Season 11

TONIGHT: Author of The Assassins' Gate : America in Iraq, George Packer!

2006-01-04

TONIGHT: Actor, Pierce Brosnan! Also, Jason Jones with "Spear Pressure."

2006-01-05

TONIGHT: NY Times reporter and author of State of War, James Risen!

2006-01-09

TONIGHT: Star of Finding Comedy in the Muslim World, actor and filmmaker, Albert Brooks!

2006-01-10

TONIGHT: CNN's terrorism analyst, Peter Bergen!

2006-01-11

TONIGHT: Author of Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court, Edward Lazarus!

2006-01-12

TONIGHT: Documentary film maker, Eugene Jarecki! Also, Rob Corddry with "This Week in God."

2006-01-16

TONIGHT: Author of My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope and former Head of Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer!

2006-01-17

TONIGHT: Former CIA Director, James Woolsey!

2006-01-18

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Glory Road, Josh Lucas! Also, Nate Corddry with an American Resolution.

2006-01-19

TONIGHT: Author of Rebel-in-Chief: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement and Transforming America, Fred Barnes!

2006-01-23

TONIGHT: Author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Reza Aslan!

2006-01-24

TONIGHT: Actor and star of The World's Fastest Indian, Anthony Hopkins! Plus "New Year's Resolution" with Ed Helms!

2006-01-25

TONIGHT: Author of American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Bernard-Henri Levy!

2006-01-26

TONIGHT: Judge on American Idol, Randy Jackson!

2006-01-30

TONIGHT: Retired NBA Star, Charles Barkley!

2006-01-31

TONIGHT: Author and historian, Michael Beschloss!

2006-02-01

TONIGHT: Author of No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society, Robert O'Harrow, Jr.! Plus, "New Year's Resolution" with Dan Bakkedahl!

2006-02-02

TONIGHT: Former Assistant Defense Secretary for Public Affairs, Torie Clarke! Plus, Rob Corddry with "This Week In God!"

2006-02-07

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Firewall, Harrison Ford! Also, the first installment of "Klassic Kolbert."

2006-02-08

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Arrested Development, Will Arnett!

2006-02-09

TONIGHT: Astronaut, Mike Mullane!

2006-02-13

TONIGHT: Author of A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World, Peter Tertzakian!

2006-02-14

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Freedomland, Julianne Moore! Plus, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin.

2006-02-15

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Winter Passing, Ed Harris! Plus, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."

2006-02-16

TONIGHT: Author of Assassination Vacation, Sarah Vowell! Also, Nate and Rob Corddry with "Brother vs. Brother."

2006-02-21

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lost, Matthew Fox!

2006-02-22

TONIGHT: Movie critic, Roger Ebert! Also, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."

2006-02-23

TONIGHT: The author of The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations, Eugene Linden!

2006-03-07

TONIGHT: Musician and composer, Neil Young!

2006-03-08

TONIGHT: The author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!

2006-03-09

TONIGHT: The author of Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, Eric Burns!

2006-03-13

TONIGHT: The author of Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, Bart Ehrman! Plus "This Week in God" with Rob Corddry.

2006-03-14

TONIGHT: Actress and star of V for Vendetta, Natalie Portman!

2006-03-15

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Find Me Guilty, Vin Diesel!

2006-03-16

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Inside Man, Clive Owen!

2006-03-20

TONIGHT: Author of Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied And Survived Saddam Hussein, General Georges Sada! Also, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin!

2006-03-21

TONIGHT: Wisconsin Senator, Russ Feingold!

2006-03-22

TONIGHT: Author of The Case For Goliath: How America Acts As The World's Government in the Twenty-first Century, Michael Mandelbaum

2006-03-23

TONIGHT: Author of Cobra II : The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Michael Gordon!

2006-03-27

TONIGHT: Newsweek International editor, Fareed Zakaria!

2006-03-28

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Ice Age: The Meltdown, Queen Latifah!

2006-03-29

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Basic Instinct 2, Sharon Stone!

2006-03-30

TONIGHT: Actor and podcast host of "The Ricky Gervais Show", Ricky Gervais! Also, Ed Helms with "This Week In God".

2006-04-03

TONIGHT: Broadcaster and author of "And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey", Studs Terkel! Also, Senator John McCain stops by to defend his decision to talk in front of Liberty University students.

2006-04-04

TONIGHT: Retired Marine General and author of "The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose", Gen. Tony Zinni!

2006-04-05

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lucky Number Slevin, Josh Hartnett! Also, Dan Bakkedahl learns about "Beach Ploys".

2006-04-06

TONIGHT: The author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham! Also, Ed Helms travels to Alaska to find out about the enormous population of bald eagles in one small town.

2006-04-17

TONIGHT: The author of Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit, Ryan Nerz!

2006-04-18

TONIGHT: Actor and star of American Dreamz, Dennis Quaid!

2006-04-19

TONIGHT: Senator from Massachusetts, Sen. Ted Kennedy! Also, Jason Jones with Not In Your Front Yard.

2006-04-20

TONIGHT: The author of Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad, Efraim Halevy!

2006-04-24

TONIGHT: The author of Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad, Efraim Halevy!

2006-04-25

TONIGHT: Wall Street Journal editor, Kimberley Strassel!

2006-04-26

TONIGHT: Actor and star of R.V., Robin Williams!

2006-04-27

TONIGHT: The author of The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine, Matthew Continetti!

2006-05-01

TONIGHT: The author of The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs, Madeleine Albright!

2006-05-02

TONIGHT: The author of Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable To Attack, Clark Kent Ervin!

2006-05-03

TONIGHT: Actor John Malkovich!

2006-05-04

TONIGHT: The author of Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker, David Remnick!

2006-05-08

TONIGHT: Author of The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World, Eric Shawn!

2006-05-09

TONIGHT: Stand-up comedian Billy Connolly!

2006-05-10

TONIGHT: Author of America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy, Francis Fukuyama!

2006-05-11

TONIGHT: The Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean!

2006-05-15

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary!

2006-05-16

TONIGHT: A senior editor for National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru! Plus, Lewis Black: Back in Black.

2006-05-17

TONIGHT: Legendary country musician and performer of You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson!

2006-05-18

TONIGHT: Caroline Kennedy, founder of the Profiles In Courage Award.

2006-06-05

TONIGHT: Former Secretary of Education and author of America, Bill Bennett.

2006-06-06

TONIGHT: Actress Bonnie Hunt from the movie Cars. Plus, Lewis Black reports in Back in Black!

2006-06-07

TONIGHT: Legendary comedian Lily Tomlin!

2006-06-08

TONIGHT: The author of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, Thomas L. Friedman!

2006-06-12

TONIGHT: The chair of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman!

2006-06-13

TONIGHT: The Host of NBC's Meet the Press and the author of Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, Tim Russert!

2006-06-14

TONIGHT: The star of the new series Lucky Louie, Louis C.K.!

2006-06-15

TONIGHT: American journalist, humorist, and author of Messages from My Father!, Calvin Trillin!

2006-06-19

Tonight: Washington Post reporter Juliet Eilperin, author of Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives.

2006-06-20

TONIGHT: Host of CNN's Anderson Cooper: 360, Anderson Cooper.

2006-06-21

No synopsis.

2006-06-22

No synopsis.

2006-06-26

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2006-06-27

No synopsis.

2006-06-28

No synopsis.

2006-06-29

Tonight former U.S. Marine and co-author of <I>Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy</I>, Illario Pantano.

2006-07-10

Tonight: Former Nixon legal counsel and author of <I>Conservatives Without Conscience</I>, John Dean.

2006-07-11

No synopsis.

2006-07-12

Tonight: Actor and one of the stars of <I>You, Me and Dupree</I>, Owen Wilson.

2006-07-13

Tonight: Gordon Chang, author of <I>Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On The World</I>.

2006-07-17

Tonight: Director of the movie <I>Lady in the Water</I>, M. Night Shaymalan.

2006-07-18

Tonight: The author of <I>American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds</I>, James Maguire.

2006-07-19

Tonight: Actor and star of the movie <I>Lady in the Water</I>, Paul Giamatti.

2006-07-20

No synopsis.

2006-07-24

TONIGHT: actor, writer and director of <I>The Groomsman</I>, Ed Burns.

2006-07-25

TONIGHT: Defense reporter and author of <I>Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld</I>, Sharon Weinberger. Also, Lewis Black in "Back in Black.

2006-07-26

TONIGHT: NYU Professor, Dr. Alon Ben-Meir.

2006-07-27

No synopsis.

2006-07-31

TONIGHT: Professor of Middle East and South Asia politics and author of <I>The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future</I>, Vali Nasr.

2006-08-01

TONIGHT: Writer and director of the documentary <I>Who Killed The Electric Car?</I>, Chris Paine.

2006-08-02

TONIGHT: Actor and star of <I>It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia</I>, Danny DeVito.

2006-08-03

No synopsis.

2006-08-08

No synopsis.

2006-08-09

TONIGHT: Famous NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2006-08-10

TONIGHT: The author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, Thomas E. Ricks.

2006-08-14

TONIGHT: The star of the movie Snakes on a Plane, Samuel L. Jackson.

2006-08-15

No synopsis.

2006-08-16

No synopsis.

2006-08-17

Tonight, author and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan.

2006-08-21

Tonight former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, author of <I>Dragon Fire</I>.

2006-08-22

Tonight Frederick Lane, author of <I>The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture</I>.

2006-08-23

Tonight actor and comedian Martin Short.

2006-08-24

Tonight actress and star of <I>sherrybaby</I>, Maggie Gyllenhaal.

2006-09-11

Tonight former U.S.

2006-09-12

Tonight political advisor and author of <I>Winning Right: Campaign Politics and Conservative Policies</I>, Ed Gillespie.

2006-09-13

Tonight comedian Norm MacDonald.

2006-09-14

No synopsis.

2006-09-18

Tonight actor and star of <I>Hollywoodland</I> Ben Affleck.

2006-09-19

Tonight actor and star of <I>Jackass Number Two</I>, Johnny Knoxville.

2006-09-20

Tonight founder of Sweet Pea Films and producer of the documentary <I>Mr. Conservative: Goldwater On Goldwater</I>, CC Goldwater.

2006-09-21

Tonight conservative pundit Pat Buchanan.

2006-09-25

No synopsis.

2006-09-26

Tonight comedian Al Franken.

2006-09-27

Tonight, former Governor of New Jersey and author of <I>The Confession</I>, Jim McGreevey.

2006-09-28

Tonight Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, author of <I>Herding Cats: A Life in Politics</I>.

2006-10-02

Tonight comedian Dennis Miller.

2006-10-03

Tonight the President of the Eurasia Group and author of <I>The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise And Fall</I>, Ian Bremmer.

2006-10-04

No synopsis.

2006-10-05

Tonight former Secretary of State and author of <I>Work Hard, Study...

2006-10-09

Tonight comedian and star of <I>Freak Show</I>, David Cross.

2006-10-10

Tonight the host of CNN's <I>Lou Dobbs Tonight</I>, Lou Dobbs.

2006-10-11

Tonight David Mark, author of <I>Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning</I>.

2006-10-12

Tonight <I>New York Times</I> columnist Frank Rich, author of <I>The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina</I>.

2006-10-16

Tonight actress Amy Sedaris, author of <I>I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence</I>.

2006-10-17

Tonight fromer U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.

2006-10-18

No synopsis.

2006-10-19

Tonight NBA superstar LeBron James.

2006-10-30

Tonight Ohio State policy analyst and author of <I>Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Securty Threats and Why We Believe Them</I>, John Meuller.

2006-10-31

Tonight John Oliver talks to people who were wooed in 2004. Also Demitri Martin reports on the clubs at Ohio State.

2006-11-01

Tonight comedian and star of <I>Borat</I>, Sacha Baron Cohen.

2006-11-02

No synopsis.

2006-11-06

Combined with The Colbert Report, Dan Rather stops by.

2006-11-07

Tonight chairman of the Democratic National Committe, Howard Dean.

2006-11-08

Tonight actor and co-star of <I>Stranger Than Fiction</I>, Dustin Hoffman.

2006-11-09

Tonight writer, actress and star of <I>30 Rock</I>, Tina Fey.

2006-11-13

Tonight former Senator from North Carolina and author of <I>Home: Blueprints of Our Lives</I>, John Edwards.

2006-11-14

Tonight former anchor of <I>Nightline</I>, Ted Koppel.

2006-11-15

Tonight professor of economics and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yumus.

2006-11-16

TONIGHT: Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D, Rep-ILL, chair of the Congressional Campaign Committee for 2006 elections.

2006-11-27

Tonight's Guest: Musician Tom Waits.

2006-11-28

No synopsis.

2006-11-29

Tonight's guests: Jack Black and Kyle Gass, collectively known as Tenacious D.Black and Gass star in the new film Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny.

2006-11-30

Tonight actor and Broadway star Nathan Lane.

2006-12-04

No synopsis.

2006-12-05

Tonight the director of public policy research at the Genetics Policy Institute and author of <I>Stem Cell War: Inside Stories from the Frontlines</I>, Eve Herold.

2006-12-06

Tonight mountain climber and author of <I>No Shortcut to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Hightest Peaks</I>, Ed Viesturs.

2006-12-07

No synopsis.

2006-12-11

Tonight the editor for <I>Newsweek International</I>, Fareed Zakaria.

2006-12-12

Tonight actor and star of <I>Extras</I>, Ricky Gervais.

2006-12-13

Tonight the assistant managing editor for the <I>Washington Post</I> and author of <I>Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone</I>, Rajiv Chandraeskaran.

2006-12-14

Tonight Iowa Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate, Tom Vilsack.

2006-12-18

No synopsis.

2006-12-19

Tonight actor and star of <I>Night at the Museum</I>, Ben Stiller.

2006-12-20