The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015–2026 · Comedy Talk · 11 seasons
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.
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Episodes
45 minGeorge Clooney, Jeb Bush, Jon Batiste & Stay HumanS1 · E1
45 minScarlett Johansson, Elon Musk, Kendrick LamarS1 · E2
45 minVice President Joe Biden, Travis Kalanick, Toby KeithS1 · E3
45 minAmy Schumer, Stephen King, Troubled Waters (Paul Simon)S1 · E4
45 minEmily Blunt, Justice Stephen Breyer, The Dead WeatherS1 · E5
45 minTim Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Run The Jewels with TV On The RadioS1 · E6
45 minKevin Spacey, Carol Burnett, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Willie NelsonS1 · E7
45 minTrevor Noah, U.N. Ban Ki-Moon, Chris StapletonS1 · E8
45 minLupita Nyong'o, Senator Bernie Sanders, Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild and Leanne CopeS1 · E9
45 minStephen Curry, Senator Ted Cruz, Don HenleyS1 · E10
45 minDonald Trump, Dr. Ernest Moniz, RauryS1 · E11
45 minHugh Jackman, Hugh Evans, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Pearl JamS1 · E12
45 minAndrew Sullivan, Maria Shriver, Jim Gaffigan, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus, the Choir of St. Jean BaptisteS1 · E13
45 minMalala Yousafzai, Kerry Washington, The ArcsS1 · E14
45 minFirst Lady Michelle Obama, John LegendS1 · E15
45 minEllen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Dominic WilcoxS1 · E16
45 minJohn Oliver, Evan Spiegel, Bill Withers, Ed SheeranS1 · E17
45 minJohn Kerry, Claire Danes, PewDiePieS1 · E18
45 minMorgan Freeman, Ruth Wilson, Sean MurrayS1 · E19
45 minSenator John McCain, Yo-Yo Ma, Misty CopelandS1 · E20
45 minBill Clinton, Billy Eichner, Florence & the MachineS1 · E21
45 minGina Rodriguez, Ben Bernanke, Tame ImpalaS1 · E22
45 minCate Blanchett, Brian Chesky, Dartmouth Football DummyS1 · E23
45 minJames Corden, Shane Smith, HalseyS1 · E24
45 minCarey Mulligan, Elvis Costello, Darlene LoveS1 · E25
45 minSarah Silverman, Elijah Wood, Symphony of the GoddessesS1 · E26
45 minJack Black, Nick Woodman, Michelle DorranceS1 · E27
45 minOprah Winfrey, Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor, Judith HillS1 · E28
45 minJimmy Kimmel, Guillermo del Toro, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Beach HouseS1 · E29
45 minSienna Miller, Melissa Benoist, Chance the RapperS1 · E30
45 minHillary Clinton, Anthony Bourdain, Carrie BrownsteinS1 · E31
45 minJulianna Margulies, Jonathan Franzen, Alabama ShakesS1 · E32
45 minSeth MacFarlane, Neil DeGrasse TysonS1 · E33
45 minCharlie Rose, Stacy Schiff, GhostS1 · E34
45 minAllison Janney, Colin Quinn, Margaret ChoS1 · E35
45 minAntonio Banderas, Reed Hastings, John IrvingS1 · E36
45 minDaniel Craig, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Eugenia ChengS1 · E37
45 minBryan Cranston, ShamirS1 · E38
45 minWhoopi Goldberg, John Kasich, Glen HansardS1 · E39- 45 minEthan Hawke, Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsS1 · E40
45 minAziz Ansari, Shonda Rhimes, Bruce Campbell, Lucy LawlessS1 · E41
45 minViola Davis, Brian Greene, George EzraS1 · E42
45 minJennifer Connelly, Judd Apatow, The InternetS1 · E43
45 minMark Ruffalo, John Cleese, Michael FlatleyS1 · E44
45 minBill Maher, Florent Groberg, Shepard Fairey, Acro-CatsS1 · E45
45 minJulianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Public Image LtdS1 · E46
45 minSharon Stone, Justin Theroux, James TaylorS1 · E47
45 minJane Fonda, Andrew Lloyd WebberS1 · E48
45 minMichael Caine, Larry Wilmore, BootsS1 · E49
45 minSylvester Stallone, Ted Koppel, My Morning JacketS1 · E50
45 minSpike Lee, Andy Cohen, Carly SimonS1 · E51
45 minGloria Estefan, Eric Greitens, Jake Wood, Daniel BouludS1 · E52
45 minSteve Carell, Jennifer HudsonS1 · E53
45 minMarion Cotillard, George Saunders, Joanna NewsomS1 · E54
45 minMichelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech, Adam McKay, Kurt VileS1 · E55
45 minBruce Willis, Michael Lewis, LizzoS1 · E56
45 minLin-Manuel Miranda, Ike Barinholtz, Sharon Jones & The Dap-KingsS1 · E57
45 minJennifer Lawrence, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sleater-KinneyS1 · E58
45 minQuentin Tarantino, Jonathan Groff, SqueezeS1 · E59
45 minRobert De Niro, Daniel Gilbert, Henry RollinsS1 · E60
45 minMichael Moore, Samantha Power, Michael C. Hall, LazarusS1 · E61
45 minMandy Patinkin, Kayvon Beykpour, Leon BridgesS1 · E62- 45 minSamuel L. Jackson, Olivia HalliseyS1 · E63
- 45 minJohn Krasinski, Killer Mike, George Church, FoalsS1 · E64
- 45 minJerry Seinfeld, Senator Rand Paul, Andra DayS1 · E65
- 45 minDamian Lewis, America Ferrera, FloydLittle's Double Dutch teamS1 · E66
- 45 minMatthew Broderick, Sarah Parcak, Kacey MusgravesS1 · E67
- 45 minJane Lynch, Sec. Julian Castro, EL VYS1 · E68
- 45 minSaoirse Ronan, Jeremy Stoppelman, Laura Ricciardi & Moira Demos, James BayS1 · E69
- 45 minPaul Giamatti, Guerrilla Girls, J.B. MauneyS1 · E70
- 45 minOlivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Father John MistyS1 · E71
- 45 minScott Kelly, Abby Wambach, Maria BamfordS1 · E72
- 45 minPatricia Heaton, Quincy Jones, Deray McKesson, GraceS1 · E73
- 45 minCharlie Day, Colin Hanks, Margo PriceS1 · E74
- 45 minJames Spader, Brandon Marshall, Sarah Koenig, Rev RunS1 · E75
- 45 minChristian Slater, Josh Radnor, Iggy PopS1 · E76
- 45 minSteven Tyler, Gaby Hoffmann, LåpsleyS1 · E77
- 45 minDonald Rumsfeld, Russell Westbrook, Jackson BrowneS1 · E78
- 45 minLaurence Fishburne, Michael Novacek, Lake Street DiveS1 · E79
- 45 minChris Pine, Danielle Brooks, Jonah Reider, BaauerS1 · E80
- 45 minJosh Brolin, John Dickerson, Erin Brockovich, Aubrie SellersS1 · E81
- 45 minJohn Travolta, Courtney B. Vance, Amy Cuddy, John MorelandS1 · E82
- 45 minDavid Schwimmer, Joel Osteen, M. WardS1 · E83
- 45 minDr. Phil McGraw, Mark & Jay Duplass, Michael Eric Dyson, Anderson Paak and the Free NationalsS1 · E84
- 45 minMichael Strahan, Samantha Bee, WilcoS1 · E85
- 45 minBobby Cannavale, Donny Deutsch, Charles KelleyS1 · E86
- 45 minTina Fey and Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Megyn Kelly, Key & PeeleS1 · E87
- 45 minBill O'Reilly, Eddie George, Macklemore & Ryan LewisS1 · E88
- 45 minOlivia Wilde, Christiane Amanpour, Jon Batiste & Stay HumanS1 · E89
- 45 minBen Stiller, Bernie Sanders, Tao: Seventeen SamuraiS1 · E90
- 45 minKelsey Grammer, Fred Armisen, Sarah McDaniel, Ty Segall and the MuggersS1 · E91
- 45 minCraig Ferguson, Senator Cory Booker, Scott WaitesS1 · E92
- 45 minEva Longoria, Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer, Lucinda WilliamsS1 · E93
- 45 minKate Hudson, Governor John Kasich, Courtney BarnettS1 · E94
- 45 minTea Leoni, Amanda Peet, Triumph the Insult Comic DogS1 · E95
- 45 minChelsea Handler, Zosia Mamet, The LumineersS1 · E96
- 45 minCasey Affleck, Richard Dreyfuss, Mavis StaplesS1 · E97
- 45 minDebra Messing, Zachary Quinto, Violent FemmesS1 · E98
- 45 minAdrien Brody, Danai Gurira, Brian GreeneS1 · E99
- 45 minTim Daly, Graham Nash, Jason IsbellS1 · E100
- 45 minSpike Jonze, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jack GarrattS1 · E101
- 45 minChrissy Teigen, Mike Birbiglia, Adam SavageS1 · E102
- 45 minOctavia Spencer, John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, LuciusS1 · E103
- 45 minChristopher Meloni, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Edward Byers, Ray LaMontagneS1 · E104
- 45 minWill Arnett, Charles Barkley, Max GreenfieldS1 · E105
- 45 minHelen Mirren, J.J. Abrams, DMA’SS1 · E106
- 45 minSally Field, Jerrod Carmichael, Esperanza SpaldingS1 · E107
- 45 minAnna Kendrick, Loretta Lynch, Brian FallonS1 · E108
- 45 minJeff Daniels, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Audra McDonaldS1 · E109
- 45 minJohn Oliver, Jordan Spieth, New OrderS1 · E110
- 45 minSteve Martin & Edie Brickell, Shirley MacLaine, Gustavo DudamelS1 · E111
- 45 minTheo James, Jussie Smollett, Laurie AndersonS1 · E112
- 45 minWilliam H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, Isaac MizrahiS1 · E113
- 45 minTom Hiddleston, Laura Benant, Frightened RabbitS1 · E114
- 45 minAdam Driver, Rachel Bloom, SavagesS1 · E115
45 minEric Stonestreet, Jason Jones, Elizabeth WarrenS1 · E116- 45 minSarah Paulson, Tatiana Maslany, Wynton Marsalis, Lil Buck, Jared GrimesS1 · E117
- 45 minSteve Buscemi, Benjamin Walker, Broadway Cast of 'American Psycho'S1 · E118
- 45 minMatthew Perry, Nick Offerman, Explosions In The Sky, Parliament-FunkadelicS1 · E119
- 45 minMelissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Arianna Huffington, BABYMETALS1 · E120
- 45 minAnna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, David Duchovny, AutoluxS1 · E121
- 45 minMindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, Ken BurnsS1 · E122
- 45 minHillary Clinton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Katharine McPhee, Sturgill Simpson, Wayne ShorterS1 · E123
- 45 minRep. Paul Ryan, Kevin Spacey, Thomas Middleditch, The Flaming Lips, Arturo SandovalS1 · E124
- 45 minDennis Quaid, Matt Walsh, Charles Bradley, Tootie & Jimmy HeathS1 · E125
- 45 minTom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr., The Strumbellas, Roy HaynesS1 · E126
- 45 minJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sam MorrilS1 · E127
- 45 minMichelle Williams, Eddie Huang, Bob MouldS1 · E128
- 45 minJ.K. Simmons, Jane Krakowski, Chris WallaceS1 · E129
- 45 minSusan Sarandon, David Tennant, Catfish and The BottlemenS1 · E130
- 45 minJulianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Hank Azaria, Phil KnightS1 · E131
- 45 minAnderson Cooper, Mark Feuerstein, Gwen StefaniS1 · E132
- 45 minBill O'Reilly, Morris Chestnut, DeerhunterS1 · E133
- 45 minDakota Johnson, Sebastian Stan, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the RealS1 · E134
- 45 minAnthony Mackie, Rob Reiner, MaxwellS1 · E135
- 45 minJudge Judy, Zac Posen, W. Kamau BellS1 · E136
- 45 minLily Tomlin, Kumail Nanjiani, Ryan HamiltonS1 · E137
- 45 minKaley Cuoco, Dan Savage, The NationalS1 · E138
- 45 minChloe Grace Moretz, Katie Couric, Charlamagne Tha GodS1 · E139
- 45 minKate Beckinsale, B.J. Novak, DesiignerS1 · E140
- 45 minRyan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Jessie Mueller, Animal CollectiveS1 · E141
- 45 minMatt Bomer, Zach Woods, Nick GriffinS1 · E142
- 45 minJason Sudeikis; Michael Weatherly from the CBS drama series "NCIS"; Megyn KellyS1 · E143
- 45 minAnthony Anderson; Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara; musical performance by ColdplayS1 · E144
- 45 minJosh Gad; Gillian Jacobs; musical performance by Band of HorsesS1 · E145
- 45 minRose Byrne; Bobby Flay; interview with and performance by Weird Al YankovicS1 · E146
- 45 minSeth Rogen; Krysten Ritter; musical performance by Wolf ParadeS1 · E147
- 45 minEmilia Clarke; Shiri Appleby; musical performance by Cynthia ErivoS1 · E148
- 45 minSean Hayes; Brooklyn Decker; Lewis BlackS1 · E149
- 45 minJames McAvoy; Nick Swardson; Physicist Brian GreeneS1 · E150
- 45 minLizzy Caplan; Neil Young; Mike EppsS1 · E151
- 45 minRashida Jones; musical performance by The StrutsS1 · E152
- 45 minJames Corden, host of CBS's "The Late Late Show"; Scott Speedman; musical performance by Death Cab for CutieS1 · E153
- 45 minJude Law; Norman Reedus; musical performance by Hundred Waters with Skrillex featuring Chance the RapperS1 · E154
- 45 minLaura Linney; John Leguizamo; musical performance by Gary Clark Jr.; Paula Robison sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.S1 · E155
- 45 minPatrick Wilson; Gayle King; Gary Johnson & William WeldS1 · E156
- 45 minDavid Duchovny; Aaron Tveit from the CBS drama series "BrainDead"; Juggler Alexander KoblikovS1 · E157
- 45 minBill O'Reilly; Anna Chlumsky; Aesop RockS1 · E158
- 45 minDaniel Radcliffe; George Lopez; musical performance by HINDSS1 · E159
- 45 minLiam Hemsworth; Ana Gasteyer; stand-up comedy performance by Paul MecurioS1 · E160
- 45 minDemi Lovato & Nick Jonas; Amy Ryan; musical performance by Nick JonasS1 · E161
- 45 minAaron Paul; Michael Ian Black; Silversun PickupsS1 · E162
- 45 minAlexander Skarsgård, Natasha Leggero, Ziggy MarleyS1 · E163
- 45 minAubrey Plaza; Hugh Dancy; Andrew ZimmernS1 · E164
- 45 minUzo Aduba; Neil DeGrasse Tyson; Adia VictoriaS1 · E165
- 45 minBernie Sanders, Paul Dano, Rascal FlattsS1 · E166
- 45 minKevin Hart, Taylor Schilling, RuPaul CharlesS1 · E167
- 45 minKevin Love; Jenny Slate; Dierks BentleyS1 · E168
- 45 minTom Brokaw; Sarah & Erin Foster; Bibi BourellyS1 · E169
- 45 minSamuel L. Jackson; Julie Klausner; ScHoolboy QS1 · E170
- 45 minEllie Kemper; Patrick Fugit; We Are ScientistsS1 · E171
- 45 minZachary Quinto; Natasha Lyonne; 2 ChainzS1 · E172
- 45 minBryan Cranston, Busy Philipps, Blink-182S1 · E173
- 45 minNicholas Hoult; John Turturro; Bret Baier; Young GreatnessS1 · E174
- 45 minBenjamin Bratt; Rob Corddry; The SheltersS1 · E175
- 45 minBill Maher; Michael K. Williams; Parquet CourtsS1 · E176
- 45 minCharlie Rose, Gayle King & Norah O'Donnell, DeRay Mckesson, Bonnie McFarlaneS1 · E177
- 45 minRNC, Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Saunders, Ron SuskindS1 · E178
- 45 minRNC, Keegan-Michael Key, Kathryn Hahn, Jenny Lewis & NAFS1 · E179
- 45 minRNC, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Cuban, Lewis Black, Cory Kahaney, Wyclef JeanS1 · E180
- 45 minRNC, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Billy Eichner, Cory KahaneyS1 · E181
- 45 minJennifer SaundersS1 · E182
- 45 minDNC, Allison Janney, Anthony Weiner, Ryan AdamsS1 · E183
- 45 minDNC, Jeff Daniels, Bassem Youssef, AuroraS1 · E184
- 45 minDNC, John Oliver, Jai Courtney, Charlamagne Tha God, DMCS1 · E185
- 45 minDNC, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Eric AndreS1 · E186
- 45 minDNC HighlightsS1 · E187
- 45 minViola Davis; Simon Helberg; Declan McKennaS1 · E188
- 45 minWill Smith; Logan Lerman; Tony BennettS1 · E189
- 45 minJohn Cena; Scott Eastwood; Aaron NevilleS1 · E190
- 45 minJamie Dornan, Javier Muñoz, Malcolm Gladwell, The O'JaysS1 · E191
- 45 minDiane Kruger; Mark Normand; Ibtihaj MuhammadS1 · E192
- 45 minAmy Schumer; Omari Hardwick; Michaela WatkinsS1 · E193
- 45 minRami Malek, Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Diana GordonS1 · E194
- 45 minAnderson Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Kip MooreS1 · E195
- 45 minSenator Tim Kaine, Tony Hale, Car Seat HeadrestS1 · E196
- 45 minRachel Weisz; Kevin Smith; Spike FerestenS1 · E197
- 45 minRiz Ahmed; Pedro Pascal; Angel OlsenS1 · E198
- 45 minJohn Krasinski; Adam Brody; St. Paul and The Broken BonesS1 · E199
- 45 minChristian Slater, Congressman John Lewis, Chris GeereS1 · E200
- 45 minLarry Wilmore; Chris Noth; SamphaS1 · E201
- 45 minActress Anna Gunn; journalist John Dickerson; inventor Simone Giertz.S1 · E202
Extras
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Cast
Details
Release
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Sep 8, 2015
- Last aired
- May 21, 2026
Production
- Network
- CBS
- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes
- 1816
