• From Romulans to cat food to a mysterious puzzle with clues embedded in an episode, Stephen never failed to fascinate in May. Test your knowledge with the June It-Getter’s Quiz, written by Faculty Associate Vigwig!

Watch Stephen’s commencement address at the Medical University of South Carolina located in our brand new Assorted Other Speeches page!

• Find out the answers to such tantalizing questions such as why Stephen wasn’t able to train with the Marines before going to Iraq and where Stephen’s passion for science came from in the Audience-Questions Archives!

• Prompting audience participation is something that makes The Report so much fun to watch! See what tasty treats were added to IMPROV 401: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation:
  • The official patch for NASA’s COLBERT intergalactic exercise equipment is now available for purchase!
  • Just when the Nation thought they’d heard the last of Stephen and Richard Branson’s water fight, it looks like a fist-fight might be in the works!
  • Stephen challenges the Nation to solve the puzzle about where and when The Report is going to the Persian Gulf using the clues hidden throughout a May episode — can you figure it out?

• Paul Rieckhoff and Kyp Malone, guitarist and vocalist for TV on the Radio, offered some kind words about their experiences on the show in Behind the Scenes at The Colbert Report!

• Rep. Jason Chaffetz talks about the depth of Stephen’s preparedness for their interview in POLI 301: Better Know a District: A Compilation.

• A new segment joined the COMM 401: Faux-News Segments family: Where in the World and When in Time is Stephen Colbert Going to be in the Persian Gulf?

• Some great reading material was added to Interviews and Other Articles, including:
  • A retrospective review of The Dana Carvey Show for its DVD release, with some great quotes from Stephen!
  • Some photos and a description of Stephen’s basic training in preparation for The Colbert Report’s Persian Gulf shows!

• Read all the juicy details about the StandUp2Cancer Fondue Lunch winners’ intimate conversation with Stephen in Colbert Platinum.

• Writers and staffers at The Report are always busy, busy, busy! Check out some of the latest happenings in Better Know a Report Staffer:
  • Audience Coordinator extraordinaire Mark Malkoff bids farewell to his post, but embarks on a truly unique and exciting adventure!
  • Hear Opus Moreschi’s insights on writing for the Report, as part of a Writers Guild panel.
  • Get ready to laugh out loud at Frank Lesser’s latest creative piece, “The Yeti Wears Prada,” that appeared in a recent issue of Slate.
  • Check out the scoop on a new intern.

• Watch Stephen sample some cat food (yes, cat food) to prove it tastes just like pâté, and indulge on some pricey meals, and finish it off by gulping down A LOT of Sierra Mist in GAST 101: Gastronomic Adventures (aka Stephen Eats!).

• Stephen speaks Sanskrit, in Foreign Languages!

• Watch a clip of Stephen’s recent appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in Musky Treasures, Volume 2!

• Show off your Colbert know-all by taking the May It-Getters Quiz, written by Faculty Associate, Vigwig!
• Watch Stephen rhapsodize about DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit that helps teachers around the country fund their projects, and learn about its new collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Don’t miss NoFactZone.net’s coverage from the Completeists who were lucky enough to be in attendance in Interviews and Other Articles!
• This past month, The Nation was treated to numerous public appearances of the wonderful writers at The Report! Check out everything that’s been added to Better Know a Report Staffer:
  • Read Stephen’s interview with executive producer Allison Silverman about the very beginnings of her career as a comedy writer in Better Know a Report Staffer.
  • Watch former writer Eric Drysdale’s appearance on Important Things with Demetri Martin where he competes in a “Passive Aggressive Race”.
  • Peter Grosz plays a seemingly closeted husband in a Colbert Coalition ad and also gets a shout-out from Stephen and helps introduce The Decemberists before their live performance.
  • Poor Barry Julien (aka: the barista under Stephen’s desk) gets yelled at by Stephen for not winning the World Barista Championship competition.
  • Catch a brief glimpse of Glenn Eichler as “Glen in Sports”.
  • Frank Lesser plays a doctor alongside Stephen in hopes that Stephen will be nominated for an Emmy as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

• Watch some fantastic behind-the-scenes footage of Stephen recording the voice of the President for Monster Vs. Aliens in Other Interviews and Articles!

• Stephen was recently knighted and is now known as Sir Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA! Read all about Stephen’s fancy new title in the Colbert Codex!

• Watch Stephen try to teach Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY) to be cool, and show off his abs to Rep. Aaron Schock (D-IL), in POLI 301: Better Know a District: A Compilation.

• Stephen tries to hock his own line of patriotic CDs in MUS 202: The Colbert Report — The Musical (aka Stephen Sings!).

• NASA finally announced the winner of the Node 3 naming contest! Check out all the details in IMPROV 401: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation!

• Check out the most recent addition to the Formula 401 family of premium manseed products: Formula $3.99, which was added to MKTG 401: Marketing Concepts: The Colbertoverse.

• A new word appeared in the Opening Graphics: Purple-Mounted! Take a peek at this and other words in COMM 401: Faux-News Segments.

• Listen to Military.com’s Podcast interview with Stephen in which he talks about The Report’s shows in the Persian Gulf and promotes DonorsChoose.org in Other Books, Interviews and Articles.

• Spring has sprung, as has a the April It-Getter’s Quiz written by Faculty Associate, Vigwig!

• The Colbert Report is going to the Persian Gulf to entertain our troops! Read all about it in Other Interviews and Articles!

Stephen prompted the Nation to action to get NASA’s Node 3 International Space Station Module named after him, and the Nation responded! Read all about it in IMPROV 401, Part 1: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation!

• Check out how accurate the DaColbert Code was in predicting some of the 2009 Oscar winners in COMM 401: Faux-News Segments.

• Lots of folks in high political places have been getting the Colbert Bump as of late. Here are all the fabulous things recently added to POLI 301: Better Know a District: A Compilation:
  • Stephen asks Wyoming Representative to the District at Large (”The Fightin’ Largies!”) Cynthia Lummis to judge some meats and also wants to know what brought the Greeks to Wyoming.
  • Watch Friend of the Show Eleanor Holmes Norton briefly comment on all that Stephen has done to spread awareness of her District’s voteless status.
  • Rep. Jason Chaffetz chats with Stephen backstage just before his interview and also engages in a brief leg wrestling rematch!

• Watch a very, very young Stephen and Paul Dinello (circa 1990) in a video clip in Musky Treasures, Vault 2!

• Watch what Stephen had to say about his experience working with Rain during the infamous dance-off in PE 101: Dancing with Stephen Colbert.

• Get a glimpse of all the wonderfully talented writers and producers who work so hard to bring us such fabulous shows in Better Know a Report Staffer:
  • If you’ve been counting, the number of lives head writer Tom Purcell has used playing an audience member who’s repeatedly shot by Stephen is five.
  • Watch writer Barry Julien reprise his role as the Starbucks employee under Stephen’s desk.
  • Read all about writer Meredith Scardino’s thoughts on comedy’s place in both TV and on “the Internets” during a panel discussion at the South by Southwest Festival.
  • Read Stephen’s interview with executive producer Allison Silverman about the very beginnings of her career as a comedy writer.

• Now you can watch all three seasons of Strangers with Candy on Hulu.com! Check out this and lots of other goodies in Musky Treasures, Vault 1.

• Looking to update your wardrobe with some new Colbert swag? Check out the latest addition: A Colbert/Che t-shirt!

• The long-awaited Monsters Vs. Aliens is finally at a theater near you! Check out all the media buzz in Interviews and Other Articles.

• Guess who else got the Colbert Bump — Our sister site No Fact Zone!!! Read all about it in the Colbert Codex: An Encyclopedia for The Colbert Report.

• I think it’s fair to say that Stephen’s interviewees enjoy being on The Report just as much as we enjoy watching them. Check out what some recent guests had to say about their experience on the show in Behind the Scenes at The Colbert Report:
  • Author Carl Wilson had many nice things to say about the exceptional production staff.
  • Author Neil Gaiman discusses his pre-show chat with Stephen.
  • Author Juan Cole got to sit at Stephen’s desk!
  • Lead singer of the band Rush, Geddy Lee, talks about how he and the band came to be invited to do the show.

• Despite the fact that the new face of the Republican party Micheal Steele never actually appeared on the show for the rap battle, Stephen took it upon himself to throw down for them both! Check it out in MUS 202: The Colbert Report: The Musical (aka Stephen Sings!)

• Stephen’s coffee hallucination panic and being caught gobbling down a hoagie in his slippers were both added to GAST 101: Gastronomic Adventures.

• Test your knowledge of all things Stephen by taking the March It-Getter’s Quiz written by Faculty Associate, Vigwig!

• Check out Seasons 1 and 2 of Strangers with Candy on Hulu.com!

• Watch Stephen sample some unique Icelandic cheese, called skyr, which results in some hilarious facial expressions in Gastronomic Adventures (aka Stephen Eats!).

• We saw some great new phrases added to the Opening Graphics this month! Check out all the “Grippy” action:
  • “Seven-Inch Gangly Wrench” appeared in honor of the great Steve Martin’s guest appearance on The Report.
  • “Juice It!” replaced the former on the episode after Martin’s guest appearance.

• It seems Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz had as much fun with his appearance on The Report as we did watching it! Check out all the exclusive unaired footage that was added to POLI 301: Better Know a District: A Compilation!
  • Watch Stephen and better known Rep. Jason Chaffetz perform the Rock Band version of “Charlene, I’m Right Behind You”.
  • Stephen also gives Rep. Chaffetz a facial!
  • Get a glimpse of Chaffetz speaking with Stephen backstage before his interview!

• Watch “real” Stephen’s brother Ed Colbert’s visit to the show as he and Stephen debate copyright infringement in PSYCH 101: Introduction to ‘Stephen Colbert‘.

• Stephen has yet another namesake: Stelephant Colbert! Read all about her and watch Comedy Central’s video mash-up of all of Stephen’s namesakes in IMPROV 401: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation, Part 2!

• Oscar Awards season means movie stars in fancy dresses and tuxedos, but it also means Stephen’s prediction of the winners using the DaColbert Code! Check out all of Stephen’s predictions and the results in COMM 401: Faux-News Segments.

• Want your canine to be top dog? Try Stephen’s Formula 40-Woof, which was added to MKTG 401: Marketing Concepts: The Colbertoverse.

• The always wonderful Eleanor Holmes Norton made an appearance on the show and promised to make Stephen an honorary citizen of Washington D.C. and give him a key to the city! And in a candid video after her appearance, she spoke about how much exposure Stephen has brought to the DC Voting Rights Act in POLI 301: Better Know a District: A Compilation.

• Watch some exclusive unaired footage of Stephen’s interview with Sir Paul McCartney in which they discuss vegetable hunting, courtesey of Comedy Central’s new video collection, Better Know an Outtake!

• Check out all the most recent authors and books that have been featured on the show  in the Extra Credit Reading List!

• Watch Comedy Central’s video montage of lots of hot and steamy Report moments in PSYCH 401: Sexuality and the Character of ‘Stephen Colbert’.

• The amazing writers at The Report are always surprising us with more than just the fantastic job they do on the show each week. Check out what’s been added to Better Know a Report Staffer!:
  • Read Report writer Frank Lesser’s side-splitting essay on love and relationships.
  • Poor “Audience Member” (aka: Report writer Tom Purcell) gets shot…AGAIN! Check out his most recent shooting as well as his other appearances.

• In honor of fellow “late-night fight” compadre Conan O’Brien departing the New York area for L.A. to host The Tonight Show, Stephen steals Conan’s invisible pocket dance strings and adds them to his Bookshelves, and later appears on one of the last episodes of Late Night with Conan O’Brien where the two square off in an invisible pocket dance, dance-off!

• Stephen’s feet were flying this past month! Check out everything that’s been added to PE 101: Dancing with Stephen Colbert!
  • Watch Stephen’s dancing feet get crazy while celebrating Mardi Gras.
  • While flashing back to1997, Stephen gets down to “MMMBop!”
  • And, Stephen talks about working with Rain during the dance-off!

• Show your stuff and take the February It-Getter’s Quiz written by Faculty Associate, Vigwig!

• In possibly the best interview “get” in the show’s history, watch Stephen and music legend Paul McCartney sing “Ebony & Ivory” in MUS 202: The Colbert Report: The Musical (aka Stephen Sings!).

• Download the .mp3 of Stephen reading the short story “The Lie” by T.C. Boyle in Musky Treasures.

• A new phrase was added to the Opening Graphics: Colmes-Free Since 2009!

• Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah was better known this past month! Check out his interview as well as his reaction to being better known in our POLI 301: Better Know a District: A Compilation course.

• Stephen’s African-American counterpart, P.K. Winsome, made a few greatly anticipated appearances on The Report! Read all about the character’s past appearances in our Character Studies course, and catch up on what actor Tim Meadows has been up to in recent years in Better Know a Report Staffer.

• Many guests who’ve recently appeared on the show have also dished about their experiences and backstage tidbits. Check out everyone who’s been added to Behind the Scenes at The Colbert Report:
  • Author Matt Miller discusses what happened when he tried to get a quick glance at Stephen’s prepared questions for their interview!
  • Business entrepreneur Alan Khazei talks about his pre-interview preparations and Stephen’s visit with him backstage.
  • Author Chris Mooney reflects on the importance of not being funny during the interview.

• After a very long absence, Stephen Jr. was spotted on Christmas Eve! Read all about his reappearance and more fun details in IMPROV 401: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation.

• Watch Stephen cleverly recover from a verbal slip by distinguishing between “microfiche” and “microfish,” and the hilarity of the audio miscue when he tries to close the secret prison door under his desk in OOPS 101: Character Breaks!

• It’s always fun when Stephen not-so-subtly suggests a new mission for the Nation! Check out all the fun that’s been created in IMPROV 401: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation:
  • Who knew the Atone Phone number could be repurposed in so many ways? Read all about it’s derivative, 1-800-OOPS-JEWEL! And if you haven’t called it yet, you really should.
  • Creative members of the Nation cleverly rose to the Lawrence Lessig Interview Remix challenge, and came through, as always, as did Stephen himself in his very own fanvid!

• Stephen continues to perpetuate his unfounded fear of Communism in a relatively new segment Cold War Update, which was added to COMM 401: Faux-News Segments.

• Stephen officially retired the “frog boiling” metaphor and adds what’s left of it to the Bookshelves. Check out this and other items that have been added over the years in COMM 401: Faux-News Segments.

• Check out some fantastic interviews that have recently circulated “the Internets”: writer Peter Grosz talks about where he keeps his Emmy and his love for photography, and alumni Ben Karlin was interviewed for “The Sound of Young America” in Better Know a Report Staffer.

• Stephen marvels at Jon Stewart’s ability to do what he does for The Daily Show in a Variety interview, which you can find in Other Articles and Interviews.

• Pastor Ed Young’s racy interview about marital relations was added to one of our newest courses, PSYCH 401: Sexuality and the Character of ‘Stephen Colbert‘.

• House Republicans got nailed by the fantastic writers of “The WØRD: The Audacity of Nope,” which was added to NAIL 101: Memorable Nailings.

• Come on over and ring in the New Year by taking the January 2009 It-Getter’s Quiz, written by Faculty Associate Vigwig!

• All the hype for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! certainly kept December merry and bright! Take a look at everything that’s been added here, there, and everywhere:
  • A link to all the lyrics to A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! as well as an interview with the special’s sound mixer Michael Fisher were added to Marketing Concepts: The Real World.
  • Enjoy another reunion of comedy magic when Stephen brings some Christmas spirit to Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
  • Check out all the videos from the Christmas special that were added to our Stephen sings course...and don’t forget about “Another Christmas Song”’s addition to PE 101: Dancing with Stephen Colbert.

• Listen to another No Fact Zone EXCLUSIVE interview with Tek Jansen Producer/Animator J.J. Sedelmaier in Better Know a Report Staffer!

• Nothing says Christmas like watching Stephen all bundled up and making an appearance at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting, which was added to Musky Treasures: Vault 2.

• Report writers Frank Lesser and Michael Brumm created a delightfully hilarious Twilight parody that you can find in Better Know a Report Staffer.

• Stephen (regrettably) downing some Zima to try and relate to his audience’s generation was added to Gastronomic Adventures.

• Stephen calls the Nation to action with Operation Humble Kanye and later celebrates his victory with a few dance moves.

• If you ever thought that participating in a field piece had to be as much fun as it looked, well, you’d be right, concurs “Fallback Position” participant Peter Earnest.  Read all about it in Behind the Scenes at The Colbert Report.

• How strange would the ThreatDown be if  “Stephen” weren’t angry? Probably as surreal as the JoyDown, which was added to COMM 201: Core Faux-News Segment.

• Despite the fact he was already eaten, “Bobby” made a reappearance on the last show of 2008. Read all about it in our Character Studies course.

• One lucky Completeist was able to visit Stephen’s portrait when it was unveiled as part of the National Museum of American History’s permanent collection! Go check out some great photos and a recap in the Codex!

• Comedy Central honored former stage manager “Bobby” with his own fanvid, which was added to our Character Studies course. It seems they loved him as much as we did.

• Stephen’s noisemaker gives way as he tries to celebrate the governor of Illinois’ birthday, which was gleefully added to our OOPS 101 course.

• Watch a video compilation of all of the best of the Table of Contents in Advanced Faux News Segments!

And from all of us at Colbert University, we’d like to wish you a very healthy, prosperous, and happy New Year!

• CU gleefully presents it’s newest course PSYCH 401: Sexuality and the Character of ‘Stephen Colbert‘! Many thanks to our new Faculty Associate, Flatpoint Grief Counselor, for all of her hard work!

• Ring in the last month of 2008 with the December It-Getters Quiz, written by Faculty Associate Vigwig!

• Listen to No Fact Zone’s exclusive interview with Tek Jansen producer and animator J.J. Sedelmaier about his early career, working with Stephen, and the original concept behind Tek’s hair in Better Know a Report Staffer.

• The Nation spent this past month waiting with great anticipation for the debut of A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!.  So come on in and take a look around!
  • Read No Fact Zone’s exclusive interview with Songwriter David Javerbaum in Better Know a Report Staffer.
  • Peruse the endless number of promotional items, song lyrics, and videos in MKTG 402: Marketing Concepts: Real World.
  • The anticipation for A Colbert Christmas kept us all wound up as Stephen ran the talk show circuit before it’s debut.  Watch videos of and read all of his interviews in our Other Books, Interviews, and Articles section.
  • In the mood for some meatier interviews with Stephen?  Check out Colbert Platinum and listen to Stephen and Terry Gross in an NPR interview and read all about Stephen’s own familial holiday traditions and much more!

• The media has its way with Stephen when he was roasted by the Spina Bifida Association. Check out all the media coverage including a brief conversation with Stephen before the roast, some great one-liners, as well as some video in our Other Books, Interviews, and Articles section.

• Two new versions of Formula 401 debuted this month: Formula 40U1 and Formula 40U1: Earl of Cumbridge! Read all about them in  MKTG 401: Marketing Concepts: The Colbertoverse.

• Watch Stephen prepare for Election Day by putting on his lucky prayer hat and munching on some chips and guacamole in an incense censer in our Gastronomic Adventures course.

• Report writer Barry Julien was everywhere in the media this month! Check out numerous updates to his entry in Better Know a Report Staffer.

• A new Prescott Group Educational Film was added to the Codex: How to Be a Maverick.

• After waiting ever so patiently for two years Election Day finally came, as did the Colbert Report and Daily Show’s live one-hour election results special, “Indecision 2008: America’s Choice”. Words cannot begin to describe how fantastic it was, with exception given to a few pieces from the press, as noted in our Other Interviews and Articles Section.

• A new phrase was added to the Opening Credits: Factose Intolerant!

• Watch the official trailer for Monster vs. Aliens in Musky Treasures, Vault 2.

• We added Stephen singing “Happy Birthday” to his Mom in Latin (and Pig Latin) in our MUS 202: The Colbert Report: The Musical (aka Stephen Sings!) course.

• Apparently, Stephen also speaks Quenya (or High Elvish from The Lord of the Rings), which we added to LING 301: Foreign Languages course. (Thanks to observant Zoner, JMM!)

• Strapped for holiday gift ideas? Check out CU’s Extra Credit Reading List for a comprehensive list of books and authors that have been featured on The Report.

Take a peek at everything that’s been going on in October 2008:

• Test your knowledge of all things Stephen by taking the November It-Getter’s Quiz, written by Faculty Associate Vigwig!

• Report guest and conservative author David Frum gets nailed by Stephen and added to our NAIL 101: Memorable Nailings course.

• A great recap of Stephen’s performance at the University of Rochester was added to Other Books, Interviews, and Articles.

• Get the scoop about Stephen’s Q & A with the audience during his personal appearance at the University of Rochester, as well as a whole host of other interesting fracts in our Audience Questions Archive.

• We added Stephen and jazz guru Wynton Marsalis’ duet on “The Star Spangled Banner” to our Stephen Sings! course, our compilation of his musical interludes.

• Looking for a good book to read? Check out CU’s updated Extra Credit Reading List, a compilation of  the authors and their books that have been highlighted on the show.

• In honor of The Report’s third anniversary, the National Museum of American History has formally accepted Stephen’s portrait as part of their permanent entertainment collection! Read all about it in the Codex.

• A new word was added to the Opening Credits: Vote!

• Stephen cashed in all his stock and bought himself a KFC Snacker, which we delightfully added to our Gastronomy course.

• Check out all the fantastic coverage of The New Yorker Festival including soundbites from Stephen’s interview with Ariel Levy, a detailed account of the interview from The Huffington Post, as well as the inside scoop from an attendee about Stephen and his wife Evelyn’s exchange about the infamous Jane Fonda interview.

• Watch executive producer Allison Silverman participate in a panel discussion about political comedy, also from the Festival.

• Report staffers have been everywhere this month! Peruse the numerous updates in Better Know a Report Staffer:
  • Watch head writer Tom Purcell play a recurring role as a audience member who’s repeatedly shot by Stephen.
  • Writer Barry Julien talks about his Emmy experience and also appears in “Colbert Teen Talk – Voter Abstinence.”.
  • Former writer Laura Krafft makes an appearance in a Prescott Oil educational film as a concerned mother.
  • Read about co-executive producer Rich Dahm’s family’s reaction to the news of their son’s Emmy win.

• Who knew that 1-800-OOPS-JEW wasn’t the only number up for consideration as the official Atone Phone phone number? Check out the others that were tossed around.

• Stumbling upon unknown work of Stephen’s is always a joy. Listen to a snippet of his audiobook work as the voice of Al Gore in The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell in Musky Treasures.

• Comedy Central keeps teasing us with promo photos and artwork for A Colbert Christmas.

• You may have heard it, but have you seen Stephen and Steve Carell sing the National Anthem during Steve’s Get Smart interview, now in Musky Treasures and in our Stephen Sings course!

Check out everything that’s been added in September:

• Our September It-Getter’s Quiz, written by Faculty Associate Vigwig.

• Hungry? Check out our new course GAST 101: Gastronomic Adventures!

• Reader’s Digest’s interview with Stephen is added to our ever-expanding collection of articles.

• Relive the side-splitting Endangered Fish and Tiger Cub Warehouse toss in OOPS! 101: Character Breaks.

• Gorlock is added to our Character Studies course.

• The Colbert Report wins their first Emmy award! Check out some great videos in Musky Treasures and blog posts about their big night!

• Lori Lipman Brown dishes about being a guest, in Behind the Scenes at The Colbert Report.

• Christmas is coming to the Nation early, in the form of A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! Preorder your copy now and support our sister site, NoFactZone.

• Our course IMPROV 101: Audience Participation and the Colbert Nation had some big updates this month: Aptostichus stephencolberti (Stephen’s arachnid namesake) and Operation Immortality.

• A new Formula 401 product is introduced: Formula 4001: A Space Odyseed.

• Some fantastic additions to Better Know a Report Staffer: Rob Dubbin’s column, “Just Let Me Check One Last Thing…”, Stephen punishes Peter Grosz for attending Don Rickles’ Emmy-nominated comedy show on The Report, and a sneak peek of some of the artwork in Glenn Eichler’s forthcoming graphic novel.

• Entertainment Weekly’s wonderfully satiric cover and in-depth interview with Stephen and Jon Stewart is added to Colbert Platinum. As an added bonus, the amazingly talented writers at The Colbert Report give us a list of possible October Surprises for the 2008 presidential election.

• Can’t get enough of Cheating Death segments? We added NoFactZone’s comprehensive post of segments and hilarious side effects.

• Stephen’s brief chat with the local news media just before The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is added to Musky Treasures.

• Smokin’ Pole: The Fight for Arctic Riches is added to COMM 401: Advanced Faux-News Segments.

• New prop failures are added to OOPS 101: Character Breaks courtesy of NoFactZone’s fantastic post!

• Stephen’s role in the independent film, The Great New Wonderful, is added to Musky Treasures (many thanks to Jenny for the tip!).

• Read what Robert Lutz had to say about his experience on The Report in Behind the Scenes at ‘The Colbert Report’.

• A new division of the Prescott Group, Prescott Oil, produces yet another education film for our viewing pleasure.

Here’s what we added to CU in August:

• Stephen sings twice on one show! — more delights for our Stephen Sings! course.
• Two new writers, Michael Koman and Opus Moreschi, join the Report and are added to Better Know a Staffer.
• We add a New York Times article on Jon Stewart, with pithy comments from Stephen reflecting on the process of making satirical news, to our Colbert Platinum group of particularly superlative interviews and articles.
• We add a new documentary to our entry on The Prescott Group.
• We “out” the Starbucks baristas under Stephen’s desk: They’re Report writers Barry Julien and Frank Lesser!
• Sweetness is added to our Character Studies course.
• Stephen’s hilarious interview with Rep. Carolyn Maloney is added to the New York section of our Better Know a District compilation. Gatorade, anyone?
• See an “Ambiguously Gay Duo” episode in Musky Treasures!
• Learn more about Allison Silverman and Peter Grosz in our Better Know a Staffer course!
• More musical Stephen! He sings “Happy Birthday” to his wife at a John Legend concert, and fills in for Neil Young on “Teach Your Children” with Crosby, Stills & Nash.
• New featured word: Multi-Grain!
• We add Stephen’s Make McCain Exciting Challenge to our Audience Participation course, which explores the many ways Stephen invites the audience to be part of the show.
• And the August It-Getter's Quiz!

Here’s what we added to CU in July:

• NEW COURSE! MUS 202: The Colbert Report–The Musical (aka Stephen Sings!)
• New audience questions (and Stephen’s answers): How does Stephen explain his facial injury? … When he talks to himself at his desk, why does he call himself ‘ColberT’? … Would the show be different if Gore or Kerry were president? … How was it to meet Bill O’Reilly? … What’s his favorite karaoke song? … Were Doritos a real sponsor? … (Thanks to “Zoner” Katie, Lissou on the Colboards, UnderCover at TelevisionWithoutPity, and others!)
• Stephen offers debating tips to the National Association of Urban League Debaters.
• We update our BKAD course and add an index–it’s now a complete compilation of every BKAD, thanks to Comedy Central’s now ultra-complete archive!
• Another of Stephen’s Mr. Goodwrench commercials surfaces, from 2004! … now in Musky Treasures.
• Report booker Emily Lazar dishes about the show at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
• We add Rep. Robert Wexler’s Fire-Breathing Liberal to our list of books, articles, and interviews about Stephen and the Report. (It includes a short chapter called “The Colbert Report: It’s a Fun Thing to Do.”)
• We update our listing on the Prescott Group, adding the recently aired video The Elitist Menace Among Us.
• Recent character breaks: Stephen reaches for an iPhone that isn’t there. Oldies but goodies: The return of the “animal sounds toss.”
• Faculty Associate Lisa updates the Extra Credit Reading List, a list of books whose authors have appeared on the show.
• And a brand-new July It-Getter's Quiz!

Check back next month!