The Colbert Report Season 8 Episodes

Episode 1

Jerome Groopman

Mon, Oct 3, 2011

Episode 2

John Lithgow

Tue, Oct 4, 2011

Episode 3

Black Star

Wed, Oct 5, 2011

Episode 4

Jason Amerine

Thu, Oct 6, 2011

Episode 5

Harry Belafonte

Mon, Oct 17, 2011

Episode 6

Steven Pinker

Tue, Oct 18, 2011

Episode 7

Ali Soufan

Wed, Oct 19, 2011

Episode 8

Coldplay

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

Episode 9

Jon Huntsman

Mon, Oct 24, 2011

Episode 10

Susan Saladoff

Tue, Oct 25, 2011

Episode 11

Taylor Branch

Wed, Oct 26, 2011

Episode 12

Toby Keith

Thu, Oct 27, 2011

Episode 13

Neil MacGregor

Mon, Oct 31, 2011

Episode 14

Yo-Yo Ma

Tue, Nov 1, 2011

Episode 15

Michael Pollan

Wed, Nov 2, 2011

Episode 16

Nathan Wolfe

Thu, Nov 3, 2011

Episode 17

Niall Ferguson

Mon, Nov 7, 2011

Episode 18

Seth Meyers

Tue, Nov 8, 2011

Episode 19

James Martin

Wed, Nov 9, 2011

Episode 20

Brian Eno

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

Episode 21

Thomas Thwaites

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

Episode 22

Elijah Wood

Tue, Nov 15, 2011

Episode 23

Chris Matthews

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Episode 24

Susan Orlean

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Episode 25

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Mon, Nov 28, 2011

Episode 26

Tinariwen

Tue, Nov 29, 2011

Episode 27

Stephen Sondheim

Wed, Nov 30, 2011

Episode 28

Richard Branson

Thu, Dec 1, 2011

Colbert's guest is Virgin tycoon billionaire Sir Richard Branson, author of the new book 'Screw Business As Usual'.

Episode 29

Jimmie Johnson

Mon, Dec 5, 2011

Episode 30

The Black Keys

Tue, Dec 6, 2011

Episode 31

David Hallberg

Wed, Dec 7, 2011

Episode 32

Jack Abramoff

Thu, Dec 8, 2011

Episode 33

Samuel L. Jackson

Mon, Dec 12, 2011

Episode 34

Mark Whitaker

Tue, Dec 13, 2011

Episode 35

Ray Odierno

Wed, Dec 14, 2011

Episode 36

Daniel Craig

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Episode 37

Bernie Sanders

Tue, Jan 3, 2012

Episode 38

John Heilemann

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

Episode 39

Steve Case

Thu, Jan 5, 2012

Episode 40

Melissa Harris-Perry

Mon, Jan 9, 2012

Episode 41

Bill Moyers

Tue, Jan 10, 2012

Episode 42

George Stephanopoulos

Wed, Jan 11, 2012

Episode 43

Mike Allen

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

Episode 44

Scott Douglas

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Episode 45

Jennifer Granholm

Tue, Jan 17, 2012

Episode 46

David Frum

Wed, Jan 18, 2012

Episode 47

Carrie Rebora Barratt

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Episode 48

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Mon, Jan 23, 2012

Episode 49

Andrew Sullivan

Tue, Jan 24, 2012

Episode 50

Terry Gross

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

Episode 51

Drew Barrymore

Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Episode 52

Laurence Tribe

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

Episode 53

Björk

Tue, Jan 31, 2012

Episode 54

Ameena Matthews

Wed, Feb 1, 2012

Episode 55

Christiane Amanpour

Thu, Feb 2, 2012

Episode 56

Bill McKibben

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Episode 57

William J. Broad

Tue, Feb 14, 2012

Episode 58

Ann Patchett

Mon, Feb 20, 2012

Mitt Romney deploys Donald Trump in Michigan, Rick Santorum attacks environmentalists, and Ann Patchett fights to revive bookstores.

Episode 59

Robert Kagan

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Episode 60

Nancy Pelosi

Wed, Feb 22, 2012

Episode 61

Placido Domingo

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Episode 62

King Peggy

Mon, Feb 27, 2012

The Oscars' liberal clusterfarce unfolds, Rick Santorum criticizes Barack Obama's promotion of higher learning, and Peggielene Bartels talks about her kingship.

Episode 63

Ross Eisenbrey

Tue, Feb 28, 2012

Episode 64

William Shatner

Wed, Feb 29, 2012

Episode 65

Clare Danes

Thu, Mar 1, 2012

Episode 66

Audra McDonald

Mon, Mar 5, 2012

Stephen yields to the inevitability of Mitt Romney, Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke, and Stephen performs "Summertime" with Audra McDonald.

Episode 67

Jonathan Safran Foer

Tue, Mar 6, 2012

Stephen prepares a Super Tuesday tailgating party, Attorney General Holder redefines due process, candy bars shrink, and Jonathan Safran Foer talks Passover traditions.

Episode 68

Willem Dafoe

Wed, Mar 7, 2012

Episode 69

Don Fleming, Elvis Costello, & Emmylou Harris

Thu, Mar 8, 2012

Episode 70

Katherine Boo

Mon, Mar 12, 2012

Episode 71

Andrew Bird

Tue, Mar 13, 2012

Episode 72

Mark McKinnon

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

Episode 73

Dexter Filkins

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

Episode 74

David Page

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

Episode 75

Charles Murray

Tue, Mar 27, 2012

Episode 76

Mark Ruffalo

Wed, Mar 28, 2012

Episode 77

Peter Beinart

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Episode 78

Gary Johnson

Mon, Apr 2, 2012

Episode 79

Nikki Haley

Tue, Apr 3, 2012

Episode 80

Robert Ballard

Wed, Apr 4, 2012

Episode 81

Anne Rice

Thu, Apr 5, 2012

Episode 82

Bob Lutz

Mon, Apr 9, 2012

Episode 83

Richard Hersh

Tue, Apr 10, 2012

Episode 84

Michelle Obama

Wed, Apr 11, 2012

Episode 85

James Cameron

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Episode 86

Episode #8.86

Mon, Apr 16, 201221 mins

Dr. George Church, co-author of "REGENESIS: How Synthetic Biology will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves," visits The Colbert Report.

Episode 87

Jonah Lehrer

Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Episode 88

Arianna Huffington

Wed, Apr 18, 2012

Episode 89

Tavis Smiley & Cornel West

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Episode 90

Don McLeroy

Mon, Apr 23, 2012

Episode 91

Magnus Carlsen

Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Episode 92

Michael Sandel

Wed, Apr 25, 2012

Episode 93

Jack White

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Episode 94

Diane Keaton

Mon, Apr 30, 201221 mins

The Killers play a song from their new album "Battle Born."

Episode 96

Jonathan Haidt

Wed, May 2, 2012

Episode 97

Lena Dunham

Thu, May 3, 2012

Episode 98

Episode #8.98

Mon, May 7, 201221 mins

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels visits Stephen to talk about his book "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans."

Episode 99

Episode #8.99

Tue, May 8, 201221 mins

Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter discusses gender pay equality and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

Episode 101

Anna Wintour

Thu, May 10, 2012

Episode 102

Charlize Theron

Tue, May 29, 2012

Episode 103

Alan Alda

Wed, May 30, 2012

Episode 104

Jack Hitt

Thu, May 31, 2012

Episode 105

John Lewis

Mon, Jun 4, 2012

Episode 106

Jill Biden

Tue, Jun 5, 2012

Episode 107

Neil Patrick Harris

Wed, Jun 6, 201222 mins

Neil Patrick Harris talks about hosting the Tony Awards.

Episode 108

Regina Spektor

Thu, Jun 7, 201222 mins

Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor performs a song from her new album "What We Saw from the Cheap Seats."

Episode 109

Martin Sheen

Mon, Jun 11, 201222 mins

Martin Sheen talks about his role in the upcoming Spiderman movie, "The Amazing Spiderman."

Episode 111

Gregg Allman

Wed, Jun 13, 2012

Episode 112

Steve Coll

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Episode 113

Paul Krugman

Mon, Jun 18, 2012

Episode 114

Olivia Wilde

Tue, Jun 19, 2012

Episode 115

Daniel Klaidman

Wed, Jun 20, 2012

Episode 116

Lawrence Krauss

Thu, Jun 21, 2012

Cosmologist Lawrence Krauss on why there is something instead of nothing.

Episode 117

Frank Deford

Mon, Jun 25, 201221 mins

Sportswriter Frank Deford shares insightful sports moments from his new book, "Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter."

Episode 118

Richard Ford

Tue, Jun 26, 2012

Episode 119

Melinda Gates

Wed, Jun 27, 2012

Episode 120

Aaron Sorkin

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

Episode 121

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Mon, Jul 16, 2012

Episode 122

Nas

Tue, Jul 17, 2012

Episode 123

Annise Parker

Wed, Jul 18, 2012

Episode 124

Lisa Jackson

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

Episode 125

Vikram Gandhi

Mon, Jul 23, 2012

Episode 126

James Fallows

Tue, Jul 24, 2012

Episode 127

Dan Gross

Wed, Jul 25, 2012

Episode 128

Peter Westmacott

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Episode 129

Episode #8.129

Mon, Jul 30, 2012

Episode 130

Jeff Koons

Tue, Jul 31, 2012

Episode 131

John Grunsfeld

Wed, Aug 1, 2012

Episode 132

Chris Hayes

Thu, Aug 2, 2012

Episode 133

Pete Seeger

Mon, Aug 6, 2012

Episode 135

Liza Mundy

Wed, Aug 8, 2012

Episode 136

Woody Harrelson

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Episode 137

Fun

Mon, Aug 13, 2012

Episode 138

StePhest Colbchella '012 - Grizzly Bear

Tue, Aug 14, 2012

Episode 139

StePhest Colbchella '012 - Santigold

Wed, Aug 15, 2012

Episode 140

StePhest Colbchella '012 - The Flaming Lips

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

Episode 141

Andrew Sullivan

Tue, Aug 28, 2012

Episode 142

Jennifer Burns

Wed, Aug 29, 2012

Episode 143

Jon Huntsman

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

Episode 144

James Carville

Fri, Aug 31, 2012

Episode 145

Reihan Salam

Tue, Sep 4, 2012

Episode 147

Bill Richardson

Thu, Sep 6, 2012

Episode 148

Ed Rendell

Fri, Sep 7, 2012

Episode 149

Drew Faust

Mon, Sep 17, 2012

Episode 150

Jeffrey Toobin

Tue, Sep 18, 2012

Episode 151

Itzhak Perlman

Wed, Sep 19, 201221 mins

Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs a song from his album "Eternal Echoes."

Episode 152

Errol Morris

Thu, Sep 20, 2012

Episode 153

Claressa Shields

Tue, Sep 25, 2012

Episode 155

Vince Gilligan

Thu, Sep 27, 201222 mins

Vince Gilligan, creator and executive producer of "Breaking Bad," talks about his critically-acclaimed series.

Episode 178

Episode #8.178

Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Episode 188

Jorge Ramos

Tue, Oct 2, 201222 mins

Mexican journalist Jorge Ramos discusses the effect of the Latino vote on the U.S. election.