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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 4

Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 4!

The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 4

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    #1 - Andrew Sullivan, Richard Freeman

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    #2 - Chris Beam, Gary Rosen

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    #3 - Gov. Mike Huckabee, Matt Taibbi

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    #4 - Norman Ornstein, Muhammad Yunus

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    #5 - Neil Shubin

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    #6 - Peter Hopkins, Jared Cohen

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    #7 - Deborah Tannen

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    #8 - Lou Dobbs, David Levy

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    #9 - Allan Sloan, Eric Weiner

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    #10 - Malcolm Gladwell, Andrew Young

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    #11 - Stephen Colbert's Sport Report

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    #12 - Debra Dickerson, Charles Nesson

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    #13 - Marjane Satrapi, Rick Warren

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    #14 - Joe Quesada, Alex Ross

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    #15 - Carl Hiaasen, Frans de Waal

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    #16 - Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano

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    #17 - Tony Campolo, Jacob Weisberg

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    Tonight Stephen welcomes Slate editor in chief Jacob Weisberg, author of The Bush Tragedy. Also, Stephen talks with Tony Campolo, author of Red Letter Christians, about the Chrisitian right's influence on politics.

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    #18 - Angelo Falcon, Bob Dole

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    #19 - Richard Brookhiser, Tad Devine

    S4:E19

    Tonight Stephen welcomes Democratic strategist Tad Devine. Also Stephen talks with the senior editor of The National Review Richard Brookhiser about whether the Republicans will vote for John McCain.

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    #20 - Mark Moffett

    S4:E20

    Tonight Stephen welcomes naturalist Mark Moffett, author of Face to Face with Frogs. Also, Presidental candiate and former Arkansas Governaor Mike Huckabee stops by to discuss, and play air hockey with Stephen, about which state he hopes to win next.

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    #21 - Aubrey de Grey, Philip Zimbardo

    S4:E21

    Stephen begins with congratulating Barack Obama winning a Grammy award for "Best Spoken Word Album" for The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. He then talks about Mitt Romney dropping out of the race for President. He then interviews Aubrey de Gray about defeating aging and trying to make John McCain young. Stephen then talks about his portait to Marc Pachter (over the telephone). Pachter tells him that the portait has increased the number of visitors to the museum and that it will now be displayed in the National Portrait Museum until April 1. He then interviews Philip Zimbardo about "The Lucifer Effect" and how people become evil.

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    #22 - Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Lisa Randall

    S4:E22

    Stephen begins with a discussion on Mike Huckabee's running mate. Stephen claims that via obligation, he should be the running mate. He also displays his dislike of John McCain, due to other right-wing political pundits, such as Rush Limbaugh, disliking McCain. He then talks to superdelegate Eliot Spitzer about superdelegates. He then talks to Eleanor Holmes Norton, another superdelegate, about her support of Barack Obama. Finally, Stephen interviews Lisa Randall about other dimensions.

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    #23 - David Gracer, Richard Thompson Ford

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    Stephen begins by talking about how he survived the writers strike. He brings his writers (including, strangely enough, Tiki Barber, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Kevin Bacon) onto the set and welcomes them back personally. He then interviews David Gracer about eating insects. Stephen then introduces a new segment, "Stephen Colbert's Fallback Position," where he investigates different jobs he may take if he loses his job as a pundit. He investigates becoming a astrophysicist with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Finally, he interviews Richard Thompson Ford about the Democrats, and how he thinks the "race card" is being played too often.

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    #24 - John Feinstein, Leonard Nimoy

    S4:E24

    Stephen begins with "Who's Riding my Coattails now?", putting German comedian Oliver Pocher on notice for stealing his pose that he used on the front cover of GQ magazine. He then talks about the Roger Clemens hearing, defending Brian McNamee collecting used medical waste by claiming that he does it also. He then interviews John Feinstein about the use of steroids in sport. In "People Destroying America", Stephen talks about Susan Pagan, who refused to give his daughter a free Happy Meal for getting good grades. He then interviews Leonard Nimoy about a book featuring nude photos of overweight women.

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    #25 - Henry Louis Gates Jr.

    S4:E25

    Stephen starts by talking about a photo of Barack Obama in Muslim dress, claiming he is a terrorist. He says that the photo does not devide people, but unites people by making them think that Obama is a terrorist. In "The Wørd", Stephen agrees with Bill O'Reilly that a New York Times article about Vicki Iseman, but mainly because he claims the article was written poorly. In a special "Movies That Are Destroying America" entitled "Oscars That Are Destroying America", he attacks the fact that too many awards went to foreigners. Stephen then talks to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about race and agrees to have a DNA test to see how black he is.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Andrew Sullivan, Richard Freeman" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 4. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2008. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Chris Beam, Gary Rosen".