The Colbert Report

Paul Simon

Season 6 • 12/16/2010

Paul Simon explains how he made his first Christmas song by sampling an actual sermon.

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Stephen Wins Twitter - Biz Stone
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Stephen refuses to exploit his 1.9 million Twitter followers to plug Water.org for Matt Damon and receives the first-ever Golden Tweet Award from Biz Stone.
12/14/2010
02:36

Tiny Triumphs - Lethal Drug Shortage
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Arizona lends California a rare lethal drug so it can carry out the state's first execution in five years.
12/15/2010
00:14

Sign Off - Winter Fashion Tip
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A scarf is a great way to add a little color to your ensemble.
12/15/2010
07:52

World War 3.0 - Omar Wasow
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While Stephen waits for his Prodigy account to open, Omar Wasow discusses what is at stake in the cyberwar.
12/15/2010
04:59

Laird Hamilton
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Laird Hamilton discusses the most dangerous thing in the ocean and the plus side of global warming.
12/15/2010
00:31

Intro - 12/15/10
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There aren't enough drugs to kill death row inmates, and Laird Hamilton shoots the curl of Stephen's rage.
12/15/2010
03:19

Scanner-Defying Pancakes
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Pancakes will allow law-abiding citizens to hide their private parts from the hungry eyes of those TSA perverts.
12/15/2010
05:45

Amy Sedaris
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Amy Sedaris shows how to save money by freezing cookie crumbs for the office holiday party.
12/16/2010
04:15

Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat
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Jesus was always flapping his gums about the poor, but not once did he call for tax cuts for the wealthiest two percent of Romans.
12/16/2010
03:06

Christmas Holy Week
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatens to make lawmakers work on the holy week after Christmas.
12/16/2010
02:59

Paul Simon
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Paul Simon talks about how he sampled a sermon from 1941 for his first Christmas song.
12/16/2010
06:04

Ed Rendell
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Ed Rendell explains that America is wussing out by not doing anything about China and canceling football games because of weather.
01/03/2011
02:43

Snowpocalypse 2010
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Because of a dusting of 30 inches of snow, the NFL postpones a Vikings-Eagles game from Sunday to Tuesday.
01/03/2011
00:42

Sign Off - Home Improvement Tip
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Fix a leaky roof by hammering the electrical box, moving into a neighbor's house and causing the end of their marriage.
01/03/2011
00:33

Intro - 1/3/11
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Stephen looks into charities' possible misuse of funds, uncovers a menace in Florida and asks Ed Rendell how it feels to be the only Democrat leaving office by choice.
01/03/2011
03:43

Tip/Wag - Susan G. Komen Foundation & Spider-Man Musical
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation spends donor funds to sue other charities, and Spider-Man saves Broadway with violent disfigurement.
01/03/2011
05:32

The Enemy Within - Caboodle Ranch
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In Lee, Florida, Craig Grant trains his 650 cats to take over America's government, law enforcement and failing schools.
01/03/2011
03:27

Native American Overlords
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Stephen addresses America's new Indian overlords after President Obama endorses the U.N.'s declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.
01/04/2011
05:17

Geoffrey Canada
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Geoffrey Canada works to educate kids and teach them how to grow up without using violence.
01/04/2011
05:42

Gold Faithful
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Jay the Intern demonstrates how well the gold standard works when he delivers Stephen's coffee and his change.
01/04/2011
00:15

Sign Off - 12 Dutchmen Answer
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Tune in tomorrow when Stephen provides the question to tonight's answer: 12 Dutchmen dangling from a hot air balloon.
01/04/2011
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