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Season 9 • 12/06/2012

Peter Jackson learns something about the history of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit."

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The Pundit: Or Colbert and Back Again - Hobbit Week Night Three

Andy Serkis portrays computer-generated characters like Daniel Day-Lewis, and Denny's creates delicious Middle-earth tributes.
12/05/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - The Pundit: Or Colbert and Back Again - One Ring

Stephen employs the magic ring of invisibility.
12/05/2012
06:31

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Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis explains the difference between motion and performance capture and does his "impersonation" of Gollum.
12/05/2012
05:38

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Politicos & Paranoid Fantasies

Public Policy Polling tries to make Republicans look like conspiracy nuts, and Congress opposes a universally shared value.
12/05/2012
04:59

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The Word - Hire Learning

According to a rare bit of journalism in the New York Post, there is a growing trend of parents hiring tutors to do a little more than just toot.
12/05/2012
02:27

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The Pundit: Or Colbert and Back Again - Hobbit Week Night Four

Peter Jackson requests his Colbert Report interview be released as a trilogy, and Hobbit toenails require maintenance.
12/06/2012
02:07

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Jim DeMint's Resignation

Tea Party icon Jim DeMint announces his resignation from the Senate, but which handsome young conservative will South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley appoint to replace him?
12/06/2012
00:12

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Sign Off - The Pundit: Or Colbert and Back Again - Hobbit Week Concludes

Stephen bids farewell to Hobbit Week.
12/06/2012
06:03

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Stephen Colbert: Wax On & Wax Off at Madame Tussauds Pt. 1

Madame Tussauds honors Stephen with a wax likeness, so he visits his future waxy companions in Washington, D.C.
12/06/2012
04:19

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Stephen Colbert: Wax On & Wax Off at Madame Tussauds Pt. 2

Could Stephen's smoldering good looks and blistering significance be captured in a medium with such a low melting point?
12/06/2012
05:43

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Peter Jackson

Director Peter Jackson describes New Zealand as the ideal directorial environment for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
12/06/2012
03:45

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Diana Krall

Grammy winner Diana Krall talks about 1920s jazz and her provocative album cover.
12/10/2012
04:02

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Fox News's Secret Presidential Recruit

By suggesting that General David Petraeus run for president, Roger Ailes was just trying to make his Fox News election coverage more exciting.
12/10/2012
06:45

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Stephen for U.S. Senate

Stephen's two big Christmas balls dress up the studio, and South Carolina voters try to convince Governor Nikki Haley that Stephen should fill Jim DeMint's seat.
12/10/2012
00:35

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Intro - 12/11/12

A threat emerges from North Korea, people try to cure homosexuality, and Malcolm Gladwell presents The New Yorker's big book on canines.
12/11/2012
06:10

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Malcolm Gladwell

Aspirational pup owner Malcolm Gladwell discusses his work on behalf of dogs, the narcissism behind dog breeding, and "The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs."
12/11/2012
04:45

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ThreatDown - Commie Unicorns & Foreman Barbie

North Korean unicorns attract impressionable American girls to communism while Barbie spearheads the mancession.
12/11/2012
03:25

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Ex-Gay Therapy Debate

Therapy aimed at turning gay kids straight can cause depression and suicide, but outlawing it would require America to sit back and let people be gay.
12/11/2012
04:08

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Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

The Fiscal Cliff is coming to town, so all pundits are contractually obligated to talk about exciting budgetary policy for the next 20 days.
12/11/2012
03:21

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Ground Zero Mosque-erade

With no juicy stories to get angry about, Fox News pulls out the emergency Muslims and criticizes their lack of community programming.
12/12/2012
02:46

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Success for Operation Killing "Killing Kennedy"

Stephen's book and nativity scene accessory, "America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't," tops Bill O'Reilly's book on Amazon.
12/12/2012
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