The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of May, 2008.
Episode 4059: Thursday, May 1, 2008 – James Howard Kunstler
Intro – 5/1/08 | Jenna Bush Wedding | Trailers Destroying America – Summer Movie Edition | Formidable Opponent – Electability | James Howard Kunstler (Author – “World Made by Hand: A Novel”)
Episode 4060: Monday, May 5, 2008 – Carl Hiaasen
Special Guest(s): Rain (Korean Pop Star)
Intro – 5/5/08 | Time’s 2008 Top 100 Most Influential | The Word – Free Gas! | Speed Racer | Alpha Dog of the Week – 911 Operator | Carl Hiaasen (Author – “The Downhill Lie: A Hacker’s Return to a Ruinous Sport”) | Rain Dance-Off
Episode 4061: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 – Nathan Gunn
Staff Cameo: Meg DeFrancesco (as Meg the Intern)
Intro – 5/6/08 | Sexy Voice Study | The Word – Collateral Friendage | Stephen’s Sound Advice – Karl’s Advice | Nathan Gunn (Operatic Baritone)
Episode 4062: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – James Howard Kunstler
Cameo: Amanda Schweitzer (as the Cheerleader)
Intro – 5/7/08 | Stephen Colbert’s Shockettes | Terrorist Nelson Mandela | Hasan Elahi (Self-Surveillance Project – “Tracking Transience: The Orwell Project”) | Democralypse Now – Justin Myers | George Johnson (Author – “The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments”)
Episode 4063: Thursday, May 8, 2008 – Arianna Huffington | Garrett Reisman
Garrett Reisman (Crew Member – Expedition 17 to the International Space Station) | Gas Dollar | Arianna Huffington (Co-Founder – “The Huffington Post” and Author – “Right Is Wrong”) | R.I.P. Albert Hoffman
Episode 4064: Monsday, May 12, 2008 – Dr. Mehmet Oz
Intro – 5/12/08 | Big Russ | Cold War Update – Russia | ThreatDown – Cute Bears | Dr. Mehmet Oz (Author – “You: The Owner’s Manual”)
Episode 4065: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 – Jennifer Hooper McCarty | Paul Helmke
Intro – 5/13/08 | Hillary Drop Out | Bill O’Reilly on “Inside Edition” | Better Know a Lobby – Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | Jennifer Hooper McCarty (Forensic Metallurgist and Author – “What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries”)
Episode 4066: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – Grover Norquis | Laura Dern
Intro – 5/14/08 | Edwards Supports Obama | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? – Science | The Word – Declaration of Warming | Laura Dern (Actress – “Recount”) | Grover Norquis (Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform)
Episode 4067: Thursday, May 15, 2008 – Andrei Cherny
Intro – 5/15/08 | American Craft Beer Week | Edwards Endorses Obama | The Word – Jail Sweet Jail | Bears & Balls – Dollar Stores | Andrei Cherny (Former Vice Presidential Speechwriter and Author – “The Candy Bombers”)
Episode 4068: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – Brian Greene | Tony Perkins
Intro – 5/27/08 | Fleet Week | McCain’s Preachers | Trailers Destroying America – Valkyrie | Tony Perkins (President – Family Research Council) | Brian Greene (Co-Founder – World Science Festival)
Episode 4069: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 – Claire McCaskill
Intro – 5/28/08 | Microbe Beat! | The Word – Brushback Pitch | Cheating Death – Liquid Launch | Claire McCaskill (Democratic Senator – Missouri)
Episode 4070: Thursday, May 29, 2008 – David Sirota | Tad Devine
Intro – 5/29/08 | Shout Out! – Broken Space Toilet | Democralypse Now – Florida and Michigan | Tad Devine (Democratic Strategist) | Tip/Wag – Monetary Discrimination | David Sirota (Author – “The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington”) | Sneak Preview
May 2008
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of May, 2008.
Episode 4059: Thursday, May 1, 2008 – James Howard Kunstler
Intro – 5/1/08 | Jenna Bush Wedding | Trailers Destroying America – Summer Movie Edition | Formidable Opponent – Electability | James Howard Kunstler (Author – “World Made by Hand: A Novel”)
Episode 4060: Monday, May 5, 2008 – Carl Hiaasen
Special Guest(s): Rain (Korean Pop Star)
Intro – 5/5/08 | Time’s 2008 Top 100 Most Influential | The Word – Free Gas! | Speed Racer | Alpha Dog of the Week – 911 Operator | Carl Hiaasen (Author – “The Downhill Lie: A Hacker’s Return to a Ruinous Sport”) | Rain Dance-Off
Episode 4061: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 – Nathan Gunn
Staff Cameo: Meg DeFrancesco (as Meg the Intern)
Intro – 5/6/08 | Sexy Voice Study | The Word – Collateral Friendage | Stephen’s Sound Advice – Karl’s Advice | Nathan Gunn (Operatic Baritone)
Episode 4062: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 – James Howard Kunstler
Cameo: Amanda Schweitzer (as the Cheerleader)
Intro – 5/7/08 | Stephen Colbert’s Shockettes | Terrorist Nelson Mandela | Hasan Elahi (Self-Surveillance Project – “Tracking Transience: The Orwell Project”) | Democralypse Now – Justin Myers | George Johnson (Author – “The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments”)
Episode 4063: Thursday, May 8, 2008 – Arianna Huffington | Garrett Reisman
Garrett Reisman (Crew Member – Expedition 17 to the International Space Station) | Gas Dollar | Arianna Huffington (Co-Founder – “The Huffington Post” and Author – “Right Is Wrong”) | R.I.P. Albert Hoffman
Episode 4064: Monsday, May 12, 2008 – Dr. Mehmet Oz
Intro – 5/12/08 | Big Russ | Cold War Update – Russia | ThreatDown – Cute Bears | Dr. Mehmet Oz (Author – “You: The Owner’s Manual”)
Episode 4065: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 – Jennifer Hooper McCarty | Paul Helmke
Intro – 5/13/08 | Hillary Drop Out | Bill O’Reilly on “Inside Edition” | Better Know a Lobby – Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | Jennifer Hooper McCarty (Forensic Metallurgist and Author – “What Really Sank the Titanic: New Forensic Discoveries”)
Episode 4066: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – Grover Norquis | Laura Dern
Intro – 5/14/08 | Edwards Supports Obama | Who’s Not Honoring Me Now? – Science | The Word – Declaration of Warming | Laura Dern (Actress – “Recount”) | Grover Norquis (Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform)
Episode 4067: Thursday, May 15, 2008 – Andrei Cherny
Intro – 5/15/08 | American Craft Beer Week | Edwards Endorses Obama | The Word – Jail Sweet Jail | Bears & Balls – Dollar Stores | Andrei Cherny (Former Vice Presidential Speechwriter and Author – “The Candy Bombers”)
Episode 4068: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – Brian Greene | Tony Perkins
Intro – 5/27/08 | Fleet Week | McCain’s Preachers | Trailers Destroying America – Valkyrie | Tony Perkins (President – Family Research Council) | Brian Greene (Co-Founder – World Science Festival)
Episode 4069: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 – Claire McCaskill
Intro – 5/28/08 | Microbe Beat! | The Word – Brushback Pitch | Cheating Death – Liquid Launch | Claire McCaskill (Democratic Senator – Missouri)
Episode 4070: Thursday, May 29, 2008 – David Sirota | Tad Devine
Intro – 5/29/08 | Shout Out! – Broken Space Toilet | Democralypse Now – Florida and Michigan | Tad Devine (Democratic Strategist) | Tip/Wag – Monetary Discrimination | David Sirota (Author – “The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington”) | Sneak Preview