The Colbert Report

Sign Off - Goodnight

Season 8 • 05/01/2012

Stephen signs off.

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The Colbert ReportS8
Delicate Advice for Chen Guangcheng

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng lulls his guards into complacency and escapes from an 18-month house arrest.
04/30/2012
00:11

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Sign Off - Stephen's Fashionable Firearm

Stephen shows off his gun's matching suit and tie.
04/30/2012
00:30

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Intro - 4/30/12

Adults dodge sexuality education, gun owners find the latest convenience, and Diane Keaton joins Stephen.
04/30/2012
04:44

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The Word - Don't Ask, Don't Show & Tell

Missouri lawmakers want to ban homosexuality discussions in schools because finding out that homosexuality exists is a slippery slope to tolerating it.
04/30/2012
06:15

The Colbert ReportS8
Diane Keaton

Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton skirts Stephen's questions and misinterprets a backstage hug.
04/30/2012
03:45

The Colbert ReportS8
Barack Obama & the Anniversary of Bin Laden's Assassination

Barack Obama visits troops in Afghanistan and cynically uses the anniversary of ordering the hit on Osama bin Laden to order a campaign ad hit on Mitt Romney.
05/01/2012
06:08

The Colbert ReportS8
Carne Ross

Carne Ross discusses his book "The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century."
05/01/2012
00:34

The Colbert ReportS8
Intro - 5/1/12

Election advertising gets ugly, God sanctions cuts to the poor, and Carne Ross believes democracy is defective.
05/01/2012
05:59

The Colbert ReportS8
Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts - Thomas Reese

Georgetown University's Father Thomas Reese finds discrepancies between Catholic doctrine and Paul Ryan's fiscal ministry.
05/01/2012
04:18

The Colbert ReportS8
Paul Ryan's Christian Budget Cuts

Barack Obama and the Catholic Church wage war on Paul Ryan's deeply Christian Republican House budget.
05/01/2012
00:06

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
05/01/2012
04:50

The Colbert ReportS8
Kermit the Frog's German TV Offense - Hans Beinholtz

Kermit the Frog violates German media law, but Stephen defends his reputation to Germany's UN ambassador, Hans Beinholtz.
05/02/2012
03:27

The Colbert ReportS8
Richard Branson-Shaped Ice Cubes

Sir Richard Branson commissions four skilled designers to create an ice cube mold in the shape of his head.
05/02/2012
05:58

The Colbert ReportS8
Jonathan Haidt

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses his book "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion."
05/02/2012
00:28

The Colbert ReportS8
Sign Off - Stephen Colbert's 6000K Norway Norwalkathon

Stephen cancels his 6000K walkathon from Bangor, ME, to Oslo, Norway.
05/02/2012
00:38

The Colbert ReportS8
Intro - 5/2/12

America's health care crisis finds a solution, a beloved children's character meets adversity, and Jonathan Haidt explores social psychology.
05/02/2012
05:25

The Colbert ReportS8
The Word - Debt Panels

One of the nation's largest medical debt collectors sneaks into hospitals to seize patients' money before treatment.
05/02/2012
04:35

The Colbert ReportS8
Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham discusses "Girls," her popular HBO show about young women navigating work, love and friendship in New York City.
05/03/2012
04:33

The Colbert ReportS8
Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney Alliance Analogies

Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie explains Newt Gingrich's decision to endorse Mitt Romney, using a football-fraternity analogy.
05/03/2012
06:59

The Colbert ReportS8
Colbert Super PAC - In Search of Mr. Larose

A mysterious Florida rival challenges Stephen's dominance in the world of super secret Super PAC-ing.
05/03/2012
04:37

The Colbert ReportS8
Who's Honoring Me Now? - National Space Society & Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin thanks Stephen for promoting space exploration and awards him the National Space Society's coveted trophy.
05/03/2012
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