The BEST episodes of The Colbert Report season 9
Every episode of The Colbert Report season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Colbert Report season 9!
Tune in to The Colbert Report, as Stephen Colbert gives his own take on the issues of the day, and more importantly, to tell you why everyone else's take is just plain wrong. The series is a variety/news show revolving around Colbert's TV persona, a parody of opinionated cable news personalities like Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and Joe Scarborough.
#1 - Dr George Church
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2012
Mitt Romney pledges to defund PBS, Chris Matthews berates Barack Obama, Pennsylvania rules against voter ID laws, and Harvard geneticist George Church explores DNA.
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#2 - John Sexton
Season 9 - Episode 73 - Aired 3/7/2013
Rand Paul talks for 13 hours, North Korea creates an ominous music video, "The Bachelor" incites emotionally-charged staring, and John Sexton compares baseball and religion.
#3 - Robin Thicke
Season 9 - Episode 135 - Aired 8/6/2013
Daft Punk abandons StePhest Colbchella '013, Stephen angers his Hyundai sponsors, and "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke saves Stephen's career.
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#4 - Philip Mudd
Season 9 - Episode 148 - Aired 9/12/2013
The New York Times prints Vladimir Putin's op-ed on Syria, Rep. Jim McDermott defends gay rights, and Philip Mudd shares his book, "Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda."
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#5 - Jorge Ramos
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2012
Stephen releases "America Again," pastors endorse politicians on Pulpit Freedom Sunday, the Romney camp praises Obama's rhetoric, and Jorge Ramos talks immigration policy.
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#6 - David Sassoon
Season 9 - Episode 105 - Aired 5/20/2013
ABC's Jonathan Karl lies about the Benghazi scandal, Stephen applies for Tea Party tax exemption, and David Sassoon shares his e-book, "The Dilbit Disaster".
#7 - Neil Shubin
Season 9 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/9/2013
Idaho builds a firearms village, the NRA solves gun violence with more guns, wheat addiction spirals, and Neil Shubin explores humans' shared history with rocks.
#8 - John Lewis
Season 9 - Episode 139 - Aired 8/13/2013
Mayor Mike Bloomberg defends New York's stop-and-frisk, the TSA expands its duties, and Congressman John Lewis chats about his graphic novel, "March".
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#9 - Baz Luhrmann
Season 9 - Episode 100 - Aired 5/9/2013
Carey Mulligan divulges a dark secret, Jennifer Egan discusses "The Great Gatsby"'s place in American letters, and Baz Luhrmann pays homage to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
#10 - Naomi Wolf
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/10/2012
7-Eleven and Pizza Hut participate in politics, doctors prescribe Adderall for bad test scores, bears invade America's malls, and Naomi Wolf sheds light on female anatomy.
#11 - Ian McKellen
Season 9 - Episode 31 - Aired 12/3/2012
The Report hosts Hobbit Week, safer streets weaken a Republican wedge issue, medical grade sheds replace nursing homes, and Sir Ian McKellen prefers Gandalf the Grey.
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#12 - Donald Sadoway
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/22/2012
Colin Small trashes voter registrations, CEOs threaten personnel over the election, Andrew Cuomo seeks to decriminalize pot, and Donald Sadoway shares his battery brainchild.
#13 - Junot Diaz
Season 9 - Episode 74 - Aired 3/25/2013
The Vatican welcomes Pope Francis, Roma Downey stars in "The Bible," Trevor Potter memorializes Ham Rove, and Junot Diaz shares the Freedom University project.
#14 - Mandy Patinkin
Season 9 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/12/2012
"America Again" defeats Papa Bear's bestseller, Jeff Bingaman gives Stephen a Senate how-to, Fox News attacks the 9/11 site mosque, and Mandy Patinkin talks national security.
#15 - Carl Edgar Blake II
Season 9 - Episode 76 - Aired 3/27/2013
Papa Bear reassess gay marriage, scientists study Facebook "Likes," Tennessee lawmakers mistrust a mop sink, and Carl Edgar Blake II shows off his pigs.
#16 - John Prine
Season 9 - Episode 144 - Aired 9/5/2013
Ariel Castro commits suicide, kittens close down the NYC subway, Stephen assigns reading for cOlbert's Book Club, and John Prine shares his folk album, "The Missing Years."
#17 - Sally Field
Season 9 - Episode 49 - Aired 1/23/2013
Beyonce-Gate riles the media, Ayn Rand admirers find love, Virginia Republicans surprise Democrats with new districts, and Sally Field describes her character in "Lincoln".
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#18 - Emily Bazelon
Season 9 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/19/2013
A meteor streaks over Russia, Detroit gleans a libertarian investor, Obama goes golfing with Tiger Woods, and Emily Bazelon explores the culture of bullying.
#19 - Bryan Cranston
Season 9 - Episode 133 - Aired 8/1/2013
Russia protects Edward Snowden, Mayor Bob Filner blames San Diego for his sexual misconduct, Gitmo prisoners read erotic romance, and Bryan Cranston talks meth and Malcolm.
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#20 - Julie Andrews
Season 9 - Episode 56 - Aired 2/5/2013
A parking lot covers up royal remains, CBS brings unemployment to reality TV, Californians thank a hatchet-armed hitchhiker, and Julie Andrews responds to kids' book critics.
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#21 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Season 9 - Episode 154 - Aired 9/25/2013
Google cracks down on YouTube, Fox News assesses the "war on football," Ted Cruz gives a 21-hour anti-Obamacare speech, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt describes his film, "Don Jon."
#22 - Dave Grohl
Season 9 - Episode 61 - Aired 2/13/2013
President Obama focuses on the middle class and infrastructure, Marc Rubio suffers from dry mouth, and Dave Grohl relives rock 'n' roll history.
#23 - Jerry Seinfeld
Season 9 - Episode 124 - Aired 7/17/2013
Rolling Stone features the Boston bombing suspect, Congress removes food stamps from the farm bill, and Jerry Seinfeld shares his series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee".
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#24 - Sheldon Whitehouse
Season 9 - Episode 138 - Aired 8/12/2013
The Today Show features twerking, Senator Rush Holt champions public education, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse chats about his book, "On Virtues".
#25 - Kenneth Goldsmith
Season 9 - Episode 127 - Aired 7/23/2013
The Prince of Wails is born, George Zimmerman helps a family in need, Barack Obama empathizes with black men, and poet Kenneth Goldsmith revisits seven U.S. tragedies.