Stephen Colbert Shaves his Head for the Troops

Stephen Colbert brought his comedy show to Baghdad, Iraq this past week and, while there, got his head shaved.

"It must be nice here in Iraq because I understand some of you keep coming back again and again," he said during the taping of the first show on Sunday. "You've earned so many frequent flyer miles, you've earned a free ticket to Afghanistan."

But the loudest roars came when his first guest, Gen. Ray Odierno, accepted a videotaped order from President Barack Obama to shave Colbert's head.

The towering, bald general started the job with an electric razor, although a stylist finished it off.

That sounds like a great show and a fun time. I can't say I wish I was there for obvious reasons, but I wish someone was there with a video camera because the video is nowhere to be found. Wtf.

6.08.09 at 10:21:10 AM