Episode
The Colbert Report: Ben Folds Five
Overview
Paul Ryan tiptoes around tax plan costs, U.S. prison labor threatens small business, Iran's presidential aides visit Costco, and Ben Folds Five explains their album title.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2012-10-01
Episode context
Ben Folds Five is Episode 1 in Season 9 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2012-10-01.
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