The Best Episodes Written By Stephen Colbert

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Robert De Niro, Daniel Gilbert, Henry Rollins

   S1:E6012/16/2015

   Hashtag: #SpoilerSpoilers. Robert De Niro discusses ‘Joy’ and his career. De Niro also enjoys a cold martini (and silence) with Stephen. Daniel Gilbert discusses his new book, ‘Stumbling on Happiness’. Henry Rollins discusses ‘He Never Died’ and performs A Very Rollins Christmas with Stephen.

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   #2 - Stone Phillips / Truthiness

   S1:E110/17/2005

   In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.

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   #3 - State of the Union

   S1:E12/11/2018

   The President tries to revive his low approval ratings by delivering the greatest State of the Union speech in history and to strengthen his relationship with First Lady Melania by naming her the national bird.

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