The BEST episodes written by Stephen Colbert
#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 - Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 23
Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "The Dictionary of Republicanisms", Katrina vanden Heuvel!
#4 - Richard Clarke
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 24
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Scorpion's Gate", Richard Clarke!
#5 - Ricky Gervais
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 119
Star of "The Office", Ricky Gervais! Plus, Jon takes a relatively closer look at the history of the White House press secretary.
#6 - Craig Ferguson
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 38
Craid Ferguson, the host of the Late Late Show, guest stars. Craig Ferguson tends to classify himself only with puppets.
#7 - Nancy Grace
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 1
Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of CNN's "Nancy Grace", Nancy Grace.
#8 - Steve Carell
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 103
Star of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," Steve Carell! Plus, the latest headlines.
#9 - 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.
#11 - Richard Preston
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 22
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
#12 - Bill Bastone
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 62
Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of The Smoking Gun.com, Bill Bastone!
#13 - Dennis Quaid
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 6
Actor Dennis Quaid! Plus, Lewis' "Back In Black"!
#14 - Shere Hite
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 60
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Shere Hite Reader", Shere Hite!
#15 - Frank Rich
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 61
Stephen Colbert welcomes editor of the "New York Times", Frank Rich!
#16 - Anderson Cooper
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 18
Host of "Anderson Cooper 360", Anderson Cooper!
#17 - Madeleine Albright
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 63
Stephen Colbert welcomes the former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright!
#18 - 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!
#19 - Rick Reilly
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 59
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Shanks For Nothing", Rick Reilly!
#20 - Al Franken
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 34
Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "The Al Franken Show", Al Franken!
#21 - Douglas Brinkley
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 79
Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of "The Great Deluge", Douglas Brinkley.
#22 - 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.
#23 - Barry Scheck
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 131
Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.
#24 - Ralph Nader
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 51
Stephen Colbert welcomes author and activist, Ralph Nader!
#25 - 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!
#26 - Sebastian Junger
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 54
Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "A Death in Belmont", Sebastian Junger!
#27 - 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!
#28 - Bill Kristol
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 55
Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of "The Weekly Standard", Bill Kristol!
#29 - 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!
#30 - 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.
#31 - Michael Brown
The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 41
Stephen Colbert welcomes former FEMA director, Michael Brown!
#32 - Christiane Amanpour
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 60
CNN International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour! Plus, Stephen Colbert reports on the "Rick James Sign."
#33 - Howard Dean
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 81
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean! Plus, Stephen Colbert reports on "Republican Party Chairmen."
#34 - Hanna Rosin
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 82
Hanna Rosin! Plus, Jon discusses the President's current agenda.
#35 - Marci Hamilton
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 84
Author of "God vs. the Gavel," Marci Hamilton! Plus, Ed Helms reports on "The Fountain of Youth."
#36 - Matt Taibbi
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 85
Author of "Spanking the Donkey," Matt Taibbi! Plus, "Wide World Quasi Sports."
#37 - Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 88
Washington Post editors, Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein!
#38 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 90
Co-Host of "Ring of Fire," Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.! Plus, Rob Corddry and Ed Helms report on the President's Supreme Court nominee.
#39 - Rick Santorum
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 92
Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania! Plus, Rob Corddry reports on Lance Armstrong's recent win of the Tour de France.
#40 - Miles O'Brien
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 98
Anchor of CNN's "American Morning," Miles O'Brien! Plus, Stephen Colbert reports on "Cooter."
#41 - John Hockenberry
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 101
Journalist, John Hockenberry! Plus, the latest headlines!
#42 - André Benjamin
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 102
Star of "Four Brothers," Andre Benjamin! Plus, Stephen Colbert reports on "This Week in God".
#43 - John Irving
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 105
Author of "Until I Find You," John Irving! Plus, Ed Helms reports on "So You Want to be a Supreme Court Judge?"
#44 - John Richardson
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 106
Author of "My Father The Spy," John H. Richardson! Plus, Lewis "Back In" Black!
#45 - 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."
#46 - Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report - Day 3
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 116
Guest Panel! Plus, Ed Helms takes us on an "Evolution Heritage Tour" at a Creationist gift shop. This is Day 3 of "Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report".
#47 - 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".
#48 - Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report - Day 1
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 114
Author of "The Republican War on Science"," Chris Mooney! Plus, Ed Helms takes us on an "Evolution Heritage Tour" in Dayton, TN. This is Day 1 of "Evolution Schmevolution: A Daily Show Special Report".
#49 - Marc Siegel
The Daily Show - Season 10 - Episode 111
Author of "False Alarm," Dr. Marc Siegel! Plus, the latest headlines!
#50 - Dermot Mulroney
The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 31
Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of "The Family Stone", Dermot Mulroney!