Synopsis

Stephen preempts criticism by asking viewers to refrain from watching his interview with Richard Branson, a segment that has already garnered media attention as a disastrous affair. He then proceeds to interview Mike Huckabee, asserting that the candidate's second-place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll was directly attributable to the so-called "Colbert Bump"—a phenomenon he attributes to Huckabee’s appearances on The Colbert Report.