The Colbert Report

Highlights from The Colbert Report's coverage of the week of November 16, 2009.

John Pike, the founder of GlobalSecurity.org and singer-songwriter legend, Elvis Costello stops by the show to pay tribute to the Colbert legacy.

Stephen liquidates his investments and injects them into his ass after the Senate introduces a tax on plastic surgery.

John Pike talks about the popularity of the AK-47 as the Russian designer celebrates his 90th birthday.

Elvis Costello promotes his talk show, "Spectacle," and plays "Cheap Reward" with Stephen.

The U.S. Speedskating team wins at the World Cup, the New York Lottery goes upscale, and a fifth grader refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

Elvis Costello will come back and do a song with Stephen when he gets his voice back.

Stephen taps into his musical side as he interNorah Jones about her new album “The Fall.”

Sarah Palin has a 400-page book, and Stephen asks Norah Jones about her famous father, Indiana.

Stephen puts America on Waff-Con Four and calls on President Obama to open the strategic waffle reserves.

Fact checking and opposition research are the same thing to Sarah Palin because she knows the facts are out to get her.

Stephen refuses to apologize to Quetzalcoatl, Santa Claus could make you sick, and a Canadian woman kicks strangers in the balls.

Stephen interNorah Jones about being a jazz artist, living large and heavy metal barber shop quartets.

Norah Jones performs the song Young Blood from her new album, The Fall.

Stephen interwriter Malcolm Gladwell, and talks about his new book “What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures,” a collection of his best articles and stories he wrote for The New Yorker.

Stephen interMarc Kielburger

Stephen interJackie Speier

Stephen says goodnight

Stephen interMalcolm Gladwell