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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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Word Warcraft

Steve Cohen compares Republicans to Nazis a week after making an eloquent case for civil and honest discourse.
01/20/2011
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Kambiz Hosseini & Saman Arbabi

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
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Bird Like Me

Wyatt Cenac finds an historic black town in Mississippi where birds are revered more than people.
01/24/2011
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Anand Giridharadas

As a child of parents who immigrated to America, Anand Giridharadas explains why he decided to move to India after college.
01/24/2011
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24-Hour Nazi Party People

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
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Moment of Zen - Pill Prevents Hot Flashes

Brian Kilmeade will drink to a prescription pill that prevents hot flashes in women.
01/24/2011
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Moment of Zen - Congressional Prom Night

Members of Congress liken the State of the Union to prom night in high school.
01/25/2011
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Indianapolis Homeless Talent Show

A local reporter in Indianapolis doesn't realize that making a homeless woman sing "Amazing Grace" is a horrible idea.
01/25/2011
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Chicago Snubs

John Oliver doesn't think Chicago is being too strict on Rahm Emanuel since its politicians are paragons of virtue.
01/25/2011
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Intro - James Franco Is Stuck Under the Mini-Fridge

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
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James Franco

James Franco walked to poetry class after learning he had received an Oscar nomination for best actor.
01/25/2011
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State of the Union 2011 - Republican Rebuttal

Paul Ryan sells his vision of limited government to a primetime audience, and Michele Bachmann speaks for the real America.
01/26/2011
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State of the Union 2011 - Night of Too Many Promises

Republicans and Democrats risk physical contact with each other, and an audience member gets excited about her presidential shout-out.
01/26/2011
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Jonathan Alter

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
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Moment of Zen - Bipartisan Seating Chart

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
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State of the Union 2011 - Correspondent Rebuttal

John Oliver, Olivia Munn and Larry Wilmore deliver rebuttals to Jon's jokes about the State of the Union.
01/26/2011
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T. Boone Pickens

T. Boone Pickens notes that America is the only country in the world without an energy plan.
01/27/2011
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Bill O'Reilly Defends His Nazi Analogies

Bill O'Reilly explains that he had a good reason for comparing Arianna Huffington to Nazis.
01/27/2011
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Moment of Zen - 15 Inches of Fun

A local reporter thinks it's a perfect night for 15 inches of fun.
01/27/2011
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The Rule of the Nile

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
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Mess O'Slightly-to-the-Left O'Potamia - Egyptian Protests

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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