Stephen Colbert, Genius

Stephen Colbert is raising money for wounded Iraq war vets by auctioning on eBay the cast that just came off his broken wrist.

With nearly a week to go, the bidding is past $13,000.

He's managed to turn a minor injury into hugely funny TV during weeks of programming (side note: my wife and I made a trip to NYC last summer just to be faces in the crowd, and I got to be in a little impromptu skit with Colbert during the warmup: Big Fun!) ) and now to raise money for a worthy cause.

The New York Times has even taken note.

His show and Jon Stewart's at Comedy Central are certainly the real must-see TV, Monday-through-Thursday, 10-11 p.m. central time.