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Stephen Colbert kicked off his week of Colbert Report tapings in Iraq by shaving his head.

Though Colbert's jokes got plenty of laughs, the loudest roar came when Gen. Ray Odierno — following a direct order pre-taped by President Barack Obama — shaved the funnyman's hair. Watch it all after the jump. read more 2 Comments

Nurse Jackie
10:30 pm/ET Showtime
Showtime might have just the right prescription for summertime-viewing blahs. ER Nurse Jackie Peyton (the perfectly mesmerizing Edie Falco) is quite the pill as an overworked but dedicated angel of mercy who broaches no bull and is quick to lose her patience with doctors who lose patients. On the downside, she has a penchant for painkillers. Cases in the involving opener of the black comedy include a battered hooker who sliced off the ear of an abusive john, and a young man who learns that Roman candles aren't all they're cracked up to be.

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The day Stephen Colbert has been waiting for has (almost) arrived.

The funnyman's bid to have his name attached to the newest module of the international space station will draw to a close on Tuesday's edition of The Colbert Report, according to The Associated Press. Astronaut Sunita Williams will appear on the program as well.

Colbert urged fans to write in his last name in a NASA poll that allowed the public to vote for the new room's moniker. "Colbert" easily beat out NASA's suggestions, which included Serenity, Legacy, Earthrise and Venture.

Even so, NASA has the final word... read more 7 Comments

Who says young people are politically apathetic?

Just this week, Stephen Colbert motivated 230,539 of his Colbert Report viewers to vote. Of course, they were voting to have a module of the international space station bear his last name, according to the Associated Press, but still — they voted!

NASA's online naming contest suggested such names as... read more 12 Comments

Forget the crowded malls, Stephen Colbert has solved all your holiday shopping issues by bringing us A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All.

The hour-long special, which features such unforgettable bits such as Colbert and Willie Nelson singing a duet, will also boast guest spots by Toby Keith, Jon Stewart... read more 3 Comments