August 2006
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of August, 2006.
Episode 2097: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - Peter Beinart | Kayla Simpkins
Intro - 8/1/06 | Courting Joe Lieberman | Cuba Libre | The Word - Uncool | Balls for Kidz - Carnivals | Peter Beinart (Author - “The Good Fight”) | Sign Off - Energy
Episode 2098: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 - Linda Hirshman
Narrator: Ed Helms
Intro - 8/2/06 | Chair for Joe Lieberman | On Notice - How the On Notice Board Is Made | The Word - Single Serving | No Joe Lieberman | Linda Hirshman (Author - “Get To Work”) | Cocoa Puffs
Episode 2099: Thursday, August 3, 2006 - Paul Hackett | Stuart J. Beck
Cameo: David Cross (as Russ Lieber)
War: What It’s Good For - Intro | War: What It’s Good For - Russ Lieber | Meet an Ally - Palau | Paul Hackett (Anti-War Veteran and Quit Race for Congress, Ohio, District 2) | War: What It’s Good For - The Eternal Flame
Episode 2100: Monday, August 8, 2006 - Bill Rhoden
The Reverse Toss: Jon Stewart
Voice Artists: Peter Gwinn (as the Narrator in “Tek Jansen”) | Amy Sedaris (as Abraxxia in “Tek Jansen”
Intro - 8/8/06 | Lieberman No-Show | Press Room Renovations | The Word - Ten-Hut! | Tek Jansen - Operation: Heart of the Phoenix - Dead or Alive | Bill Rhoden (Author - “Forty Million Dollar Slaves”) | Sign Off - Toss to Jon
Episode 2101: Tuesday, August 9, 2006 - Alexandra Robbins
Intro - 8/9/06 | Lieberman Loses | DeLay and Jesus | The Word - Pencils Down | Tip/Wag - Hungarian Bridge | Alexandra Robbins (Author - “The Overachievers”)
Episode 2102: Wednesday, August 10, 2006 - Eli Pariser | Lynn Woosley
Intro - 8/10/06 | Liquids on Planes | The Word - Cappuccino | Better Know a District - California’s 6th - Lynn Woolsey | Eli Pariser (Founder of MoveOn.org) | Sign Off - Remedy for Insomnia
Episode 2103: Monday, August 14, 2006 - Ramesh Ponnuru
Special Guest: Jon Stewart
Intro - 8/14/06 | Peaceland | French Fries | Jon’s Apology | Stephen’s Sound Advice - Protecting Your Online Identity | Ramesh Ponnuru (Author - “The Party of Death”) | Sign Off - Email Password
Episode 2104: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - David Gergen
Intro - 8/15/06 | Sharing the Spotlight with Ahmadinejad | The Word - Dumb-ocracy | Hungarian Bridge Progress Report | All You Need to Know - Proper Condom Use | David Gergen (White House Adviser)
Episode 2105: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - Morgan Spurlock
Intro - 8/16/06 | Alan Schlesinger | The Word - El Comandante | Let’s Make This Happen | Was It Really That Bad? - Cold War | Morgan Spurlock (Creator / Star - “30 Days”) | Sign Off - Historic Hoax
Episode 2106: Thursday, August 17, 2006 - Neil Young | Xavier Becerra | Neil deGrasse Tyson
Intro - 8/17/06 | Continuity | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Better Know a District - California’s 31st | Better Know a District - California’s 31st - Javier Becerra | Neil Young (Musician)
Episode 2107: Monday, August 21, 2006 - Geoffrey Nunberg
Staff Cameo: Meg DeFrancesco (as Meg the Intern)
Intro - 8/21/06 | Green Screen Challenge - The Announcement | Atheists in Foxholes | The Word - Side Effects | ThreatDown - Drivers Eat | Geoffrey Nunberg (Linguist and Author - “Talking Right”) | Sign Off - Pants Off
Episode 2108: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - Paul Krugman
Intro - 8/22/06 | Cheating Death - Fields Medal | The Word - 99 Problems | Stephen Colbert Salutes Hungary | Paul Krugman (Columnist - “The New York Times”)
Episode 2109: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - Gideon Yago | Damian Kulash
American Pop Culture: It’s Crumbelievable! - Intro | American Pop Culture: It’s Crumbelievable! - Pop Culture Icons | Damian Kulash (Lead Singer - “OK Go”) | American Pop Culture: It’s Crumbelievable! - Cable TV vs. The American Family | Gideon Yago (MTV Personality) | American Pop Culture: It’s Crumbelievable! - Stephen Steps Up
Episode 2110: Thursday, August 24, 2006 - Janna Levin | Morgan Spurlock
Staff Cameo: Tom Purcell (as Audience Guy Carl)
Intro - 8/24/06 | National Peach Month | Fart Jokes | The Word - Bad Boys | 30 Days with The Colbert Report | Janna Levin (Author - “A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines”) | Green Screen Challenge - Socialised Medicine