The BEST episodes written by Eric Drysdale
#1 - Tim Robbins
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 20
Stephen Colbert welcomes star of "Zathura", Tim Robbins!
#2 - Matt Taibbi
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 19
Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
#3 - Richard Clarke
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 24
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Scorpion's Gate", Richard Clarke!
#4 - Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 23
Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "The Dictionary of Republicanisms", Katrina vanden Heuvel!
#5 - Cokie Roberts
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 16
Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
#6 - Ken Burns
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 10
Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker & author, Ken Burns!
#7 - Rev. Al Sharpton
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 18
Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
#8 - Sen. Bob Kerrey
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 17
Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
#9 - Eliot Spitzer
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 13
Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
#10 - Jim Cramer
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 4
Stephen Colbert welcomes host of "Mad Money", Jim Cramer!
#11 - Lesley Stahl
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 2
Stephen Colbert welcomes "60 Minutes" correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
#12 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 7
Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
#13 - Nancy Grace
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 1
Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of CNN's "Nancy Grace", Nancy Grace.
#14 - Stone Phillips
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 1
In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.
#15 - Jeff Daniels
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 8
Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
#16 - Bruce Feiler
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 11
Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
#17 - Barry Scheck
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 131
Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.
#18 - Dean Kamen
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 142
Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of "FIRST" and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation, Dean Kamen.
#19 - Mary Roach
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 15
Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!
#20 - Brian Greene
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 21
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality", Brian Greene!
#21 - Richard Preston
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 22
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
#22 - Al Franken
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 34
Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "The Al Franken Show", Al Franken!
#23 - Ralph Nader
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 51
Stephen Colbert welcomes author and activist, Ralph Nader!
#24 - Markos Moulitsas
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 47
Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of TheDailyKos.com and the co-author of "Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics", Markos Moulitsas!
#25 - Dennis Quaid
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 6
Actor Dennis Quaid! Plus, Lewis' "Back In Black"!
#26 - Hugh Hewitt
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 52
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Painting the Map Red: The Fight to Create a Permanent Republican Majority", Hugh Hewitt!
#27 - Douglas Brinkley
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 79
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of "The Great Deluge", Douglas Brinkley.
#28 - Sebastian Junger
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 54
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "A Death in Belmont", Sebastian Junger!
#29 - Bill Kristol
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 55
Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of "The Weekly Standard", Bill Kristol!
#30 - Gov. Mike Huckabee
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 57
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle" and the Governor of Arkansas, Gov. Mike Huckabee!
#31 - Rick Reilly
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 59
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Shanks For Nothing", Rick Reilly!
#32 - Shere Hite
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 60
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Shere Hite Reader", Shere Hite!
#33 - Frank Rich
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 61
Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the "New York Times", Frank Rich!
#34 - Bill Bastone
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 62
Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!
#35 - Madeleine Albright
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 63
Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!
#36 - Lou Dobbs
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 5
Stephen Colbert welcomes host of "Lou Dobbs Tonight", Lou Dobbs!
#37 - Bradley Whitford
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 12
Stephen Colbert welcomes star of "The West Wing", Bradley Whitford!
#38 - Catherine Crier
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 14
Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
#39 - Greg Behrendt
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 6
Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!
#40 - Carl Bernstein
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 2
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat",Carl Bernstein.
#41 - Michael Brown
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 41
Stephen Colbert welcomes former FEMA director, Michael Brown!
#42 - Fareed Zakaria
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 3
Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
#43 - Dermot Mulroney
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 31
Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of "The Family Stone", Dermot Mulroney!
#44 - Trent Lott
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 109
Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi talks about his new book: "Herding Cats, A Life in Politics". Plus, Samantha Bee investigates "Ousted Councilmen."
#45 - Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report - Day 2
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 115
Author of "A Man without a Country ", Kurt Vonnegut! Plus, Ed Helms takes us on an "Evolution Heritage Tour" at the Bronx Zoo. This is Day 2 of "Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report".
#46 - Alan Alda
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 118
Author of "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed," Alan Alda! Plus, new correspondent Dan Bakkedahl reports on "Bumvertising."
#47 - Monica Crowley
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 9
Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of "Connected: Coast to Coast", Monica Crowley!
#49 - Don Cheadle
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 2
Actor Don Cheadle talks about his role in the film "Hotel Rwanda".