The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(63 votes)

   #1 - George Lucas

   S2:E12910/11/2006

   Tonight Stephen reveals the winner of the Green Screen Challenge. Plus, another Tek Jansen Adventure.

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   8.4/10(26 votes)

   #2 - Tyson Slocum

   S2:E655/16/2006

   Tonight former editor for the New Republic and author of The Good Fight: Why Liberals--And Only Liberals--Can Win the War On Terror and Make America Great Again, Peter Beinart.

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   8.3/10(36 votes)

   #3 - Amy Sedaris

   S2:E847/10/2006

   Tonight Stephen welcomes Amy Sedaris, star of Strangers with Candy.

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   8.3/10(30 votes)

   #4 - Richard Dawkins

   S2:E13210/17/2006

   Tonight Stephen celebrates his 1st anniversary episode with Oxford Professor of Biology and author of The God Delusion Richard Dawkins.

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   8.2/10(21 votes)

   #5 - Penn Jillette

   S2:E13711/1/2006

   Tonight Stephen welcomes magician Penn Jillette.

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   8.1/10(30 votes)

   #6 - Bill Rhoden

   S2:E1008/8/2006

   Tonight, New York Times columnist and author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Black Athlete, Bill Rhoden.

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   8.0/10(24 votes)

   #7 - Connie Chung

   S2:E363/20/2006

   Tonight Stephen welcomes Dateline NBC anchor Stone Philips.

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   8.0/10(23 votes)

   #8 - Sebastian Junger

   S2:E544/26/2006

   Tonight Stephen welcomes editor in chief for U.S. News World Report, Mort Zuckerman.

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   7.9/10(24 votes)

   #9 - Nina Totenberg

   S2:E81/19/2006

   TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg!

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    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Dave Marash

    S2:E141/31/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "Manliness", Harvey Mansfield!

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    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Emily Yoffe

    S2:E152/1/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner", Emily Yoffe!

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    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #12 - William Donohue

    S2:E937/25/2006

    Tonight Stephen Welcomes the president of the Catholic League, William Donohue.

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    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Chris Funk, Robert Schneider

    S2:E16112/20/2006

    Stephen Colbert vs the Decemberists.

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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Paul Begala

    S2:E121/26/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CNN commentator and the co-author of "Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future", Paul Begala!

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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Christine Todd Whitman

    S2:E162/2/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of "It's My Party, Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America", Christine Todd Whitman!

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    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Lama Surya Das

    S2:E212/21/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection, Lama Surya Das!

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    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Ralph Nader

    S2:E514/20/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes journalist Christpher Noxon, author of Rejuvenile.

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    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Morgan Spurlock

    S2:E1058/16/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes documentary filmmaker and host of 30 Days, Morgan Spurlock.

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    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Arianna Huffington

    S2:E1199/25/2006

    Tonight Stephen welcomes back Arianna Huffington, blogger and author of On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

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    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Indecision 2006 Election Coverage

    S2:E14011/7/2006

    Combined with the Daily Show for the night, Stephen talks to Warren Beatty by phone, Rep. Robert Wexler via satellite and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton via satellite.

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    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Nancy Grace

    S2:E11/9/2006

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    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Andrew Sullivan

    S2:E61/17/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author and blogger, Andrew Sullivan!

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    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Annie Duke

    S2:E131/30/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Rev. Jesse Jackson!

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    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Bob Schieffer

    S2:E283/6/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Shere Hite Reader, Shere Hite!

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    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #25 - Lorraine Bracco

    S2:E313/9/2006

    TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actress, Lorraine Bracco!

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