Stephen Colbert Shaved Head Kicks Off Colbert Report Iraq Trip

Stephen Colbert plays a fake pundit, but Stephen Colbert showed real solidarity with a shaved head. Stephen Colbert's week of Colbert Reports in Iraq will start with Colbert getting a shaved head, much like his audience of troops. After months of teasing out his trip to the Middle East, Stephen Colbert is already off and running in Iraq for a week of USO sponsored Colbert Report shows. Finally, we know "Where In The World and When In Time Is Stephen Colbert Gonna Be In The Persian Gulf?"

For Stephen Colbert's fans, they have already gotten a fair share of previews about his Iraq trip. This has made it hard for Colbert Report fans to be spoiler free this week, however. One spoiler has Colbert getting a shaved head from Gen. Ray Odierno in the first taping, which is being held in Saddam's former place.

Stephen Colbert mocks everything and plays a fake lunatic pundit all the time. But the trip to the Persian Gulf is dead serious, as is Colbert's mission there. In real life, the comedian has taken note that the Iraq War, and its soldiers, have faded in the headlines as the economy and President Obama have taken much of America's attention.

With the trip to Iraq, Colbert seeks to put the spotlight back on the soldiers still over there - though he can still get some laughs along the way.

In addition to getting a shaved head for solidarity, Colbert has used avenues other than The Colbert Report to drum up support for the troops. He has used the charity Donors Choose to get the Colbert Nation to donate thousands to the classrooms of the children of military personnel.

Also, before he left, Colbert was the visitor reviewer for the next topic of Newsweek, which has an Iraq topic while being peppered with his usual comedic touches.

Since the trip's exact minutia have been classified by the Pentagon for the longest time, The Colbert Report has made a Matt Lauer-like game of teasing out "Where In The World and When In Time Is Stephen Colbert Gonna Be In The Persian Gulf-" But most estimated that it would finally be in Iraq.