The Colbert Report

David Mamet

Season 6 • 06/17/2010

David Mamet discusses the dying theater, useless directors and boring political messages.

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Tip/Wag - Marshall Islands & Disney World Fate

BP operates its oil rig under the Marshall Islands flag, and a couple believes fate brought them together.
06/15/2010
00:27

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Intro - 6/16/10

Stephen hopes the surprising find in Afghanistan is Carmen Sandiego, and Devo performs from an album based on market research.
06/16/2010
05:23

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The Word - $tay the Cour$e

Afghanistan is like a slot machine that America has been warming up for nine years, and it's about to pay off.
06/16/2010
04:33

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Obama's BP Oil Spill Speech

Obama unites the country with his speech addressing the BP oil spill, and Stephen finds an alternative energy source in Devo's belongings.
06/16/2010
03:32

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Devo

Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale employed focus groups to help them choose songs, blue hats and suits inspired by Kim Jong-il.
06/16/2010
02:59

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Brevity Is the Soul of Twit

Comedy Central's Address the Mess will give a dollar to the Gulf of America Fund every time you heroes retweet Stephen's tribute to oil-soaked birds.
06/16/2010
00:32

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Sign Off - Retweet for the Gulf of America Fund

Comedy Central will donate one dollar to the Gulf of America Fund for every time you retweet Stephen's tweet.
06/17/2010
06:32

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South Carolina's 4th District Primary - Bob Inglis

Bob Inglis should quit Congress and get a job at Olive Garden to convince the people of South Carolina he's not an incumbent.
06/17/2010
04:15

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Colbert Platinum - Summer Travel Edition

A hotel in Abu Dhabi installs a gold vending machine, and fine-art transport companies shuttle your masterpieces.
06/17/2010
01:54

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Obama's Simplified BP Oil Spill Speech

This is how you speak about the BP oil spill in the way Americans can understand: See Spot. See Spot spread. Stop, Spot, stop.
06/17/2010
06:23

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David Mamet

David Mamet believes the theater is dead because they're showing nothing but revivals that weren't good 40 years ago.
06/17/2010
00:14

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Sign Off - Spare Cursed Monkey's Paw

Please send your spare cursed monkeys' paws Stephen's way -- he's got a bit of a zombie problem.
06/21/2010
08:03

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Fallback Position - Astronaut Pt. 1

Stephen admits to Steve Lindsey that he lashes out in zero gravity, has a spastic colon and needs a lot of time alone.
06/21/2010
03:42

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Joe Barton's Misconstrued Misconstruction

Joe Barton apologizes for his misconstrued misconstruction, and pundits call the BP escrow account unconstitutional.
06/21/2010
04:57

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Wes Moore

Wes Moore speaks to the importance of small decisions and role models by comparing himself to the imprisoned Wes Moore.
06/21/2010
02:11

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US Ties With Slovenia

The call to disallow the US goal against Slovenia was totally unfair, and the rest of the world agrees.
06/21/2010
04:35

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Stanley McChrystal Talks to Rolling Stone

General Stanley McChrystal must have been high on Afghani heroin when he criticized the commander-in-chief in front of a Rolling Stone reporter.
06/22/2010
00:03

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Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
06/22/2010
05:28

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USA Board of Ophthalmological Freedom

Stephen becomes a certified ophthalmologist, and Professor Buttons performs Lasik surgery on Jay.
06/22/2010
04:31

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Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem says men who raise the kids and take care of the house have better marriages, live longer and have better sex.
06/22/2010
05:12

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Fallback Position - Astronaut Pt. 2

Stephen begins his astronaut training by working in zero gravity, running on his space treadmill and test-driving moon wheels.
06/22/2010
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