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About The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late-night. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show broadcasts from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. 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. Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer, and writer of The Late Show on Sept. 8, 2015.
Colbert is best known for his work as a television host, writer, actor, and producer, and lest known for his charity work teaching English as a second language on Tunisian date farms. Before joining the CBS family -- and being officially adopted by network president Les Moonves -- Colbert helmed The Colbert Report, which aired nearly 1,500 episodes and required Stephen to wear nearly 1,500 different neckties. The program received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, and several unwelcome shoulder massages. It won two Emmys for Outstanding Variety Series in 2013 and 2014, both of which appear to have been lost in the move. Colbert is pronounced koʊlˈbɛər, according to Wikipedia. His understudy is William Cavanaugh, who will be hosting The Late Show approximately one-third of the time. Good luck, Bill!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episode schedule
4 upcoming · 1799 aired . Next episode: May 11, 2026.
Upcoming · 4
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | S2026·E58 | The Hosts of "Strike Force Five" |
| May 12, 2026 | S2026·E59 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Pedro Pascal |
| May 13, 2026 | S2026·E60 | Barack Obama, Tom Hanks |
| May 14, 2026 | S2026·E61 | David Letterman, The Strokes |
Aired · 1799
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | S2026·E57 | John Krasinski |
| May 6, 2026 | S2026·E56 | Sally Field, Chris Stapleton, Evie McGee Colbert |
| May 5, 2026 | S2026·E55 | Barack Obama |
| May 4, 2026 | S2026·E54 | Christopher Nolan, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters |
| April 23, 2026 | S2026·E53 | Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Michael Stipe |
| April 22, 2026 | S2026·E52 | Pete Buttigieg, Andy Serkis, Jon Stewart |
| April 21, 2026 | S2026·E51 | Neil deGrasse Tyson, RAYE |
| April 20, 2026 | S2026·E50 | Don Cheadle, Jake Tapper |
| April 16, 2026 | S2026·E49 | Anderson Cooper, Patton Oswalt |
| April 15, 2026 | S2026·E48 | Anne Hathaway, Josh Johnson |
| April 14, 2026 | S2026·E47 | Billy Crystal, Ina Garten |
| April 13, 2026 | S2026·E46 | Maya Rudolph, Nick Offerman, Jeff Tweedy, Hayley Williams, Rachel Dratch |
| April 8, 2026 | S2026·E45 | Bryan Cranston, Robert Plant |
| April 7, 2026 | S2026·E44 | Oprah Winfrey, Brandi Carlile |
| April 6, 2026 | S2026·E43 | Keanu Reeves, Jack White |
| April 2, 2026 | S2026·E42 | Paul Simon, Ramy Youssef |
| April 1, 2026 | S2026·E41 | Meryl Streep, Maggie Rogers |
| March 31, 2026 | S2026·E40 | Nathan Lane, Arsenio Hall |
| March 30, 2026 | S2026·E39 | John Mulaney, David Byrne |
| March 18, 2026 | S2026·E38 | Edward Norton, Chef José Andrés |
| March 17, 2026 | S2026·E37 | Elijah Wood, David Alan Grier, Lea Michele |
| March 16, 2026 | S2026·E36 | Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, Andrew Rannells |
| March 12, 2026 | S2026·E35 | Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel, Dan & Peggy Reeder |
| March 11, 2026 | S2026·E34 | Clarissa Ward, Pete Holmes |
| March 10, 2026 | S2026·E33 | Michelle Pfeiffer, Dave Matthews |
| March 9, 2026 | S2026·E32 | John Lithgow, Paul Rieckhoff |
| March 5, 2026 | S2026·E31 | Jimmy Fallon, Harvey Guillén |
| March 4, 2026 | S2026·E30 | Steve Carell, Hozier, Lake Street Dive |
| March 3, 2026 | S2026·E29 | Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bamford |
| March 2, 2026 | S2026·E28 | Brett McGurk, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brandee Younger |
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| February 26, 2026 | S2026·E27 | Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, CMAT |
| February 25, 2026 | S2026·E26 | Teyana Taylor, Bradley Whitford |
| February 24, 2026 | S2026·E25 | John Dickerson, Mitski |
| February 23, 2026 | S2026·E24 | Ray Romano, Emma Thompson, Cory Wong |
| February 19, 2026 | S2026·E23 | Melissa McCarthy, Michael Pollan |
| February 18, 2026 | S2026·E22 | Sen. Jon Ossoff, Kyle MacLachlan, Thundercat |
| February 17, 2026 | S2026·E21 | Kaitlan Collins, Walter Isaacson |
| February 16, 2026 | S2026·E20 | Jennifer Garner |
| February 5, 2026 | S2026·E19 | James Taylor, Evie McGee Colbert |
| February 4, 2026 | S2026·E18 | Ian McKellen, I'm With Her, Laura Benanti |
| February 3, 2026 | S2026·E17 | Mark Ruffalo, Father James Martin |
| February 2, 2026 | S2026·E16 | John Oliver |
| January 29, 2026 | S2026·E15 | Alexander Skarsgård, Jacob Soboroff |
| January 28, 2026 | S2026·E14 | Bad Bunny, Katherine LaNasa |
| January 27, 2026 | S2026·E13 | Sam Rockwell, George Saunders |
| January 26, 2026 | S2026·E12 | Gov. Josh Shapiro, The War and Treaty |
| January 22, 2026 | S2026·E11 | Chance the Rapper, Maria Stephan |
| January 21, 2026 | S2026·E10 | Jane Fonda, Jessica Williams |
| January 20, 2026 | S2026·E9 | Sen. Bernie Sanders, Lucinda Williams |
| January 15, 2026 | S2026·E8 | Stellan Skarsgård, Scott Galloway, Warren Haynes |
| January 14, 2026 | S2026·E7 | Paul Giamatti, Ryan Coogler |
| January 13, 2026 | S2026·E6 | Amanda Seyfried, Yo-Yo Ma |
| January 12, 2026 | S2026·E5 | Jimmy Kimmel, Gov. Abigail Spanberger |
| January 8, 2026 | S2026·E4 | Tom Hiddleston, Terry Gross |
| January 7, 2026 | S2026·E3 | Chris Hayes, Robyn |
| January 6, 2026 | S2026·E2 | Jodie Foster, Tracy Letts |
| January 5, 2026 | S2026·E1 | Ethan Hawke, Julia Ioffe |
| December 18, 2025 | S2025·E152 | Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman |
| December 17, 2025 | S2025·E151 | Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent |
| December 16, 2025 | S2025·E150 | Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, The Mountain Goats, Laura Benanti |
| December 15, 2025 | S2025·E149 | Paul Rudd, Lesley Manville |
| December 11, 2025 | S2025·E148 | Kate Winslet, Ben & Jerry |
| December 10, 2025 | S2025·E147 | Taylor Swift |
| December 9, 2025 | S2025·E146 | Laura Dern, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Evie McGee Colbert |
| December 8, 2025 | S2025·E145 | Sigourney Weaver, Mandy Patinkin |
| December 4, 2025 | S2025·E144 | Jen Psaki, "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| December 3, 2025 | S2025·E143 | Michael Shannon, Jessie Buckley |
| December 2, 2025 | S2025·E142 | Rachel Maddow, Jason Isbell |
| December 1, 2025 | S2025·E141 | Lady Gaga, Mikie Sherrill, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, Daniel Craig |
| November 20, 2025 | S2025·E140 | Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Billy Strings |
| November 19, 2025 | S2025·E139 | Benedict Cumberbatch, Patton Oswalt, Jesse Welles |
| November 18, 2025 | S2025·E138 | Ted Danson, Alison Roman |
| November 17, 2025 | S2025·E137 | Julia Roberts, John Fogerty |
| November 12, 2025 | S2025·E136 | Jonathan Karl, Pete Townshend |
| November 11, 2025 | S2025·E135 | Claire Danes, Rep. James Clyburn |
| November 10, 2025 | S2025·E134 | Demi Moore, Ken Burns |
| November 6, 2025 | S2025·E133 | Sydney Sweeney, Patti Smith, Guillermo del Toro |
| November 5, 2025 | S2025·E132 | Tiffany Haddish, Gary Cole |
| November 4, 2025 | S2025·E131 | Michelle Obama, Robert Plant |
| November 3, 2025 | S2025·E130 | Tom Hanks, Mavis Staples |
| October 30, 2025 | S2025·E129 | Sir Anthony Hopkins |
| October 29, 2025 | S2025·E128 | Sarah Paulson, Sen. Ruben Gallego |
| October 28, 2025 | S2025·E127 | Colin Farrell, Cameron Crowe |
| October 27, 2025 | S2025·E126 | Emma Thompson, Judd Apatow, Thundercat, Remi Wolf |
| October 23, 2025 | S2025·E125 | Ben Stiller, Tig Notaro |
| October 22, 2025 | S2025·E124 | Emma Stone, Alex Wagner |
| October 21, 2025 | S2025·E123 | Michael J. Fox, Jeff Tweedy |
| October 20, 2025 | S2025·E122 | Jeremy Renner, Karine Jean-Pierre, Laura Benanti |
| October 16, 2025 | S2025·E121 | Nick Offerman, José Andrés, Nathaniel Rateliff |
| October 15, 2025 | S2025·E120 | Anderson Cooper, Mason Thames |
| October 14, 2025 | S2025·E119 | Bette Midler, Tim Meadows |
| October 13, 2025 | S2025·E118 | Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, J.I.D |
| October 2, 2025 | S2025·E117 | Lady Gaga |
| October 1, 2025 | S2025·E116 | Julia Roberts, Sam Smith |
| September 30, 2025 | S2025·E115 | Jimmy Kimmel, Sam Smith |
| September 29, 2025 | S2025·E114 | Conan O'Brien, Cast of "Ragtime" |
| September 25, 2025 | S2025·E113 | Jeremy Strong, Carrie Preston |
| September 24, 2025 | S2025·E112 | Sen. Chris Murphy, Lainey Wilson |
| September 23, 2025 | S2025·E111 | Gov. Gavin Newsom, Priscilla Presley |
| September 22, 2025 | S2025·E110 | Scarlett Johansson, Sen. Mark Kelly |
| September 18, 2025 | S2025·E109 | Jake Tapper, David Remnick |
| September 17, 2025 | S2025·E108 | Ron Howard, Gary Oldman |
| September 16, 2025 | S2025·E107 | Brandi Carlile, Samin Nosrat |
| September 11, 2025 | S2025·E106 | Usher, Jim Hoskinson, Mac DeMarco |
| September 10, 2025 | S2025·E105 | Jennifer Aniston, Cooper Hoffman |
| September 9, 2025 | S2025·E104 | Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Eugene Levy |
| September 8, 2025 | S2025·E103 | Cillian Murphy, Lady Gaga |
| September 4, 2025 | S2025·E102 | Drew Barrymore, Katherine Maher |
| September 3, 2025 | S2025·E101 | Jamie Lee Curtis, Carmelo Anthony |
| September 2, 2025 | S2025·E100 | John Oliver, Joe Dombrowski |
| August 7, 2025 | S2025·E99 | Sen. Alex Padilla, Marcus Miller, John Scofield |
| August 6, 2025 | S2025·E98 | Josh Brolin, The Black Keys |
| August 5, 2025 | S2025·E97 | Fred Armisen, Gov. J.B. Pritzker |
| August 4, 2025 | S2025·E96 | Julia Garner, Robert Reich |
| July 31, 2025 | S2025·E95 | Kamala Harris, Renée Rapp |
| July 30, 2025 | S2025·E94 | Liam Neeson, Sen. Elissa Slotkin |
| July 29, 2025 | S2025·E93 | Jamie Lee Curtis, Rachael & Vilray |
| July 28, 2025 | S2025·E92 | Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang, Ocean Vuong |
| July 24, 2025 | S2025·E91 | Gov. Josh Shapiro, Alex G |
| July 23, 2025 | S2025·E90 | Steve Buscemi, Molly Gordon |
| July 22, 2025 | S2025·E89 | Bad Bunny, Leanne Morgan, Grace Potter |
| July 21, 2025 | S2025·E88 | Sandra Oh, Dave Franco |
| July 17, 2025 | S2025·E87 | Sen. Adam Schiff, Anthony Carrigan, Noah Cyrus |
| July 16, 2025 | S2025·E86 | Owen Wilson, Dr. Francis Collins |
| July 15, 2025 | S2025·E85 | Joaquin Phoenix, Megan Stalter |
| July 14, 2025 | S2025·E84 | Stephen A. Smith, Liza Colón-Zayas |
| June 25, 2025 | S2025·E83 | Clarissa Ward, Michael C. Hall, Sienna Spiro |
| June 24, 2025 | S2025·E82 | John Cena, Lorde |
| June 23, 2025 | S2025·E81 | Idris Elba, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani |
| June 19, 2025 | S2025·E80 | Paul Simon, Rep. Maxwell Frost |
| June 18, 2025 | S2025·E79 | Allison Williams, Damson Idris, Model/Actriz |
| June 17, 2025 | S2025·E78 | Nate Bargatze, Kerry Condon |
| June 16, 2025 | S2025·E77 | Mariska Hargitay, Sen. Tammy Duckworth |
| June 12, 2025 | S2025·E76 | John C. Reilly, Eva Victor |
| June 11, 2025 | S2025·E75 | Colman Domingo, Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce |
| June 10, 2025 | S2025·E74 | Nicolle Wallace, Cyndi Lauper |
| June 9, 2025 | S2025·E73 | Neil deGrasse Tyson, William Shatner, The Doobie Brothers, McGee Colbert |
| June 5, 2025 | S2025·E72 | Cynthia Erivo, Tony Gilroy |
| June 4, 2025 | S2025·E71 | Mark Hamill, Cristin Milioti |
| June 3, 2025 | S2025·E70 | Jacinda Ardern, King Princess |
| June 2, 2025 | S2025·E69 | Jean Smart, Gov. Josh Stein |
| May 22, 2025 | S2025·E68 | Paul Giamatti, Audra McDonald |
| May 21, 2025 | S2025·E67 | Natalie Portman, Dawn Staley, Wednesday, Buddy Guy |
| May 20, 2025 | S2025·E66 | James Comey, Meghann Fahy |
| May 19, 2025 | S2025·E65 | Angela Bassett, Bradley Whitford |
| May 15, 2025 | S2025·E64 | Sen. Bernie Sanders, Pavement |
| May 14, 2025 | S2025·E63 | Nick Kroll, Emily Osment |
| May 13, 2025 | S2025·E62 | Alexander Skarsgård, Prof. Brian Cox |
| May 12, 2025 | S2025·E61 | Ryan Reynolds, Rep. Jasmine Crockett |
| May 8, 2025 | S2025·E60 | Bill Gates, Paula Poundstone, Evie McGee Colbert |
| May 7, 2025 | S2025·E59 | Christine Baranski, Stellan Skarsgård |
| May 6, 2025 | S2025·E58 | Rachel Maddow, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings |
| May 5, 2025 | S2025·E57 | Jim Gaffigan, Suleika Jaouad |
| May 1, 2025 | S2025·E56 | Walton Goggins, John McWhorter |
| April 30, 2025 | S2025·E55 | Jen Psaki, d4vd |
| April 29, 2025 | S2025·E54 | Will Ferrell, Amber Ruffin, Jonathan Groff |
| April 28, 2025 | S2025·E53 | Wanda Sykes, Cole Escola |
| April 17, 2025 | S2025·E52 | Sen. Raphael Warnock, Joe Manganiello |
| April 16, 2025 | S2025·E51 | Sen. Elizabeth Warren, St. Vincent, Evie McGee Colbert |
| April 15, 2025 | S2025·E50 | David Oyelowo, Finn Wolfhard, OK Go |
| April 14, 2025 | S2025·E49 | Sarah Snook, Melinda French Gates |
| April 9, 2025 | S2025·E48 | Sheryl Lee Ralph, Paul W. Downs, Scowl |
| April 8, 2025 | S2025·E47 | Woody Harrelson, Michael Lewis |
| April 7, 2025 | S2025·E46 | Sen. Cory Booker, Jalen Brunson, Keegan-Michael Key |
| April 3, 2025 | S2025·E45 | Noah Wyle, Jenny Slate |
| April 2, 2025 | S2025·E44 | Pierce Brosnan, Hannah Einbinder |
| April 1, 2025 | S2025·E43 | Michelle Williams, Max Thieriot, Nels Cline |
| March 31, 2025 | S2025·E42 | Maurice DuBois, Jonathan Groff |
| March 27, 2025 | S2025·E41 | Sen. Chuck Schumer, Michelle Buteau |
| March 26, 2025 | S2025·E40 | Seth Rogen, Chris Hemsworth |
| March 25, 2025 | S2025·E39 | Jenna Ortega, Erin Maguire, Megan Moroney |
| March 24, 2025 | S2025·E38 | Jake Gyllenhaal, Roxane Gay |
| March 13, 2025 | S2025·E37 | Gary Oldman |
| March 12, 2025 | S2025·E36 | Michael Fassbender, Uzo Aduba, The Voidz |
| March 11, 2025 | S2025·E35 | Nathan Lane, Ezra Klein |
| March 10, 2025 | S2025·E34 | Cate Blanchett, Tramell Tillman, Peter Frampton |
| March 6, 2025 | S2025·E33 | Sterling K. Brown, Reid Hoffman |
| March 5, 2025 | S2025·E32 | Jake Tapper, Paris Paloma |
| March 4, 2025 | S2025·E31 | Pete Buttigieg |
| March 3, 2025 | S2025·E30 | Brian Tyree Henry, Tony Hawk, Laura Benanti |
| February 27, 2025 | S2025·E29 | RZA, Paul Mecurio, Father John Misty |
| February 26, 2025 | S2025·E28 | Chef Guy Fieri, Pamela Brown |
| February 25, 2025 | S2025·E27 | Drew Barrymore, Bong Joon Ho |
| February 24, 2025 | S2025·E26 | Woody Harrelson, Wendell Pierce, Sam Waterston |
| February 20, 2025 | S2025·E25 | Al Roker, Monica Lewinsky |
| February 19, 2025 | S2025·E24 | Robert De Niro, Tamara Tunie |
| February 18, 2025 | S2025·E23 | George Clooney, Alan Ritchson |
| February 17, 2025 | S2025·E22 | John Oliver, The War and Treaty |
| February 6, 2025 | S2025·E21 | Elton John, Melanie Lynskey, Leon Thomas |
| February 5, 2025 | S2025·E20 | Damon Wayans Jr., Daniel Boulud, Evie McGee Colbert |
| February 4, 2025 | S2025·E19 | Samantha Powers, Miles Teller, W. Kamau Bell |
| February 3, 2025 | S2025·E18 | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald |
| January 30, 2025 | S2025·E17 | Nicole Kidman, Jacob Soboroff |
| January 29, 2025 | S2025·E16 | Will Ferrell, FLO |
| January 28, 2025 | S2025·E15 | Drew Barrymore, Brandon Scott Jones |
| January 27, 2025 | S2025·E14 | Chris Hayes, Nicole Scherzinger |
| January 26, 2025 | S2025·E13 | Deion Sanders, Kane Brown |
| January 23, 2025 | S2025·E12 | Drew Brees, Morris Chestnut |
| January 22, 2025 | S2025·E11 | John Dickerson, Willow Avalon |
| January 21, 2025 | S2025·E10 | Michelle Yeoh, Britt Lower |
| January 20, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jalen Ngonda |
| January 16, 2025 | S2025·E8 | Kate Winslet, Jharrel Jerome |
| January 15, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Adam Scott, Sec. Janet Yellen |
| January 14, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Josh Gad, Betty Gilpin |
| January 13, 2025 | S2025·E5 | David Schwimmer, Kwame Alexander |
| January 9, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Ben Stiller, June Squibb |
| January 8, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Alan Cumming, Diane Morgan |
| January 7, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rossellini |
| January 6, 2025 | S2025·E1 | Adam Kinzinger, Jon Batiste |
| December 19, 2024 | S2024·E152 | Edward Norton |
| December 18, 2024 | S2024·E151 | Adrien Brody, Ben Schwartz |
| December 17, 2024 | S2024·E150 | Elton John, Brandi Carlile |
| December 16, 2024 | S2024·E149 | Nicole Kidman, Bill Skarsgård |
| December 12, 2024 | S2024·E148 | Timothée Chalamet, Sabrina Carpenter |
| December 11, 2024 | S2024·E147 | Dua Lipa, Jon Batiste |
| December 10, 2024 | S2024·E146 | Mindy Kaling, Saul Trujillo |
| December 9, 2024 | S2024·E145 | Billy Crystal, Arooj Aftab |
| December 5, 2024 | S2024·E144 | Kate McKinnon, Peter Sarsgaard |
| December 4, 2024 | S2024·E143 | Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen; Doechii |
| December 3, 2024 | S2024·E142 | Selena Gomez, Seth Meyers |
| December 2, 2024 | S2024·E141 | Daniel Craig, Auli'i Cravalho |
| November 21, 2024 | S2024·E140 | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffrey Wright |
| November 20, 2024 | S2024·E139 | Paul Mescal, Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, The Coward Brothers |
| November 19, 2024 | S2024·E138 | Bill Clinton, Kacey Musgraves |
| November 18, 2024 | S2024·E137 | Josh Brolin, Kacey Musgraves |
| November 14, 2024 | S2024·E136 | Billy Bob Thornton, Sharon Horgan |
| November 13, 2024 | S2024·E135 | Zoe Saldaña, Ken Burns |
| November 12, 2024 | S2024·E134 | Francis Ford Coppola |
| November 11, 2024 | S2024·E133 | Chris Evans, Javier Bardem, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson |
| November 7, 2024 | S2024·E132 | Paul Bettany, Mike Birbiglia, Robert Zemeckis |
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