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Season 16 • 01/25/2011

No one in James Franco's poetry class said a thing about his best actor Oscar nomination.

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04:43

Word Warcraft
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Steve Cohen compares Republicans to Nazis a week after making an eloquent case for civil and honest discourse.
01/20/2011
08:35

Kambiz Hosseini & Saman Arbabi
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Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi say that completely censoring their Iranian satirical news show, "Parazit," is as impossible as stopping car theft.
01/20/2011
05:48

Bird Like Me
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Wyatt Cenac finds an historic black town in Mississippi where birds are revered more than people.
01/24/2011
06:25

Anand Giridharadas
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As a child of parents who immigrated to America, Anand Giridharadas explains why he decided to move to India after college.
01/24/2011
08:28

24-Hour Nazi Party People
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Jon challenges his staff to find someone on Megyn Kelly's show making a Nazi comparison before he finishes a home perm kit.
01/24/2011
00:11

Moment of Zen - Pill Prevents Hot Flashes
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Brian Kilmeade will drink to a prescription pill that prevents hot flashes in women.
01/24/2011
00:16

Moment of Zen - Congressional Prom Night
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Members of Congress liken the State of the Union to prom night in high school.
01/25/2011
05:08

Indianapolis Homeless Talent Show
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A local reporter in Indianapolis doesn't realize that making a homeless woman sing "Amazing Grace" is a horrible idea.
01/25/2011
06:27

Chicago Snubs
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John Oliver doesn't think Chicago is being too strict on Rahm Emanuel since its politicians are paragons of virtue.
01/25/2011
01:49

Intro - James Franco Is Stuck Under the Mini-Fridge
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The mini fridge in the green room came down on James Franco after he tried to get a fun-size Snickers bar.
01/25/2011
06:52

James Franco
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James Franco walked to poetry class after learning he had received an Oscar nomination for best actor.
01/25/2011
02:55

State of the Union 2011 - Republican Rebuttal
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Paul Ryan sells his vision of limited government to a primetime audience, and Michele Bachmann speaks for the real America.
01/26/2011
05:37

State of the Union 2011 - Night of Too Many Promises
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Republicans and Democrats risk physical contact with each other, and an audience member gets excited about her presidential shout-out.
01/26/2011
07:01

Jonathan Alter
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Jonathan Alter says Barack Obama has struggled to connect with the American public, yet he's accomplished more than any president since Lyndon Johnson.
01/26/2011
00:21

Moment of Zen - Bipartisan Seating Chart
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Jason Chaffetz was scared to death he was going to have to sit next to Anthony Weiner at the State of the Union address.
01/26/2011
04:45

State of the Union 2011 - Correspondent Rebuttal
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John Oliver, Olivia Munn and Larry Wilmore deliver rebuttals to Jon's jokes about the State of the Union.
01/26/2011
06:21

T. Boone Pickens
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T. Boone Pickens notes that America is the only country in the world without an energy plan.
01/27/2011
06:46

Bill O'Reilly Defends His Nazi Analogies
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Bill O'Reilly explains that he had a good reason for comparing Arianna Huffington to Nazis.
01/27/2011
00:16

Moment of Zen - 15 Inches of Fun
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A local reporter thinks it's a perfect night for 15 inches of fun.
01/27/2011
07:08

The Rule of the Nile
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Jason Jones, Olivia Munn, Sam Bee and Aasif Mandvi disagree on who deserves the credit for a wave of democratic uprising sweeping the Muslim world.
01/27/2011
04:35

Mess O'Slightly-to-the-Left O'Potamia - Egyptian Protests
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Despite its expressed support, America loses some credibility with Egyptian protesters thanks to tear gas canisters stamped "Made in U.S.A.".
01/31/2011
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