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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 3

Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 64 - Jann Wenner
    8.5/10(32 votes)

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  2. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 91 - John Mellencamp
    8.2/10(19 votes)

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  3. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 81 - Toby Keith
    7.9/10(20 votes)

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    Director:Jim Hoskinson
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  4. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 108 - Nathan Sawaya
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    S3:E108

    Stephen continues to attack wrist violence, and says the worst offender in "Wrist snuff" is Steven Seagal. He also announces that his "WristStrong" wristbands are now available from colbertneation.com, and all proceeds go to help the Yellow Ribbon Fund. Stephen introduces a new segement, "Nailed 'Em", focusing on successful stories in the criminal justice system.

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  5. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 63 - Salman Rushdie, Jane Fonda
    7.8/10(31 votes)

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  6. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 75 - Carl Bernstein
    7.8/10(19 votes)

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  7. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 131 - Paul Glastris
    7.8/10(18 votes)

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  8. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 109 - Michael Shermer
    7.7/10(20 votes)

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    Stephen starts with the \"Smokin\' Pole: The Fight for Arctic Riches\" segment, where he attacks Canada\'s claim to the Northwest Passage through the Arctic, claiming it belongs to the United States. In \"The Word,\" Stephen attacks WikiScanner claiming it prevents corporations from editing their own entries, and describes Wikipedia as, \"Second Life for corporations\".

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  9. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 133 - Garry Kasparov
    7.7/10(20 votes)

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  10. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 52 - Sean Penn
    7.6/10(19 votes)

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    Stephen balks at a scientific study saying that chimpanzees are more evolved than humans in DNA. On "The Word," he talks about John Edwards' $400 haircut and considers him going over to the Republican party. Colbert then interviews Sean Penn, and leads to a Meta-Free-Phor-All hosted by Pinsky (the decider of topics for the rounds used humorous pictures and sound effects in the style of The Daily Show's "God Machine," which Colbert usually took part in).

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  11. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 88 - Doug Bailey
    7.6/10(18 votes)

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  12. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 121 - Tony Bennett
    7.6/10(19 votes)

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    Tonight Stephen welcomes opera singer Nathan Gunn, whose new CD is Just Before Sunrise.

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  13. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 34 - Michael Eric Dyson
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    S3:E34

    Stephen closes the show by announcing The Word ("Goodnight"), after which the credits roll.

    Director:Jim Hoskinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 49 - John Kerry
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    S3:E49

    Stephen begins by issuing a correction for having called Boyd K. Packer the "Mormon Pope" or "Mope," when he is more of a Mormon Cardinal, or "Mardinal." Colbert then compares Don Imus' firing with upcoming testimony of Alberto Gonzales before Congress regarding the U.S. Attorney firings scandal.

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  15. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 67 - Howard Dean
    7.5/10(18 votes)

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  16. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 20 - Debra Dickerson
    7.4/10(18 votes)

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    Stephen starts by talking about the astronaut incident on the news and especially that everyone talks about Lisa Nowak wearing a diaper, admitting that he too wears a diaper during his workday. He then claims that Henry Kissinger called him to get him to run for president, which he says he will "not" do (or will he?) but he has formed an exploratory committee on whether to form an exploratory committee.

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  17. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 38 - Willie Nelson
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S3:E38

    While unveiling threat # .5 as an addendum to yesterday's threatdown, Stephen finds himself in agreement with a German environmentalist over the euthanasia of Knut, a polar bear cub at the Berlin zoo, until Stephen becomes suddenly enamored when viewing footage of the cub. Later, Colbert collects on a hockey bet with the mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, wherein this day would become "Stephen Colbert Day" in the town; the day was chosen to be the same day as the mayor's birthday.

    Director:Jim Hoskinson
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  18. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 57 - Neil deGrasse Tyson / Bill Bradley
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    S3:E57

    "It's the last day of April. One more month 'till Speedo season! Do your squats. This is The Colbert Report.

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  19. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 65 - William Langewiesche
    7.4/10(44 votes)

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  20. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 70 - John Amaechi
    7.4/10(18 votes)

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  21. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 74 - Jessica Valenti
    7.4/10(18 votes)

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  22. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 85 - Tom Hayden
    7.4/10(17 votes)

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  23. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 115 - Ed Begley Jr
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    S3:E115

    Tonight Stephen welcomes actor and environmental activist and co-author of Grassroots Rising, Ed Begley jr. Also Stephen talks with Father James Martin, author of My Life with the Saints, over recent revelations regarding Mother Teresa having doubts about God.

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  24. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 137 - Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    S3:E137

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  25. The Colbert Report Season 3 Episode 1 - Ethan Nadelmann
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S3:E1

    Stephen opens the show disappointed that Saddam Hussein was suddenly hanged over the show's break. He responds to Lake Superior State University's ban of the word 'truthiness' in "Who's Attacking Me Now?", and gay.com's naming of Stephen as Person of the Year in "Who's Honoring Me Now?"; gives "Stephen's Sound Advice" for getting over the winter blues.

    Director:Jim Hoskinson
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Jann Wenner" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 3. It scored 8.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/10/2007. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "John Mellencamp".