportS6

The upcoming expiration of the Bush tax cuts force the super rich to go to boot camp to bond with their like-minded friends.
10/13/2010
00:32

Intro - 10/13/10
The Colbert ReportS6

It's not fair to tax rich people until you've driven a mile in their limousine, and Austan Goolsbee gives Obama economic advice.
10/13/2010
07:17

Austan Goolsbee
The Colbert ReportS6

Austan Goolsbee says that extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy won't pull the American economy out of recession.
10/13/2010
05:08

Sport Report - Steroids, Commonwealth Games & Brett Favre's Sexting
The Colbert ReportS6

Brent Musburger endorses steroid use, athletes overcome the Commonwealth Games, and Brett Favre allegedly texted naked photos of himself.
10/13/2010
00:13

Sign Off - Tic-Tac-Toe With Austan Goolsbee
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen loses a game of Tic-Tac-Toe to Austan Goolsbee.
10/13/2010
03:21

America Helps Rescue Chilean Miners
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen doesn't want to miss out on the trapped Chilean miner craze, so he rescues his intern from a locker
10/13/2010
00:15

Sign Off - Oprah Is Wonderful
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen just wants to tell Oprah that he was kidding and she's wonderful.
10/14/2010
03:49

Transitive Property of Christine O'Donnell
The Colbert ReportS6

Following Christine O'Donnell's ironclad logic, Stephen concludes that masturbating equals being gay.
10/14/2010
05:48

People Who Are Destroying America - Landscaping Goats
The Colbert ReportS6

Horny goats head to a Department of Defense nuclear sub base after stealing all the landscaping jobs.
10/14/2010
03:56

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Chinatown Bus Tickets
The Colbert ReportS6

Since Oprah won't send Stephen's audience to D.C., he buys them tickets for the Shin Wu Chinatown bus.
10/14/2010
05:52

Bill Bryson
The Colbert ReportS6

Bill Bryson tells the history of the world by questioning the common things we take for granted, in his book, "At Home."
10/14/2010
05:21

Nicholas Negroponte
The Colbert ReportS6

Nicholas Negroponte wants to give laptop computers to children in third-world countries so they can communicate with the rest of the world.
10/25/2010
03:21

The Word - Midterm Erection
The Colbert ReportS6

A large number of lady politicians say it's time that America ditches the ballot box in favor of the measuring stick.
10/25/2010
06:31

Who's Honoring Me Now? - Colbert Nation Five Years of Excellence Award
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen receives the Colbert Nation Five Years of Excellence Award and assembles a montage of his most world-changing moments.
10/25/2010
03:07

Indecision 2010 - Revenge of the Fallen - Sean Bielat & Ken Buck
The Colbert ReportS6

Sean Bielat and Ken Buck can't help being politically opportunistic election year gay-baiters -- they were born that way.
10/25/2010
01:13

Sign Off - Fifth Anniversary Portrait
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen's new portrait commemorates his speedskating team victory and Grammy Award.
10/25/2010
00:40

Intro - 10/26/10
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen looks at how corporate spending affects elections from the Domino's Pizza Pipin' Hot Extra Cheesy Update Corner, and Garry Wills writes a book about himself.
10/26/2010
03:29

Stephen Appears in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle
The Colbert ReportS6

Stephen fills in the New York Times crossword puzzle with stuff about himself every day, and this time it actually works.
10/26/2010
05:02

The Word - Invisible Inc.
The Colbert ReportS6

Americans should buy nameless products from anonymous corporations who then give untraceable money to faceless congressmen to pass unknowable laws.
10/26/2010
00:28

Sign Off - Stream Elvis Costello's National Ransom
The Colbert ReportS6

After you're done listening to Elvis Costello's "National Ransom," go buy something for 10 bucks.
10/26/2010
05:32

Garry Wills
The Colbert ReportS6

Garry Wills calls himself a disciple of Doris Kearns Goodwin and says the Tea Party movement is a racist endeavor.
10/26/2010
You may also like5 Videos
Trailer
01:49

"South Park: Snow Day!" Trailer
South Park

Join your favorite South Park characters as they fight for neighborhood dominance during a blizzard in "South Park: Snow Day!," available now.
03/26/2024
Trailer
00:28

Make the Most of a Day Off with "South Park: Snow Day!"
South ParkS26

Join Cartman and the neighborhood kids as they battle Stan, who has his own ideas about the rules of their fantasy game, in the "South Park: Snow Day!" video game, now available to preorder.
12/21/2023
Trailer
01:00

"Star Trek: very Short Treks" Has Lightyears of Laughs
Star Trek: very Short TreksS1

Relive the classic vibe of "Star Trek: The Animated Series," and join Riker, Spock and more Starfleet faces on the bite-sized journeys of "Star Trek: very Short Treks," now streaming.
11/22/2023
Trailer
01:00

Fires and Full Moons Breed a New Terror on Wolf Pack

A California wildfire awakens a werewolf, but a group of curious teens -- once bitten -- will not shy away from the threat of decimation on Wolf Pack, streaming January 26 on Paramount+.
10/12/2022
Trailer
01:41

This Game of M.A.S.H. Is a Real Monster in Cursed Friends
Cursed Friends

Four pals must break an evil spell and change their fates when a classic kid's game to predict the future comes back to haunt them in the Comedy Central original movie Cursed Friends.
10/10/2022