The BEST episodes directed by Jim Hoskinson

9.00

29 votes

#1 - Tim Robbins

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 20

Stephen Colbert welcomes star of "Zathura", Tim Robbins!

8.23

767 votes

#2 - Episode 49

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 25

U.S. tax law allows television preachers to get away with almost anything. We know this from personal experience.

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8.19

691 votes

#3 - Episode 45

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 21

Producers, sellers, and consumers waste tons of food. John Oliver discusses the shocking amount of food we don’t eat.

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8.11

684 votes

#4 - Episode 48

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 24

Sex education varies widely between school districts, leaving many teens without comprehensive information. We made a video that covers what some schools are too embarrassed to teach.

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8.00

29 votes

#5 - Matt Taibbi

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 19

Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!

8.00

29 votes

#6 - Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 23

Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "The Dictionary of Republicanisms", Katrina vanden Heuvel!

8.00

29 votes

#7 - Richard Clarke

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 24

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "The Scorpion's Gate", Richard Clarke!

7.94

669 votes

#8 - Episode 40

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 16

John Oliver explains why America’s bail system is better for the reality tv industry than it is for the justice system.

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7.94

654 votes

#9 - Episode 46

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 22

Mandatory minimums require fixed prison sentences for certain crimes. John Oliver explains why we treat some turkeys better than most low-level offenders.

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7.94

31 votes

#10 - Ken Burns

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 10

Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker & author, Ken Burns!

7.94

31 votes

#11 - Cokie Roberts

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 16

Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!

7.94

31 votes

#12 - Rev. Al Sharpton

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 18

Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!

7.90

31 votes

#13 - Sen. Bob Kerrey

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 17

Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!

7.88

32 votes

#14 - Eliot Spitzer

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 13

Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!

7.85

34 votes

#15 - Jim Cramer

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 4

Stephen Colbert welcomes host of "Mad Money", Jim Cramer!

7.81

666 votes

#16 - Episode 44

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 20

Cities spend massive amounts of public money on privately-owned stadiums. Cities issue tax-exempt municipal bonds that — wait, don’t fall asleep!

7.69

632 votes

#17 - Episode 47

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 23

Washington DC experiences taxation without representation. It's also missing from rhyming state songs. John Oliver and a group of singing children fix one of these problems.

7.66

722 votes

#18 - Episode 50

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 26

This year’s gay marriage ruling was a milestone, but LGBT discrimination is still surprisingly legal. John Oliver explains why we need a federal anti-discrimination law.

7.63

616 votes

#19 - Episode 42

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 18

Online harassment is a major problem, but it’s rarely prosecuted. If only we’d been warned about this in the early days of the internet.

7.61

634 votes

#20 - Episode 43

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 2 - Episode 19

This week's gay rights victory was historic, but the transgender community still faces staggering challenges. John Oliver focuses on the “T” in “LGBT.”

7.56

66 votes

#21 - Lesley Stahl

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 2

Stephen Colbert welcomes "60 Minutes" correspondent, Lesley Stahl!

7.35

63 votes

#22 - 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!

7.33

3 votes

#23 - Nancy Grace

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 1

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of CNN's "Nancy Grace", Nancy Grace.

7.29

102 votes

#24 - 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.

7.09

34 votes

#25 - Jeff Daniels

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 8

Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!

7.03

33 votes

#26 - 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!

7.00

2 votes

#27 - Douglas Brinkley

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 79

Tonight Stephen welcomes the author of "The Great Deluge", Douglas Brinkley.

7.00

2 votes

#28 - Barry Scheck

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 131

Tonight Stephen welcomes lawyer and co-founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck.

7.00

2 votes

#29 - 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.

7.00

31 votes

#30 - Mary Roach

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 15

Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!

7.00

31 votes

#31 - 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!

7.00

31 votes

#32 - Richard Preston

The Colbert Report - Season 1 - Episode 22

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!

7.00

3 votes

#33 - Al Franken

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 34

Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of "The Al Franken Show", Al Franken!

7.00

2 votes

#34 - 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!

7.00

2 votes

#35 - Ralph Nader

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 51

Stephen Colbert welcomes author and activist, Ralph Nader!

7.00

2 votes

#36 - 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!

7.00

2 votes

#37 - Sebastian Junger

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 54

Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "A Death in Belmont", Sebastian Junger!

7.00

2 votes

#38 - Bill Kristol

The Colbert Report - Season 2 - Episode 55

Stephen Colbert welcomes the editor of "The Weekly Standard", Bill Kristol!

7.00

2 votes

#39 - 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!