Last night Stephen Colbert provided the "Oh Snap!" moment of the evening when he shut down Republican superflack Mary Matalin mid-argument. His rebuttal was so perfect that it made her completely drop her line of reasoning and ...

"I am the default American," Stephen Colbert solemnly told Nell Irvin Painter, who wrote The History Of White People, on his show last night. More » ...

Oh my God! The census form is coming from inside the house! From inside the house! Get out of there before or you'll be counted for sure! Run!!!! $(document).ready(function(){ MTVNPlayerPreload.attachToWrappers(...

"The History of White People" author Nell Irvin Painter was on "The Colbert Report" last night, and gave few answers about the nature of race,...

Despite the poison-laced envelopes, Stephen Colbert bravely filled out his census form last night. But before doing so, he took some time to mock conservatives,...

No one can deny that Stephen Colbert is about the people. Tonight, he got down to the business of saving both St. Patrick's Day and making sure the men of America are free to watch every game of March Madness. In response to a repo...

Last night on Colbert, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks author Rebecca Skloot explained how an African-American woman's cells were immortalized after she got cervical cancer in...

On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen discussed the Texas State Board of Education's recent decision to amend history text-books to correct what they perceived as liberal bias. The changes include criticisms of LBJ's Great Society...

Rebecca Skloot, the author of the recently published "Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," talked to Stephen Colbert last night about the first person to have...

Donna Simpson (no relation) dreams of being the heaviest woman alive. Colbert has two products that could help her- and perhaps your- obesity related dreams come true: chocolate inhalers and corn kitty litter. The Colbert Report...

Donna Simpson (no relation) dreams of being the heaviest woman alive. Colbert has two products that could help her- and perhaps your- obesity related dreams come true: chocolate inhalers and corn kitty litter. The Colbert Report...

Thank God for Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) for bringing more much-needed attention to this whole Eric Massa thing… $(document).ready(function(){ MTVNPlayerPreload.attachToWrappers("embedWrapper",300,400); }...

On last night’s Colbert Report, Raj Patel, author of The Importance of Nothing, spoke to Stephen via satellite to unceremoniously deny that he is the second coming of Buddha. A religious group called “Share International” headed by ...

Tonight, Stephen Colbert confirmed internet rumors—ones reported by the New York Times just last month, even—that one of last week's guests on The Colbert Report is in fact the second coming of a messiah for all mankind. Video Insid...

Tonight, Stephen Colbert confirmed internet rumors—ones reported by the New York Times just last month, even—that one of last week's guests on The Colbert Report is in fact the second coming of a messiah for all mankind. Video Insid...

Stephen Colbert had author David Aaronovitch on the show last night to talk about his new book "Voodoo Histories," which picks apart the role of...

Stephen Colbert ruthlessly mocked Karl Rove's new book, "Courage and Consequence," on "The Colbert Report" last night. He started his segment by pulling out a...

On last night's Colbert Report, the actual Karl Rove wasn't available, so Stephen put a pair of glasses on a loaf of ham. And while it was a more than serviceable stand-in, it's important to remember that there are some differences ...

It’s almost too easy to mock Glenn Beck and his few remaining idiotic advertisers, but Stephen Colbert makes it look even easier. [Video] ...

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