The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (2015 - )

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

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Multi-talented comedian Stephen Colbert, well-known for his critically acclaimed show "The Colbert Report" and for his role on "The Daily Show," returns to television to host The Late Show, live from the historic Ed Sullivan theatre in New York. Jon Batiste serves as the bandleader.

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Aired Thu, Aug 8, 2019

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2018, CBS, 191 episodes

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2017, CBS, 201 episodes

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2016, CBS, 239 episodes

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Critics Consensus: Smart, energetic, and a little bit silly, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert succeeds largely due to the charisma of its host, whose confident debut promises a bright future for the revamped show.

2015, CBS, 182 episodes

Cast

Stephen Colbert
Jonathan Batiste
Common
Anne Hathaway
Bryan Cranston
RuPaul
Keanu Reeves
Bill Hader
Maren Morris
James Bay
John Oliver
Phil McGraw
Jake Tapper
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Gayle King
Trevor Noah
Bryan Cranston
Seth Rogen
John Dickerson
Anna Kendrick
Ricky Gervais
Kamala Harris
Tom Hanks
Hillary Clinton
Anderson Cooper
Bernie Sanders
Billy Eichner
Whoopi Goldberg
Charlie Rose
Jeff Daniels
Jason Bateman
Mindy Kaling
Emily Blunt
John Heilemann
America Ferrera
Samantha Bee
William H. Macy
Howard Stern
Ethan Hawke
Julianne Moore
Robert De Niro
Michael Moore
Andrew Garfield
Sarah Paulson
James Corden
Morgan Freeman
Paul Giamatti
Chris Pratt
Laura Benanti
Kerry Washington
Tatiana Maslany
Chris Matthews
John Mulaney
Christine Baranski
John Leguizamo
Nick Kroll
Jim Parsons
Jon Stewart
Bill O'Reilly
Tig Notaro
Jim Gaffigan
Norah O'Donnell
Elizabeth Warren
Emilia Clarke
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Hank Azaria
Keegan-Michael Key
Joe Biden
Cory Booker
Jeff Bridges
Jessica Biel
Joe Scarborough
Liam Neeson
Emma Thompson
Michelle Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Allison Janney
Mark Ruffalo
Aubrey Plaza
Conan O'Brien
James McAvoy
Jerry Seinfeld
James Spader
Hugh Laurie
Tracee Ellis Ross
Liev Schreiber
Sofía Vergara
Will Arnett
Julianna Margulies
Anthony Anderson
Rachel Weisz
Josh Brolin
Olivia Wilde
Elisabeth Moss
Michael Weatherly
Steve Martin
Steve Buscemi
Samuel L. Jackson
Mandy Patinkin
Rob Lowe
David Duchovny
Jon Favreau
Brian Greene
Millie Bobby Brown
Matt Walsh
Scott Kelly
Amy Schumer
Charles Barkley
Laurie Metcalf
Ronan Farrow
Lewis Black
John Krasinski
Jessica Chastain
Ed Helms
Melissa McCarthy
Jordan Peele
Kevin Spacey
Jake Gyllenhaal
Naomi Watts
Pamela Adlon
Andrew Rannells
Thomas Middleditch
Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Emma Stone
Kirsten Gillibrand
Michael Ian Black
Nick Offerman
Chris Hayes
Beto O'Rourke
John Kerry
Bobby Moynihan
Jackie Chan
Connie Britton
Jude Law
Anne Hathaway
Eric Stonestreet
Keri Russell
Susan Sarandon
Bill Maher
Will Smith
Diane Kruger
Idris Elba
Bill Clinton
Cate Blanchett
Sarah Silverman
Daniel Craig
Mariska Hargitay
Marion Cotillard
Ben Stiller
Armie Hammer
Adam Driver
Anna Faris
Anthony Scaramucci
Bill Murray
David Oyelowo
Jessica Lange
Johnny Galecki
Kevin Hart
Mark Wahlberg
Matthew McConaughey
Nicole Kidman
Robin Wright
Sigourney Weaver
Sterling K. Brown
Uma Thurman
Drew Barrymore
Octavia Spencer
John Lithgow
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Michelle Williams
Lily Tomlin
Kate Beckinsale
Sarah Jessica Parker
Laura Linney
Wanda Sykes
Viola Davis
Chris Wallace
Antonio Banderas
Damian Lewis
Michael Strahan
Sean Penn
Ben Affleck
Ewan McGregor
Gordon Ramsay
Hugh Jackman
James Franco
James Marsden
Jason Segel
Kathy Bates
Leslie Mann
Pierce Brosnan
50 Cent
Annette Bening
Benicio Del Toro
Sally Field
Gwyneth Paltrow
Keira Knightley
Charlize Theron
Molly Shannon
Anthony Mackie
Chloë Grace Moretz
Rose Byrne
Sharon Osbourne
Uzo Aduba
Claire Danes
Chris Christie
Scarlett Johansson
Christian Slater
Carey Mulligan
Jeff Goldblum
Steve Carell
Matthew Broderick
Olivia Munn
Craig Ferguson
Don Cheadle
Glenn Close
Ice Cube
John Goodman
Josh Gad
Julie Chen
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Norman Reedus
Tyler Perry
Bob Woodward
Tim Daly
Ellen Page
Alexander Skarsgård
Ellie Kemper
Rami Malek
Gina Rodriguez
Sharon Stone
Jennifer Lawrence
Saoirse Ronan
Chris Pine
Eva Longoria
Tommy Vietor
Tony Hale
Colin Quinn
Jon Favreau
Tiffany Haddish
Julián Castro
Niecy Nash
Alex Wagner
Charlamagne Tha God
Pete Holmes
Rob Corddry
Chris Gethard
Kathleen Madigan
James Taylor
Jon Lovett
Sebastian Maniscalco
Anthony Atamanuik
Krysten Ritter
Mark Feuerstein
Ronda Rousey
Natasha Leggero
Judy Greer
Zosia Mamet
Kathryn Hahn
Claire Foy
Amy Sedaris
Michael Rapaport
Ali Wentworth
Vanessa Bayer
Anna Chlumsky
Jonathan Groff
Bassem Youssef
Jeff Flake
Erik Bergstrom
Issa Rae
Woody Harrelson
Sam Rockwell
Russell Crowe
Patrick Wilson
Justin Theroux
Zachary Quinto
Jane Fonda
Tom Hiddleston
Bob Odenkirk
Megan Mullally
Thandie Newton
Rahm Emanuel
Rob Reiner
Jennifer Saunders
Martha Stewart
Paul Simon
Jerrod Carmichael
Bobby Flay
Chance the Rapper
Josh Groban
John Legend
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Paul Mecurio
Jessica Williams
Nathan Lane
Ilana Glazer
Spike Lee
Mayim Bialik
H. Jon Benjamin
Sonequa Martin-Green
Lupita Nyong'o
Max Greenfield
Carol Burnett
Abbi Jacobson
Tracey Ullman
Caitriona Balfe
Marc Maron
Jeff Fager
Alia Shawkat
Maz Jobrani
Joe Buck
Graham Norton
Alison Brie
Margaret Brennan
Rob Riggle
Ben Falcone
Leslie Odom Jr.
Aisha Tyler
Meghan McCain
Katie Couric
Elizabeth A. Gilbert
Busy Philipps
Ruth Wilson
Bret Baier
Andrew Cohen
Donny Deutsch
Tim Meadows
Anna Camp
Cara Delevingne
Elton John
Yvette Nicole Brown
Michael Bloomberg
Jason Alexander
Luke Evans
Michael Avenatti
Troye Sivan
Adam Pally
Henry Winkler
David Tennant
Daveed Diggs
Ana Navarro
Evan Spiegel
Michael Kenneth Williams
Donnie Wahlberg
Kevin Smith
Kayli Carter
Judd Apatow
Caitlin Peluffo
T.J. Miller
Ken Jeong
Gretchen Carlson
Sean Astin
Jay Pharoah
Liza Koshy
Jon Batiste
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mike Colter
Kumail Nanjiani
Rand Paul
Richard Dreyfuss
Eric André
Scott Bakula
Alan Cumming
Bradley Whitford
Greta Gerwig
David Sedaris
Shemar Moore
Mika Brzezinski
Jermaine Fowler
Russell Brand
Grace Gummer
Andy Cohen
David Boreanaz
Ruth Negga
Jason Jones
Thomas Lennon
Eugene Levy
Van Jones
Katy Tur
RuPaul
Elijah Wood
John Cleese
Killer Mike
Christiane Amanpour
Sutton Foster
Adam Conover
Al Gore
Jeffrey Tambor
Julie Andrews
Kelly Ripa
Lauren Graham
Lisa Kudrow
Milo Ventimiglia
Neil Patrick Harris
Paul Bettany
Priyanka Chopra
Robert Pattinson
Rosario Dawson
Tilda Swinton
Benedict Cumberbatch
Chris O'Donnell
Dana Carvey
Diane Sawyer
Dwayne Johnson
Helen Hunt
Theo James
Janelle Monáe
Jim Parsons
Joel McHale
Paul Ryan
Lucy Liu
Michael B. Jordan
Nicki Minaj
Malala Yousafzai
Rose McGowan
Aaron Paul
Andrew McCabe
Candice Bergen
Common
Tim Kaine
Riz Ahmed
Garth Brooks
Seth MacFarlane
Kathy Griffin
Kit Harington
Lady Gaga
Sylvester Stallone
Mike Myers
Bruce Willis
Sandra Bullock
Steven Tyler
Tony Shalhoub
Willie Geist
Zendaya
Chelsea Handler
Debra Messing
Harry Connick Jr.
Matt LeBlanc
Mary-Louise Parker
Tracee Ellis Ross
Allison Williams
Amy Adams
Brad Pitt
Danny McBride (IV)
Emma Roberts
Felicity Huffman
Idina Menzel
Jennifer Hudson
Laura Dern
Louis C.K.
Mark Halperin
Miles Teller
Patrick Stewart
Jeremy Piven
Shailene Woodley
Billy Bush
George Clooney
Helen Mirren
Hugh Grant
Donald Trump
Jeff Glor
Matthew Perry
Jim Acosta
Jodie Foster
Jon Bon Jovi
Kate Winslet
Dennis Quaid
Matt Damon
Natalie Portman
Dakota Johnson
Nicki Minaj
Ryan Gosling
Daniel Radcliffe
Bradley Cooper
Brian Cox
Cliff Sims
Jamie Dornan
Anna Gunn
Jack Black
Sienna Miller
John C. Reilly
Julia Roberts
Keanu Reeves
Quentin Tarantino
Peter Dinklage
Reba McEntire
Dax Shepard
Jane Lynch
Taraji P. Henson
Tim McGraw
Timothée Chalamet
Laurence Fishburne
John Travolta
David Schwimmer
Katie Holmes
Kate Hudson
Téa Leoni
Kevin Love
Will Forte
Al Franken
Alec Baldwin
Ashton Kutcher
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
Christoph Waltz
Dave Chappelle
Jason Sudeikis
Jennifer Garner
Josh Duhamel
Kenneth Branagh
Michael Keaton
Sting
Tiger Woods
Chadwick Boseman
Christopher Hayes
Chrissy Metz
Eric Holder
James B. Comey
Jeffrey Wright
Joe Manganiello
Kiefer Sutherland
Kyle MacLachlan
Mandy Moore
Mark Hamill
Andrew Sullivan
Nick Jonas
Reese Witherspoon
Willem Dafoe
Liam Hemsworth
Jacob Tremblay
Benjamin Bratt
Catherine Zeta-Jones
John Cena
Eric McCormack
Gerard Butler
Aziz Ansari
Jennifer Connelly
Michael Caine
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Meek Mill
Michelle Dockery
Patricia Arquette
Tom Holland (II)
Sandra Oh
Donald Rumsfeld
Zach Galifianakis
Bobby Cannavale
Tina Fey
Kelsey Grammer
Casey Affleck
Adrien Brody
Tony Goldwyn
Diane Lane
Barack Obama
Drew Carey
Mel Gibson
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Danny DeVito
Ellie Kemish
Kevin Kline
Kristen Stewart
Lauren Cohan
LL Cool J
Marisa Tomei
Oscar Isaac
Rachel Maddow
Richard Gere
Ryan Reynolds
Salma Hayek
Tom Selleck
Tracy Morgan
Cynthia Nixon
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Spike Jonze
Christopher Meloni
Hilary Swank
J.K. Simmons
Jamie Foxx
Penelope Cruz
Justin Timberlake
Paul Ryan
Martin Short
Michael Shannon
Paul Rudd
Rashida Jones
Tom Brokaw
Awkwafina
Bill Hader
Billy Crystal
Chris Cuomo
Christina Applegate
John McCain
John C. Reilly
John Turturro
Kevin Bacon
Florent Groberg
Kristen Bell
Michael Douglas
Gloria Estefan
Bill Gates
M. Night Shyamalan
Patricia Heaton
Charlie Day
Brandon Marshall
Zoe Saldana
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Louie Anderson
Ken Burns
Gilbert Gottfried
Courtney Barnett
Troy Andrews
Mavis Staples
Matteo Lane
Audra McDonald
Django Gold
Nik Dodani
Maria Bamford
Hasan Minhaj
Betty Gilpin
Heather Pasternak
Matt Czuchry
Jacob Williams
Emma Willmann
George Saunders
Coyote Peterson
Jacques Torres
John Kasich
Wyatt Cenac
Demetri Martin
Todd Barry
Dan Levy
Deon Cole
Emma Willmann
Mark Leibovich
Amy Klobuchar
Kate Biberdorf
Bianna Golodryga
Simon Helberg
Julia Michaels
Common
Kurt Vile
Phoebe Robinson
Timothy C. Simons
James Bay
Paula Poundstone
Annie Clark
Paul Weller
Maren Morris
John P. Avlon
Two Feet
Flynn McGarry
Margo Price
Ryan Adams
Moshe Kasher
Adam Savage
Bob Schieffer
Khalid
Derek DelGaudio
Ellie Goulding
Steven Rogers
Jan Vogler
Miguel
Judy Gold
Keith Alberstadt
Tom Papa
Roy Wood Jr.
Jade Bird
Gary Clark Jr
Tony Bennett
José Andrés
Regina Spektor
Mac Miller
Dan Tyminski
Lesley Stahl
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Kelsea Ballerini
Rationale
Robin Thede
Jay Rock
Halsey
Andra Day
Father John Misty
Gary Cole
Daniel Boulud
Kacey Musgraves
Dierks Bentley
Esperanza Spalding
Lykke-Li Zachrisson
DeRay McKesson
Jason Isbell
John Mellencamp
Stephen King
Stephen Colbert
6lack
Michael Stevens
Thundercat
Chris Stapleton
Sheila E.
Gabourey Sidibe
Gisele Bündchen
Melanie Brown
Jack Maxwell
Chris O' Dowd
Rupert Friend
Jane Krakowski
Katherine Waterston
Gael García Bernal
John McEnroe
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Michael McKean
Kate Walsh
Michael Stipe
Cristela Alonzo
DJ Khaled
Mike Birbiglia
Chris Messina
Phillipa Soo
Hugh Dancy
Andy Karl
Travis Scott
Ben Platt
Ezra Edelman
Hannibal Buress
Josh Lucas
Bill Burr
Andy Cohen
Craig Robinson
Madeleine Albright
Jimmy Carter
Ron Howard
Constance Zimmer
Joe Kennedy III
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Kyrie Irving
Ann Curry
David Koechner
W. Kamau Bell
Benjamin Walker
Nina Dobrev
Tituss Burgess
Elton John
Beanie Feldstein
Carmen Yulín Cruz
Charles Bradley and the Menahan Street Band
Sasheer Zamata
Sebastian Stan
James Patterson
Sara Gilbert
Aaron Tveit
George Lopez
Neve Campbell
Paul Dano
Jemele Hill
Julie Klausner
Itzhak Perlman
Hannah Gadsby
Paul Simon
Nico Parker
Scott Eastwood
Cole Sprouse
Tika Sumpter
Elon Musk
Yo-Yo Ma
John Lewis
Jon Glaser
Anthony Mason
Elvis Costello
Eric Idle
Emily Mortimer
Stacey Abrams
Mark Ronson
Burt Reynolds
Ben Sasse
Tim Cook
Jason Mantzoukas
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KiKi Layne
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Danielle Brooks
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Judith Light
Cheri Oteri
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Paul Reiser
Dermot Mulroney
Mahershala Ali
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Stevie Wonder
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John Waters
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