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Intro - 12/20/06
Season 2 E 161 • 12/20/2006
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.
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06:22
The Colbert Report
S2 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.
12/19/2006
02:47
The Colbert Report
S2 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.
12/19/2006
02:56
The Colbert Report
S2 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.
12/19/2006
00:31
The Colbert Report
S2 E160
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
00:23
The Colbert Report
S2 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.
12/19/2006
05:08
The Colbert Report
S2 E161
ShredDown - The Judgment
The results are in. The judges and audience cast their votes and Henry Kissinger announces the winner.
12/20/2006
03:05
The Colbert Report
S2 E161
ShredDown
Stephen introduces a tough panel of ShredDown dispute judges: Eliot Spitzer, Anthony DeCurtis and Jim Anderson.
12/20/2006
02:12
The Colbert Report
S2 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
03:21
The Colbert Report
S2 E161
Rock and Awe: Countdown to Guitarmageddon
Stephen previews his guitar solo challenge against The Decemberists' Chris Funk.
12/20/2006
03:11
The Colbert Report
S2 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
00:59
The Colbert Report
S2 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
01:41
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
Who's Honoring Me Now? - Gay.com
Though Stephen does not approve of the gayness, he's not one to turn down any honor.
01/08/2007
00:55
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
Who's Attacking Me Now? - Lake Superior State University
Lake Superior State University has added "truthiness" to its list of banned words.
01/08/2007
02:43
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
Stephen's Sound Advice - Surviving the Winter Blues
Stephen suggests one way to get over Seasonal Affective Disorder is to take a trip to the warm weather of Iraq.
01/08/2007
03:16
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
The Gallotastic Executacular - Hangin' With Mr. Hussein
Stephen is upset that Saddam Hussein was executed while Stephen was on vacation, especially as he was already planning a 30-minute special for it.
01/08/2007
05:51
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
Ethan Nadelmann
Director of the Drug Policy Alliance Ethan Nadelmann argues to legalize marijuana to reduce America's prison population.
01/08/2007
00:29
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
Intro - 1/8/07
In this episode, Stephen discusses Saddam Hussein's execution, welcomes the new Democratic Congress and interviews Drug Policy Alliance Chair Ethan Nadelmann.
01/08/2007
04:58
The Colbert Report
S3 E1
The Word - Facts
Since the Democrat's version of reality is unfortunately based on reality, Stephen wants to fight facts with "facts."
01/08/2007
00:31
The Colbert Report
S3 E2
Intro - 1/9/07
Stephen tells Boy Scout Council 289 to pack their bags, and wonders why celebrities can't fight to the death.
01/09/2007
01:55
The Colbert Report
S3 E2
Sign Off - Farewell, James Brown
Though it's sad to lose the Godfather of Soul, there is a silver lining for Stephen.
01/09/2007
01:24
The Colbert Report
S3 E2
Not a Sex Scandal
On behalf of Catholics everywhere, Stephen thanks Archbishop Wielgus for merely selling out his peers to a godless, totalitarian regime.
01/09/2007
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