Episode
The Colbert Report: Smaug
Overview
Gov. Scott Walker botches a Jewish phrase, Ridley Scott casts white actors to play Egyptians, Stephen raffles off set pieces from The Report, and Smaug discusses "The Hobbit."
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2014-12-11
Episode context
Smaug is Episode 36 in Season 11 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2014-12-11.
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