The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of August, 2009.
Episode 5104: Monday, August 3, 2009 - General Anthony Zinni
Intro - 8/3/09 | Dominic Philip’s Book Habit | Bears & Balls - How to Pay for Health Care | Nailed ‘Em - War on Birth Control | General Tony Zinni | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5105: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - Kurt Andersen | David Wondrich
Merry Barackmas | The Word - Hippie Replacement | Colbert Bump Cocktail - David Wondrich (Mixologist) | Kurt Andersen (Author - “Reset”) | Sign Off - Love Makes the World Go Round
Episode 5106: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - Kris Kobach | Joe Sestak
Bill Clinton’s Personal Appearance | 2010 Midterms - Joe Sestak (Democratic Senator - Pennsylvania) | Human Week | Kris Kobach (Illegal Immigration Lawyer) | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5107: Thursday, August 6, 2009 - Meryl Streep
Intro - 8/6/09 | Back to School With Jeremih | Yahweh or No Way - Dinosaur Adventure Land & Black Market Kidneys | Movies That Are Destroying America - Summer | Meryl Streep (Actress - “Julia & Julia”) | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5108: Monday, August 10, 2009 - Barbara Boxer | Chellie Pingree
Staff Cameo: Jay Katsir (as Jay the Intern)
Intro - 8/10/09 | Death Panels | Cold War Update - Cuba & Topless Putin | Better Know a District - Maine’s 1st - Chellie Pingree | Barbara Boxer (Democratic Senator – California) | Sign Off - Encore
Episode 5109: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - Jonathan Cohn | James Carville
Intro - 8/11/09 | Stephen’s Driving Tips via Twitter Service | Yes We Afghan - James Carville (Democratic Strategist) | Alpha Dog of the Week - Betty Lichtenstein | Jonathan Cohn (Editor - “The New Republic”) | Sign Off - Prevent Forest Fires
Episode 5110: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - Mark Johnson
Intro - 8/12/09 | Americans Sacrifice Their iPods | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? - Obama, NRA & Teen Choice Awards | Formidable Opponent - Health Care & Burger King | Mark Johnson (Album - “Songs Around The World”) | Plying for Change - “Stand by Me”
Episode 5111: Thursday, August 13, 2009 - Mark Devlin
Intro - 8/13/09 | Sheila Jackson-Lee Takes a Phone Call | Glenn-Harried Glenn-Lost | Cheating Death - Blue M&Ms, Vitamin D & Hormones | Mark Devlin (Experimental Cosmology) | Sign Off - Stephen’s Online Information
Episode 5112: Monday, August 17, 2009 - Bill McKibben | Jared Polis
Intro - 8/17/09 | Obama Publishes Health Care Op-Ed | The Word - Must-Be TV | Even Better-er Know a District - Colorado’s 2nd - Jared Polis | Bill McKibben (Environmentalist) | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5113: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - Robert Wright
Intro - 8/18/09 | Hamid Karzai Endorsement | The Word - Arch Enemies | Tip/Wag - German Campaign, Russian Dogs & Flying Rabbis | Robert Wright (Author - “The Evolution of God”) | Sign Off -Shofar
Episode 5114: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - Ang Lee | Marion Nestle
Barney Frank Refuses to Talk to a Dining Room Table | Sugar Shortage - Marion Nestle (Nutritionist, Sugar Expert) | Colbert Platinum - Urbane Nomads, Gigayacht & Michael Jackson Diamond | Ang Lee (Director - “Taking Woodstock”) | Sign Off - Goodnight
Episode 5115: Thursday, August 20, 2009 - Chris Matthews
Cameo: Tim Meadows (as P.K. Winsome)
Intro - 8/20/09 | France Bans Elephants | P.K. Winsome - Anti-Obama Collectibles | Stephen’s Sound Advice - How to Make Babies | Chris Matthews (Host - “The Chris Matthews Show”) | Sign Off - Vacation Begins
