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"Thai Fighters": Over in Bangkok, Thailand, tanks traveled on their little treads to the prime minister's home and overthrew the government. It was an unexciting, bloodless coup. C'mon, Thailand! Where's the pizazz?! Asian Coup Correspondent and the newest of the new guys, Rob Riggle, used the expertise from his military background (which is real) to help explain the situation. What, is Riggle too good for a suit and a tie? Get the correspondent look together, man. And although he has the reporter-inflection down pretty good, Riggle still seems a little unsure of what he's doing. I think we'll have to wait a few weeks before we see Riggle really settle down into a character and give it his all.

"Look Who's Not Talking": Big LOLz at the United Nations General Assembly! Venezuela's Hugo Chavez called Bush "the devil" and bashed the UN... High-larious! Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also joined in... Laugh-tastic! I liked Jon's little joke about Stephen Colbert losing the Emmy to Barry Manilow... Slightly dated, but enjoyable as a shout-out.

Resident Expert John Hodgman stopped by the studio in-person to talk a little about this year's low hurricane expectancy. I was getting worried that we'd only be getting the "Exper-teasers" things, so it was quite a treat for me to see more John/Jon interaction. Anyway, Hodgman explained the difference between weathermen and meteorologists. I quite liked his bit about his meteorology school background (majored in hurricanes, minored in crisp, Fall days).

The night's guest was Johnny Knoxville from Jackass 2. This guy brings about a lot interesting memories to me... I used to be really into Jackass back in middle school. I never did any of that stupid shit, but it made me laugh. And then, one day, one of my classmates garnered national attention for attempting to mimic one of the Jackass stunts. Ridiculous. Anyway, Jon showed himself to be a bit of a Jackass fan. The "Seat of Heat" question was quite good: "Who will be the first person within your group to die... and what will his scrotum be stapled to at the time?" Johnny answered... Dave England (Fun Fact: He has only one ball) and he might be stapled to Al Roker. Cute.

Jon/Stephen: Stephen Colbert seemed rather intent on continuing the non-existent hazing ritual for the new correspondent. "Remember when I locked Corddry in a room with a taped interview of Sean Hannity on loop and I wouldn't let him out until he chugged a six-pack?!" Moment of Zen: Iranian military exercises.