Episode
The Colbert Report: John Lithgow
Overview
Rick Davis weighs in on Chris Christie fever, ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr.'s song, and John Lithgow talks drama.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2011-10-04
Episode context
John Lithgow is Episode 2 in Season 8 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2011-10-04.
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