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Chris Funk
Season 2 E 161 • 12/20/2006

Henry Kissinger provides the "starting gun" of the competition by declaring that "it is time to rock," and then Chris Funk offers his shredding solo.

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The Colbert ReportS2 E160
Stephen Goes to Harvard

The election on his mind, Stephen takes a trip to Harvard University, where he sets the students of the John F. Kennedy School of Government straight.
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The Colbert ReportS2 E160
Person of the Year

With the power of the Internet in their hands, the Colbert Nation has become Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
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The Colbert ReportS2 E160
The Word - Tit for Tat

An outraged Stephen speaks out against beauty queen Tara Conner for publicly exhibiting her sexuality, and proposes a change in the pageant scoring system.
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Intro - 12/19/06

Miss USA gets in trouble for drinking, Stephen tries to live in the basement of Harvard and new age guru Deepak Chopra stops by.
12/19/2006
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The Colbert ReportS2 E160
Face-Off Preview

With the upcoming challenge against the Decemberists' guitarist, Chris Funk, Stephen does a little tapping on his electric guitar to hold us over.
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00:59

The Colbert ReportS2 E161
Intro - 12/20/06

Morley Safer gets us revved up for tonight's guitar solo challenge, when The Decemberists and Stephen face off to determine who is the Socrates of Shred.
12/20/2006
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The Colbert ReportS2 E161
ShredDown - The Judgment

The results are in. The judges and audience cast their votes and Henry Kissinger announces the winner.
12/20/2006
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The Colbert ReportS2 E161
ShredDown

Stephen introduces a tough panel of ShredDown dispute judges: Eliot Spitzer, Anthony DeCurtis and Jim Anderson.
12/20/2006
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The Colbert ReportS2 E161
Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon

Stephen previews his guitar solo challenge against The Decemberists' Chris Funk.
12/20/2006
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The Colbert ReportS2 E161
Peter Frampton

Just before his guitar solo Stephen injures himself, prays to Father Christmas and is presented with a guitar hero to fill in for him.
12/20/2006
02:12

The Colbert ReportS2 E161
Chris Funk

Henry Kissinger provides the "starting gun" of the competition by declaring that "it is time to rock," and then Chris Funk offers his shredding solo.
12/20/2006
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