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John Lithgow Performs Gingrich Press Release

Season 7 • 05/19/2011

John Lithgow performs the Newt Gingrich press release that has D.C. buzzing.

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Austan Goolsbee
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Austan Goolsbee wants to focus on the budget by cutting spending and raising high-income tax rates.
05/18/2011
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Tip/Wag - Ohio Legislature & Facebook
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The Ohio legislature allows guns into sports stadiums, and Facebook ushers in a brave new world of personal product placement.
05/18/2011
00:38

Sign Off - Long Austan Goolsbee Interview
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Stephen thought his 16-minute interview with Austan Goolsbee was quite enjoyable.
05/18/2011
00:28

Intro - 5/18/11
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Newt Gingrich has trouble staying on message, and Austan Goolsbee talks about raising the debt ceiling.
05/18/2011
02:48

Osama bin Laden's Replacement
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Osama bin Laden's second-in-command gets passed over for a temp who doesn't even have a beard.
05/18/2011
05:54

Breaking Newt
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Stephen tracks Newt Gingrich's position on health insurance with the Pandertron 8000.
05/18/2011
04:41

Better Know a District - Illinois' 18th - Aaron Schock Update
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Aaron Schock believes fetuses have the right to bear arms and acknowledges his six-pack abs.
05/19/2011
01:34

Sign Off - History of Life on Earth
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Since Saturday night is the end of the world, let's take a moment to say goodbye to the history of life on Earth.
05/19/2011
05:16

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses the Harlem Rens and his missing statue in front of the Lakers stadium.
05/19/2011
02:54

Clergy-Matic Ecclesi-Action Center 3:16
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Stephen introduces his comprehensive preventative training program for Catholic priests.
05/19/2011
06:19

John Lithgow Performs Gingrich Press Release
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John Lithgow performs Newt Gingrich's epic press release that has D.C. buzzing.
05/19/2011
02:58

Charleston to Bermuda Yacht Race
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Stephen sails seven days on the heaving breast of cruel Poseidon in the 2011 Charleston to Bermuda Yacht Race.
05/31/2011
00:08

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen signs off with a pipe.
05/31/2011
06:05

James Stewart
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James Stewart describes the corrosive effect lying has on society and the short-term harm that comes with telling the truth.
05/31/2011
00:23

Intro - 5/31/11
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Stephen questions whether the world actually ended and lies about reading James Stewart's book.
05/31/2011
02:59

Sarah Palin's Bus Tour
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Like Sarah Palin, Stephen wants to use his super PAC to take his kids on a for-profit vacation.
05/31/2011
03:47

FEC Questions - Trevor Potter
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The number one objective of the Colbert Super PAC is to get raises for every member of the FEC.
05/31/2011
04:22

Invisible Judgment
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Harold Camping's failed doomsday forecast doesn't prevent him from revising his rapture date.
05/31/2011
02:29

Meat Tweet
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A swelling controversy casts a lengthy shadow over Anthony Weiner, stretching the fabric of America's national discourse.
06/01/2011
00:31

Intro - 6/1/11
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Stephen hopes a monkey is riding his coattails, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill that used to be a mountain.
06/01/2011
01:55

Sarah Palin Visits the Times Square Applebee's
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Sarah Palin joins Donald Trump at one of New York's historic monuments, the Times Square Applebee's.
06/01/2011
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