List of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes (2016)
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016 episodes | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2016.
2016
January
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2016 | Samuel L. Jackson, Lisa Gross, Olivia Hallisey | N/A | ||
| Jackson discusses The Hateful Eight. Stephen Joins the League of Kitchens. Hallisey demonstrates her invention. | ||||
| January 5, 2016 | John Krasinski, Killer Mike, George Church | Foals | ||
| Krasinski discusses 13 Hours. Killer Mike discusses social activism. Church discusses genetic engineering. Foals performed "Mountain at My Gates" from their album What Went Down. | ||||
| January 6, 2016 | Jerry Seinfeld, Senator Rand Paul | Andra Day | ||
| Seinfeld gave a stand-up performance. Paul discusses his presidential campaign. Andra Day performed "Rise Up" from her album Cheers to the Fall. | ||||
| January 7, 2016 | Damian Lewis, America Ferrera | The Floyd-Little Double Dutch Team | ||
| Stephen is upset about his BLT lacking tomatoes and goes to Rupert Jee to complain. This was Jee's first appearance on The Late Show following Letterman's retirement. Lewis discusses Billions. The Hungry for Power Games (George Pataki and Lindsey Graham). Ferrerra discusses Superstore. The Floyd-Little Double Dutch Team gave a performance. | ||||
| January 8, 2016 | Matthew Broderick, Sarah Parcak | Kacey Musgraves | ||
| First live episode. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Broderick discusses his private life and his career, in addition to performing a duet of "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" with Colbert. Parcak discusses space archaeology. Kacey Musgraves performed "Late to the Party" from her album Pageant Material. | ||||
| January 11, 2016 | Jane Lynch, Julian Castro | EL VY | ||
| Lynch discusses Angel from Hell. Castro discusses his political career. EL VY performed "Return to the Moon" from their album of the same name and close the show by performing "Let's Dance" in tribute to David Bowie. | ||||
| January 12, 2016 | Saoirse Ronan, Jeremy Stoppelman, Laura Ricciardi & Moira Demos | James Bay | ||
| Ronan discusses Brooklyn and accents. Stoppelman discusses Yelp. Ricciardi & Demos discuss Making a Murderer. James Bay performed "Let It Go" from his album Chaos and the Calm. | ||||
| January 13, 2016 | Paul Giamatti, Guerrilla Girls | J.B. Mauney | ||
| Giamatti discusses Billions. The Big Furry Hat Speaks Again. Guerrilla Girls discuss feminism in the art world. Mauney gave a bull-riding performance. | ||||
| January 14, 2016 | Olivia Munn, T. J. Miller | Father John Misty | ||
| Munn discusses Ride Along 2. Piano One-O-Fun with Jon Batiste. Miller plays skeleton hands with Colbert. Father John Misty performed "Holy ***" from his album I Love You, Honeybear. | ||||
| January 15, 2016 | Scott Kelly, Abby Wambach | Maria Bamford | ||
| "Friday Night Fights". Kelly discusses life in space. Wambach discusses soccer in America in addition to having a kick-off with Colbert. Bamford gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| January 18, 2016 | Patricia Heaton, Quincy Jones, DeRay Mckesson | Grace | ||
| Heaton discusses The Middle and Catholicism. Jones discusses his youth. Mckesson discusses activism and race issues. Grace performed "You Don't Own Me" from her EP Memo. | ||||
| January 19, 2016 | Charlie Day, Colin Hanks | Margo Price | ||
| Late Show Secret Netflix Codes. Day discusses It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The Road to the SuperShow. Hanks discusses Life in Pieces. Margo Price performed "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)" from her album Midwest Farmer's Daughter. | ||||
| January 20, 2016 | James Spader, Brandon Marshall, Sarah Koenig | Rev. Run | ||
| Spader discusses The Blacklist and his eccentricity. Marshall discusses the postseason and his illness. Koenig discusses Serial. A kebab lesson with Rev. Run. | ||||
| January 21, 2016 | Christian Slater, Josh Radnor | Iggy Pop & Josh Homme | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Hot Takes. Slater discusses Mr. Robot. Radnor discusses Mercy Street. Iggy Pop & Josh Homme performed "Gardenia" from their album Post Pop Depression. | ||||
| January 22, 2016 | Steven Tyler, Gaby Hoffmann | Låpsley | ||
| Friday Night Fights featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, who also discusses Planet Nine. Tyler discusses rock music, his new country album and his charity. Hoffmann discusses Transparent. Låpsley performed "Falling Short" from her album Long Way Home. | ||||
| January 25, 2016 | Donald Rumsfeld, Russell Westbrook | Jackson Browne | ||
| The Road to the SuperShow. Rumfeld discusses his app and his politics. Westbrook discusses his game and his fashion. Jackson Browne performed "The Long Way Around" from his album Standing in the Breach. | ||||
| January 26, 2016 | Laurence Fishburne, Michael Novacek | Lake Street Dive | ||
| Fishburne discusses Black-ish. Laurence's Fish Burns. Life Hacked. Novacek discusses the titanosaur. Lake Street Dive performed "Call Off Your Dogs" from their album Side Pony. | ||||
| January 27, 2016 | Chris Pine, Danielle Brooks, Jonah Reider | Baauer | ||
| Bernie Sanders Promposals. Pine discusses The Finest Hours. Brooks discusses The Color Purple. Reider discusses his restaurant. Baauer performed "Day Ones" from his album Aa. | ||||
| January 28, 2016 | Josh Brolin, John Dickerson, Erin Brockovich | Aubrie Sellers | ||
| Brolin discusses Hail, Caesar!. Dickerson discusses Face the Nation. Brockovich discusses the Flint water crisis. Aubrie Sellers performed "Light of Day" from her album New City Blues. | ||||
February
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2016 | John Travolta, Courtney B. Vance, Amy Cuddy | John Moreland | ||
| The CBS Vault: The Twilight Zone – Just the Twists. Travolta and Vance discuss The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Kermit the Frog). Cuddy discusses Presence and body language. John Moreland performed "Break My Heart Sweetly" from his album High on Tulsa Heat. | ||||
| February 2, 2016 | David Schwimmer, Joel Osteen | M. Ward | ||
| Schwimmer discusses The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and his friendship with Colbert. Osteen discusses The Power of I Am and Christianity. M. Ward performed "Confession" from his album More Rain. | ||||
| February 3, 2016 | Dr. Phil McGraw, Mark & Jay Duplass, Michael Eric Dyson | Anderson Paak and The Free Nationals | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Rand Paul, Martin O'Malley and Mike Huckabee). McGraw discusses his series. The Duplasses discuss Togetherness. Dyson discusses The Black Presidency and the presidential race. Anderson Paak and The Free Nationals gave a performance from Paak's album Malibu. | ||||
| February 4, 2016 | Michael Strahan, Samantha Bee | Wilco | ||
| Strahan discusses football and his clothing line. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Bee discusses Full Frontal. Wilco performed "Random Name Generator" from their album Star Wars. | ||||
| February 5, 2016 | Bobby Cannavale, Donny Deutsch | Charles Kelley | ||
| Friday Night Fights featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson and Arianna Huffington. Cannavale discusses Vinyl. Deutsch discusses advertising. Charles Kelley performed the title track of his album The Driver. | ||||
| February 7, 2016 | Tina Fey & Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Megyn Kelly | Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele | ||
| Special live episode airing after Super Bowl 50. On-air interview with Jim Nantz and Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. Fey & Robbie discuss Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Ferrell discusses "rare animals". A football-based sketch with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. Kelly discusses the presidential race and her feud with Donald Trump. | ||||
| February 8, 2016 | Bill O'Reilly, Eddie George | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | ||
| Another football-based sketch with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. O'Reilly discusses the presidential race and Killing Reagan. George discusses Chicago. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed "White Privilege II" (featuring Jamila Woods) from their album This Unruly Mess I've Made. | ||||
| February 9, 2016 | Olivia Wilde, Christiane Amanpour | N/A | ||
| Wilde discusses Vinyl and her other projects. Amanpour discusses her career in journalism. A special rendition of "Blackbird" by Jon Batiste. | ||||
| February 10, 2016 | Ben Stiller, Senator Bernie Sanders | Drum Tao | ||
| Stiller discusses Zoolander 2. Sanders discusses his presidential campaign. A performance by Drum Tao. | ||||
| February 11, 2016 | Kelsey Grammer, Fred Armisen, Sarah McDaniel | Ty Segall and The Muggers | ||
| First Drafts. Grammer discusses Finding Neverland. Armisen discusses Portlandia and reviews Foghat wine with Colbert. McDaniel discusses her cover role on the first non-nude issue of Playboy. Ty Segall and The Muggers performed "Candy Sam" from their album Emotional Mugger. | ||||
| February 15, 2016 | Craig Ferguson, Hailey Clauson & Ashley Graham, Cory Booker | Scott Waites | ||
| The Big Furry Hat Hath Spoken. Ferguson discusses his American identity and Join or Die. Clauson & Graham discuss their cover roles on the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Booker discusses United. Waites plays darts with Colbert and Ferguson. | ||||
| February 16, 2016 | Eva Longoria, Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer | Lucinda Williams | ||
| Donald Trump phones in from South Carolina. Longoria discusses Telenovela and acts out the presidential debate with Colbert. Jacobson & Glazer discuss Broad City and take Colbert to the "Happy Bagel Place". Lucinda Williams performed "Dust" from her album The Ghosts of Highway 20. | ||||
| February 17, 2016 | Kate Hudson, Governor John Kasich | Courtney Barnett | ||
| The Late Show Dog Show. The Hungry for Power Games (Rick Santorum, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina and Jim Gilmore). Hudson discusses her kids and Pretty Happy and plays "Did You Mean" with Colbert. Kasich discusses his presidential campaign. Courtney Barnett performed "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party" from her album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. | ||||
| February 18, 2016 | Téa Leoni, Amanda Peet, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog | N/A | ||
| Wheel of News. Leoni discusses Madam Secretary. Peet discusses Togetherness. Triumph discusses his new special and the presidential race. | ||||
| February 19, 2016 | Chelsea Handler, Zosia Mamet | The Lumineers | ||
| Friday Night Fights featuring John Hodgman. Handler discusses Chelsea Does. The Road to the White House. Mamet discusses Girls. The Lumineers performed "Ophelia" from their album Cleopatra. | ||||
| February 22, 2016 | Casey Affleck, Richard Dreyfuss | Mavis Staples | ||
| The Road to the White House. The Hungry for Power Games (Jeb Bush). Affleck discusses Triple 9. Dreyfuss discusses Madoff and the Dreyfuss Initiative. Staples discusses her career, in addition to performing "Take Us Back" from her album Livin' on a High Note. | ||||
| February 23, 2016 | Debra Messing, Zachary Quinto | Violent Femmes | ||
| The Road to the White House. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Messing discusses The Mysteries of Laura and her acting career. Quinto discusses Smokefall. Violent Femmes performed "Memory" from their album We Can Do Anything. | ||||
| February 24, 2016 | Adrien Brody, Danai Gurira, Brian Greene | N/A | ||
| The Road to the White House. Brody discusses Backtrack and art. Gurira discusses The Walking Dead, Familiar and Eclipsed. Greene discusses the first observation of gravitational waves. | ||||
| February 25, 2016 | Tim Daly, Graham Nash | Jason Isbell | ||
| Wheel of News. Daly discusses Madam Secretary. The CBS Vault: Sports. Nash discusses This Path Tonight and his musical career. Jason Isbell performed "If It Takes a Lifetime" from his album Something More Than Free. | ||||
| February 29, 2016 | Spike Jonze, Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Jack Garratt | ||
| A new intro by Jonze. The Road to the White House. Jonze discusses Viceland. Morgan discusses The Good Wife and his personal pursuits. Jack Garratt performed "Worry" from his album Phase. | ||||
March
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2016 | Chrissy Teigen, Mike Birbiglia, Adam Savage | N/A | ||
| A few musical numbers from Fiddler on the Roof. The Road to the White House. Teigen discusses Cravings and demonstrates one of her recipes. Birbiglia discusses Thank God for Jokes. Savage discusses MythBusters and busts a myth with Colbert. | ||||
| March 2, 2016 | Octavia Spencer, John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier | Lucius | ||
| The Road to the White House. Spencer discusses The Divergent Series: Allegiant and her career. Stamos, Saget and Coulier discuss Fuller House, plus Full House Nights featuring Colbert. Lucius performed "Born Again Teen" from their album Good Grief. | ||||
| March 3, 2016 | Christopher Meloni, Edward Byers | Ray LaMontagne | ||
| The Road to the White House. Meloni discusses Underground and his personal pursuits. Piano One-O-Fun (Fashion Tips) with Jon Batiste. Byers discusses his Medal of Honor action. Ray LaMontagne performed "Hey, No Pressure" from his album Ouroboros. | ||||
| March 7, 2016 | Will Arnett, Charles Barkley, Max Greenfield | N/A | ||
| Arnett discusses Flaked. Late Show Blanket Fort (with Will Arnett). Barkley discusses golf and March Madness. Greenfield discusses Hello, My Name Is Doris. | ||||
| March 8, 2016 | Helen Mirren, J. J. Abrams | DMA's | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Ben Carson). Mirren discusses Eye in the Sky. Abrams discusses 10 Cloverfield Lane. DMA'S performed "Delete" from their album Hills End. | ||||
| March 9, 2016 | Sally Field, Jerrod Carmichael | Esperanza Spalding | ||
| Field discusses Hello, My Name Is Doris and her career. Carmichael discusses The Carmichael Show. Esperanza Spalding performed "Good Lava" from her album Emily's D+Evolution. | ||||
| March 10, 2016 | Anna Kendrick, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch | Brian Fallon | ||
| Wheel of News. Kendrick discusses her career, in addition to performing "They Say It's Wonderful" with Colbert. They also discuss DonorsChoose, with appearances from Charles Best, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jack Dorsey, Tim Ferriss, Craig Newmark, John King, Jr., Torrey Smith, Russell Simmons and Dwight Howard. Lynch discusses the current state of law in the United States. Brian Fallon performed "A Wonderful Life" from his album Painkillers. | ||||
| March 11, 2016 | Jeff Daniels, Audra McDonald, Mary Elizabeth Winstead | N/A | ||
| An appearance from Bill Murray. Friday Night Fights featuring Paul F. Tompkins. Daniels discusses The Divergent Series: Allegiant and Blackbird. Community Calendar: Chelsea, Michigan with Colbert and Daniels. McDonald discusses Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill and Shuffle Along. Winstead discusses 10 Cloverfield Lane. | ||||
| March 14, 2016 | John Oliver, Jordan Spieth | New Order | ||
| Oliver discusses his takes on Donald Trump and the FBI–Apple encryption dispute. Spieth discusses his golf season and teaches Colbert how to swing. New Order performed "Singularity" from their album Music Complete. | ||||
| March 15, 2016 | Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Shirley MacLaine | Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic | ||
| Life Hacked. Martin & Brickell discuss Bright Star. MacLaine discusses Above the Line, My 'Wild Oats' Adventure and her career stories. Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic gave an orchestral performance of Fanfare for the Common Man. | ||||
| March 16, 2016 | Theo James, Jussie Smollett | Laurie Anderson | ||
| James discusses The Divergent Series: Allegiant. Smollett discusses Empire and his career stories. An appearance from T. J. Miller. Anderson discusses Heart of a Dog, in addition to performing a composition for dogs. | ||||
| March 17, 2016 | William H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, Isaac Mizrahi | N/A | ||
| A special rendition of "Danny Boy". The Hungry for Power Games (Marco Rubio). Macy discusses Shameless and his career. Barely Restrained Sorrow Theater with William H. Macy. Rauch discusses The Bronze. Mizrahi discusses fashion designs. | ||||
| March 28, 2016 | Tom Hiddleston, Laura Benanti | Frightened Rabbit | ||
| Hiddleston discusses I Saw the Light and his education, in addition to performing a duet of "I Saw the Light" with Colbert. Benanti discusses She Loves Me and Supergirl. Frightened Rabbit performed "Get Out" from their album Painting of a Panic Attack. | ||||
| March 29, 2016 | Adam Driver, Rachel Bloom | Savages | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Digital Doo. Driver discusses Midnight Special. Bloom discusses Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The Big Furry Hat Speaks Again. Savages performed "Adore" from their album Adore Life. | ||||
| March 30, 2016 | Eric Stonestreet, Jason Jones, Senator Elizabeth Warren | N/A | ||
| An interview with Cartoon Donald Trump. Stonestreet discusses Confirmation and Modern Family. Jones discusses The Detour. Warren discusses the presidential race. | ||||
| March 31, 2016 | Sarah Paulson, Tatiana Maslany | Wynton Marsalis, Lil Buck, Jared Grimes | ||
| Wheel of News (featuring Senator Bernie Sanders). Paulson discusses The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Maslany discusses Orphan Black. Wynton Marsalis, Lil Buck, Jared Grimes gave a Jazz-tap-jookin' performance, with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Jon Batiste and Stay Human providing accompaniment. | ||||
April
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2016 | Steve Buscemi, Benjamin Walker | The cast of American Psycho | ||
| Friday Night Fights featuring Rob Riggle. Buscemi discusses Horace and Pete. John Kasich (Buscemi) is upset by Fargo. Walker discusses his Southern roots and American Psycho. Walker and the cast of American Psycho performed "Selling Out". | ||||
| April 4, 2016 | Matthew Perry, Nick Offerman | Explosions in the Sky | ||
| A cameo appearance from Pedro Martínez. George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell provided musical accompaniment. Perry discusses The Odd Couple. Offerman discusses Gumption. Community Calendar: Minooka, Illinois with Nick Offerman. Explosions in the Sky performed "Disintegration Anxiety" from their album The Wilderness. | ||||
| April 5, 2016 | Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Arianna Huffington | Babymetal | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. McCarthy and Falcone discuss The Boss and their life as a couple. Smooshed with Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone. Huffington discusses The Sleep Revolution. Babymetal performed "Gimme Chocolate!!" from their album Babymetal. | ||||
| April 6, 2016 | Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, David Duchovny | Autolux | ||
| Kendrick and Rockwell discuss Mr. Right. Duchovny discusses Bucky F&%@cking Dent. Colbert takes another meeting. Unused Prop Theater. Autolux performed "Soft Scene" from their album Pussy's Dead. | ||||
| April 7, 2016 | Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, Ken Burns | N/A | ||
| The Road to the White House. Kaling discusses The Mindy Project. Burgess discusses Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Burns discusses Jackie Robinson. | ||||
| April 18, 2016 | Hillary Clinton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Katharine McPhee | Sturgill Simpson | ||
| Wayne Shorter provided musical accompaniment. A segment with Clinton. The Road to the White House. Ferguson discusses Fully Committed. McPhee discusses Scorpion. Simpson and Colbert performed a song for the Waffle House jukebox. Simpson also performed "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" from his album A Sailor's Guide to Earth. | ||||
| April 19, 2016 | Kevin Spacey, Thomas Middleditch | The Flaming Lips | ||
| Arturo Sandoval provided musical accompaniment. An interview with Paul Ryan. Spacey discusses Elvis & Nixon. Middleditch discusses Silicon Valley. The Flaming Lips performed "Space Oddity". | ||||
| April 20, 2016 | Dennis Quaid, Matt Walsh | Charles Bradley | ||
| Jimmy Heath and Tootie Heath provided musical accompaniment. Quaid discusses The Art of More. Walsh discusses Veep. Charles Bradley performed "Ain't It a Sin" from his album Changes. | ||||
| April 21, 2016 | Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom, Jr. | The Strumbellas | ||
| Roy Haynes provided musical accompaniment. Colbert pays tribute to Prince. Hanks discusses A Hologram for the King. On Your Mark, Get Set, Act with Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert. Odom discusses Hamilton. The Strumbellas performed "Spirits" from their album Hope. | ||||
| April 22, 2016 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Sam Morril | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions: Twitter Edition. Louis-Dreyfus discusses Veep. Coster-Waldau discusses Game of Thrones. Friday Night Fights featuring Thomas Lennon. Sam Morril gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| April 25, 2016 | Michelle Williams, Eddie Huang | Bob Mould | ||
| Stephen Colbert: White Mansplains. Williams discusses Blackbird. Huang discusses Huang's World. Bob Mould performed "The End of Things" from his album Patch the Sky. | ||||
| April 26, 2016 | J. K. Simmons, Jane Krakowski, Chris Wallace | N/A | ||
| Bill Walton was the announcer. Simmons discusses The Meddler. Stern Father Finally Praises You (with J. K. Simmons and Stephen Colbert). Krakowski discusses Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Unsung Heroes (with Jane Krakowski and Stephen Colbert). Wallace discusses Fox News Sunday and his career. | ||||
| April 27, 2016 | Susan Sarandon, David Tennant | Catfish and the Bottlemen | ||
| The Road to the White House. Sarandon discusses The Meddler and the presidential race. Tennant discusses Richard II. Lesser Sponsors Roundup. Catfish and the Bottlemen performed "Soundcheck" from their album The Ride. | ||||
| April 28, 2016 | Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Hank Azaria, Phil Knight | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Just the Tip. Margulies, Baranski and Czuchry discuss The Good Wife. Azaria discusses Dry Powder and his voice work. Late Show In or Out with Isaac Mizrahi. Knight discusses Shoe Dog and Nike. | ||||
| April 29, 2016 | Anderson Cooper, Mark Feuerstein | Gwen Stefani | ||
| Wheel of News. Cooper discusses Nothing Left Unsaid and the presidential race. Feuerstein discusses Royal Pains. Friday Night Fights (featuring Jessica Williams). Gwen Stefani performed "Make Me Like You" from her album This Is What the Truth Feels Like. | ||||
May
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2016 | Bill O'Reilly, Morris Chestnut | Deerhunter | ||
| The Road to the White House. O'Reilly discusses the presidential race. Chestnut discusses Rosewood. Deerhunter performed "Living My Life" from their album Fading Frontier. | ||||
| May 3, 2016 | Dakota Johnson, Sebastian Stan | Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real | ||
| The Road to the White House. Johnson discusses A Bigger Splash. Stan discusses Captain America: Civil War. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real performed "Something Real" from their eponymous album. | ||||
| May 4, 2016 | Anthony Mackie, Rob Reiner, Buzz Aldrin | Maxwell | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (John Kasich, Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina). Mackie discusses Captain America: Civil War. Reiner discusses Being Charlie. Aldrin discusses No Dream is Too High. Buzz Aldrin's Moon Scoops. Maxwell performed "Lake by the Ocean" from his album blackSUMMERS'night. | ||||
| May 5, 2016 | Judith Sheindlin, Zac Posen, W. Kamau Bell | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Just the Tip. Sheindlin discusses Judge Judy. Posen discusses the Met Gala. Bell discusses United Shades of America. | ||||
| May 6, 2016 | Lily Tomlin, Kumail Nanjiani | Ryan Hamilton | ||
| First Drafts. Tomlin discusses Grace and Frankie. Late Show Blanket Fort with Lily Tomlin. Nanjiani discusses Silicon Valley. Friday Night Fights (featuring Lawrence O'Donnell). Hamilton gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| May 9, 2016 | Kaley Cuoco, Dan Savage | The National | ||
| The Road to the White House. Cuoco discusses The Big Bang Theory. Savage discusses Savage Love. Stephen Colbert's Star Signs. The National performed "Morning Dew" from their album Day of the Dead. | ||||
| May 10, 2016 | Chloë Grace Moretz, Katie Couric, Charlamagne Tha God | N/A | ||
| Moretz discusses Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Couric discusses Under the Gun. The Big Furry Hat Speaks Again. Charlamagne discusses The Breakfast Club and his South Carolinian heritage. | ||||
| May 11, 2016 | Kate Beckinsale, B. J. Novak | Desiigner | ||
| The Road to the White House. Beckinsale discusses Love & Friendship. Novak discusses stories from his youth. Desiigner performed "Panda". | ||||
| May 12, 2016 | Ryan Gosling & Russell Crowe, Jessie Mueller | Animal Collective | ||
| Gosling & Crowe discuss The Nice Guys. Mueller discusses Waitress, in addition to performing "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" with Colbert. Animal Collective performed "FloriDada" from their album Painting With. | ||||
| May 13, 2016 | Matt Bomer, Zach Woods | Nick Griffin | ||
| Bomer discusses The Nice Guys. Woods discusses Silicon Valley, in addition to playing the trumpet with Colbert. Friday Night Fights featuring Keith Olbermann. Griffin gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| May 16, 2016 | Jason Sudeikis, Michael Weatherly, Megyn Kelly | N/A | ||
| Sudeikis discusses The Angry Birds Movie. The Late Show Interview Pit with Jason Sudeikis. Weatherly discusses NCIS. Kelly discusses Megyn Kelly Presents. | ||||
| May 17, 2016 | Anthony Anderson, Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara | Coldplay | ||
| Anderson discusses Black-ish. Levy & O'Hara discuss Schitt's Creek. Coldplay performed "Hymn for the Weekend" and "Up & Up" from their album A Head Full of Dreams. | ||||
| May 18, 2016 | Josh Gad, Gillian Jacobs | Band of Horses | ||
| The Road to the White House: Kids Edition. Gad discusses The Angry Birds Movie and his Floridian heritage. Jacobs discusses Love and Don't Think Twice. Band of Horses performed "Casual Party" from their album Why Are You OK. | ||||
| May 19, 2016 | Rose Byrne, Bobby Flay | "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Byrne discusses Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Flay and Colbert cook chicken biscuits. Yankovic discusses his career, in addition to performing "Word Crimes" from his album Mandatory Fun. A tribute to Morley Safer. | ||||
| May 20, 2016 | Seth Rogen, Krysten Ritter | Wolf Parade | ||
| A musical number from On Your Feet!. Rogen discusses Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, in addition to playing the didgeridoo with Colbert. Not at the Movies with Gil Peaches. Ritter discusses Jessica Jones. Wolf Parade performed a medley from their eponymous EP. | ||||
| May 23, 2016 | Emilia Clarke, Shiri Appleby | Cynthia Erivo | ||
| The Late Show 2016 Commencement Speech. Clarke discusses Game of Thrones and Me Before You. Appleby discusses Unreal. Cynthia Erivo performed musical numbers from The Color Purple. | ||||
| May 24, 2016 | Sean Hayes, Brooklyn Decker, Lewis Black | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Hayes discusses An Act of God. Decker discusses Grace and Frankie and her modelling career. Black discusses his comedy career. | ||||
| May 25, 2016 | James McAvoy, Nick Swardson, Brian Greene | N/A | ||
| McAvoy discusses X-Men: Apocalypse and his Scottish heritage. Audience Mind Reading with James McAvoy. Swardson discusses The Do-Over. Greene discusses the hypernova. | ||||
| May 26, 2016 | Lizzy Caplan, Neil Young, Mike Epps | N/A | ||
| Caplan discusses Now You See Me 2. Young discusses Earth and his view on genetically modified foods. Epps discusses Uncle Buck. | ||||
| May 27, 2016 | Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs, Marina Franklin | The Struts | ||
| Jones discusses Angie Tribeca. Diggs discusses Hamilton. Franklin gave a stand-up performance. The Struts performed "Kiss This" from their album Everybody Wants. | ||||
June
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2016 | James Corden, Scott Speedman | Death Cab for Cutie | ||
| A tribute to Muhammad Ali (featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Corden discusses his hosting duties at the 70th Tony Awards. Speedman discusses Animal Kingdom. Death Cab for Cutie performed "No Room in Frame" from their album Kintsugi. | ||||
| June 7, 2016 | Jude Law, Norman Reedus | Hundred Waters with Skrillex featuring Chance the Rapper | ||
| Monologue Remix with Skrillex and Chance the Rapper. Law discusses Genius. Ping Pong Eyeball Acting with Jude Law. Reedus discusses Ride with Norman Reedus. Hundred Waters performed "Show Me Love", featuring Skrillex and Chance the Rapper. | ||||
| June 8, 2016 | Laura Linney, John Leguizamo | Gary Clark, Jr. | ||
| Paula Robison provided musical accompaniment. Linney discusses Genius. Leguizamo discusses Bloodline. Piano One-O-Fun with Jon Batiste. Gary Clark, Jr. performed "Cold Blooded" from his album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, with Jon Batiste and Stay Human providing accompaniment. | ||||
| June 9, 2016 | Patrick Wilson, Gayle King, Governors Gary Johnson & William Weld | N/A | ||
| Wilson discusses The Conjuring 2. King discusses CBS This Morning and her career. Johnson discusses his presidential campaign along with Weld, his running mate. | ||||
| June 10, 2016 | David Duchovny, Aaron Tveit | Alexander Koblikov | ||
| Duchovny discusses Aquarius. Late Show Blanket Fort with David Duchovny. Tveit discusses BrainDead. Colbert sails with Oracle Team USA. Koblikov gave a juggling performance. | ||||
| June 13, 2016 | Bill O'Reilly, Anna Chlumsky | Aesop Rock | ||
| O'Reilly discusses the Orlando nightclub shooting and Gun law in the United States. Stephen Colbert Takes the Gloves Off. Chlumsky discusses Veep. Aesop Rock performed "Dorks" from his album The Impossible Kid, featuring Yo La Tengo. | ||||
| June 14, 2016 | Daniel Radcliffe, George Lopez | Hinds | ||
| Stephen draws diagrams.[1][2] Radcliffe discusses Swiss Army Man. Lopez discusses Lopez. A conversation about net neutrality with Tim Wu on a roller coaster. Hinds performed "Garden" from their album Leave Me Alone. | ||||
| June 15, 2016 | Liam Hemsworth, Ana Gasteyer | Paul Mecurio | ||
| A sketch with Scott Bakula (as Sam Beckett from Quantum Leap). Hemsworth discusses Independence Day: Resurgence. Stephen Colbert's Beast Reality. Gasteyer discusses Lady Dynamite. Mecurio gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| June 16, 2016 | Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas, Amy Ryan | Nick Jonas | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Lovato & Jonas discuss the Future Now Tour. Ryan discusses Central Intelligence. Nick Jonas performed "Close" from his album Last Year Was Complicated. | ||||
| June 17, 2016 | Aaron Paul, Michael Ian Black | Silversun Pickups | ||
| The Big Furry Hat: Father's Day Edition. Paul discusses The Path. Community Calendar: McCall, Idaho. Black discusses The Jim Gaffigan Show. Silversun Pickups performed "Circadian Rhythm" from their album Better Nature. | ||||
| June 20, 2016 | Alexander Skarsgård, Natasha Leggero | Ziggy Marley | ||
| Skarsgård discusses The Legend of Tarzan and his Swedish heritage. Leggero discusses Another Period. Ziggy Marley performed "Weekend's Long" from his album Ziggy Marley. | ||||
| June 21, 2016 | Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Dancy | Andrew Zimmern | ||
| Stephen Colbert Takes the Gloves Off. Plaza discusses Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Not at the Movies with Gil Peaches. Dancy discusses The Path. Zimmern and Colbert enjoy regional cuisine. | ||||
| June 22, 2016 | Uzo Aduba, Neil deGrasse Tyson | Adia Victoria | ||
| Aduba discusses Orange Is the New Black and her Nigerian heritage. Tyson discusses the strawberry moon. The Late Show Hollerin' Contest. Adia Victoria performed "Dead Eyes" from her album Beyond the Bloodhounds. | ||||
| June 23, 2016 | Senator Bernie Sanders, Paul Dano | Rascal Flatts | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions: Twitter Edition. Sanders discusses his ongoing presidential campaign. Dano discusses Swiss Army Man. Rascal Flatts performed "I Like the Sound of That" from their album Rewind. | ||||
| June 24, 2016 | Kevin Hart, Taylor Schilling, RuPaul Charles | N/A | ||
| Hart discusses The Secret Life of Pets. The Late Show Maybe Coming Soon with Kevin Hart. Schilling discusses Orange Is the New Black. RuPaul discusses his life as a drag performer. | ||||
| June 27, 2016 | Kevin Love, Jenny Slate | Dierks Bentley | ||
| Lesser Pope-pologies. Love discusses the Cavaliers' championship season. Slate discusses The Secret Life of Pets. Dierks Bentley performed "Different for Girls" from his album Black, featuring Elle King. | ||||
| June 28, 2016 | Tom Brokaw, Sara & Erin Foster | Bibi Bourelly | ||
| Brokaw discusses his coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Brexit referendum, and A Lucky Life Interrupted. The Late Show New York Tales with Paul F. Tompkins, Arianna Huffington and William H. Macy. Sara & Erin Foster discuss Barely Famous. Bibi Bourelly performed "Perfect" from her EP Free the Real, featuring Earl St. Clair. | ||||
| June 29, 2016 | Samuel L. Jackson, Julie Klausner | Schoolboy Q | ||
| Jackson discusses The Legend of Tarzan. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Samuel L. Jackson). Klausner discusses Difficult People. Schoolboy Q performed "THat Part" from his album Blank Face LP. | ||||
| June 30, 2016 | Ellie Kemper, Patrick Fugit | We Are Scientists | ||
| The Late Show Cultural Translations. Kemper discusses Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Fugit discusses Outcast. Trip to Waffle House with Sturgill Simpson. | ||||
July
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | Zachary Quinto, Natasha Lyonne, 2 Chainz | MitchFlowerPower | ||
| First Drafts. Quinto discusses Star Trek Beyond. Lyonne discusses Orange Is the New Black. 2 Chainz discusses Most Expensivest Shit. The Late Show Three Legged Race with MitchFlowerPower, Stephen Colbert and the Columbia University Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay Team. | ||||
| July 11, 2016 | Bryan Cranston, Busy Phillips | Blink-182 | ||
| Stephen Colbert Takes the Gloves Off. Cranston discusses The Infiltrator. The Late Show Presents: Too Much Exposition Theatre with Bryan Cranston. Phillips discusses Vice Principals. Blink-182 performed "Bored to Death" from their album California. | ||||
| July 12, 2016 | Nicholas Hoult, John Turturro, Bret Baier | Young Greatness | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Bernie Sanders). Hoult discusses Equals. Turturro discusses The Night Of. Baier discusses the upcoming Republican National Convention. Young Greatness performed "Moolah" from his album I Tried to Tell Em 2, featuring DJ Holiday, with Jon Batiste and Stay Human providing accompaniment. | ||||
| July 13, 2016 | Benjamin Bratt, Rob Corddry | The Shelters | ||
| The Late Show Vice Presidential Draft Preview. Bratt discusses The Infiltrator. Corddry discusses Ballers. The Late Show Celebrity Pet Peeves. The Shelters performed "Rebel Heart" from their album The Shelters. | ||||
| July 14, 2016 | Bill Maher, Michael K. Williams | Parquet Courts | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Maher discusses the presidential race and the shooting of Dallas police officers. Williams discusses Black Market. Parquet Courts performed "Captive of the Sun" from their album Human Performance. | ||||
| July 15, 2016 | Charlie Rose, Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell, DeRay McKesson | Bonnie McFarlane | ||
| The Big Furry Hat Speaks. Rose, King and O'Donnell discuss the upcoming Republican and Democratic national conventions. Mckesson discusses the Black Lives Matter movement. McFarlane gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| July 18, 2016 | Zoe Saldana | N/A | ||
| Special live episode focusing on the 2016 Republican National Convention. "Christmas in July". Stephen travels into the woods to meet up with Jon Stewart and inform him that Donald Trump is the Republican nominee. Stephen Colbert, former host of The Colbert Report, returns to television to do a special segment of "The Wørd" with "Trumpiness".[3] Saldana discusses Star Trek Beyond. The Hungry for Power Games: Republican National Convention Edition. An Important Lookback with Sam Waterston from the Hall of Importance. | ||||
| July 19, 2016 | Keegan-Michael Key, Kathryn Hahn | Nice As Fuck | ||
| Second live episode during the RNC. A cameo appearance by Laura Benanti as Melania Trump. Key discusses Don't Think Twice and the presidential race. Hahn discusses Bad Moms. Nice As Fuck performed a medley from their album Nice as F*#k. | ||||
| July 20, 2016 | Tony Goldwyn, Mark Cuban, Lewis Black | N/A | ||
| Third live episode during the RNC. Wyclef Jean provided musical accompaniment. Mark Cuban Takes the Gloves Off and joins the Stop Trump movement.[4][5][6] Late Show Trump or False. Goldwyn discusses Scandal. Cuban discusses Shark Tank. Black discusses the presidential race. | ||||
| July 21, 2016 | Senator Elizabeth Warren, Billy Eichner | N/A | ||
| Fourth live episode during the RNC. Jon Stewart briefly takes over the hosting duty. Warren discusses the presidential race. Eichner discusses Difficult People and the convention. | ||||
| July 22, 2016 | Jennifer Saunders | Cory Kahaney | ||
| Highlights of The Late Show's RNC coverage in the past week (including cameo appearances by Jon Stewart and Laura Benanti, and the best of The Hungry for Power Games). Saunders discusses Absolutely Fabulous and the film based on the series. Kahaney gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| July 25, 2016 | Allison Janney, Anthony Weiner | Ryan Adams | ||
| Special live episode focusing on the 2016 Democratic National Convention. "Death, Taxes, Hillary". The Hungry for Power Games: Democratic National Convention Edition. Janney discusses Tallulah. Weiner discusses the presidential race. Ryan Adams performed "Oh My Sweet Carolina" from his album Heartbreaker. | ||||
| July 26, 2016 | Jeff Daniels, Bassem Youssef | AURORA | ||
| Second live episode during the DNC. On-air interview with Senator Cory Booker. An interview with Cartoon Hillary Clinton. Daniels discusses Godless. Youssef discusses Democracy Handbook and the presidential race. AURORA performed "I Went Too Far" from her album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | John Oliver, Jai Courtney, Charlamagne Tha God | N/A | ||
| Third live episode during the DNC. D.M.C. provided musical accompaniment. The identical twin cousin of Stephen Colbert drops by. The Werd: "The Lesser of Two Evils". Oliver discusses the presidential race. Courtney discusses Suicide Squad. Charlamagne discusses the presidential race. | ||||
| July 28, 2016 | Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Eric André | N/A | ||
| Fourth live episode during the DNC. Jacobson, Glazer and Goodwin discuss the presidential race. "The Last O'Malley Supporter" with Richard Kind. André discusses The Eric Andre Show and the presidential race. "What Is the Nicest Thing You Can Say About Hillary Clinton/Donald Trump?". | ||||
| July 29, 2016 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Highlights of The Late Show's DNC coverage in the past week. | ||||
August
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2016 | Viola Davis, Simon Helberg | Declan McKenna | ||
| The Werd: "What The F". Davis discusses Suicide Squad. Helberg discusses Florence Foster Jenkins, in addition to giving a piano performance with Jon Batiste. Declan McKenna performed "Brazil". | ||||
| August 2, 2016 | Will Smith, Logan Lerman | Tony Bennett | ||
| Smith discusses Suicide Squad. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Will Smith). Lerman discusses Indignation. Tony Bennett performed "This Is All I Ask". The Late Show celebrates Bennett's 90th birthday. | ||||
| August 3, 2016 | John Cena, Scott Eastwood | Aaron Neville | ||
| Cena discusses SummerSlam 2016. Late Show City Gym. Eastwood discusses Suicide Squad. Aaron Neville performed "Be Your Man" from his album Apache. | ||||
| August 4, 2016 | Jamie Dornan, Javier Muñoz, Malcolm Gladwell | N/A | ||
| The O'Jays provided musical accompaniment. A performance by the USA Freedom Grown-ups. Dornan discusses Anthropoid. Muñoz discusses Hamilton. Gladwell discusses Revisionist History. | ||||
| August 5, 2016 | Diane Kruger, Ibtihaj Muhammad | Mark Normand | ||
| Midnight Confessions: Twitter Edition. Kruger discusses Disorder. Muhammad discusses her fencing career, in addition to fencing with Colbert. Normand gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| August 22, 2016 | Amy Schumer, Omari Hardwick, Michaela Watkins | N/A | ||
| What Donald Trump Did On My Summer Vacation. Schumer discusses The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo. Hardwick discusses Power. Watkins discusses Casual. | ||||
| August 23, 2016 | Rami Malek, Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers | Diana Gordon | ||
| The Late Show Thing-O-Meter. Malek discusses Mr. Robot. Sumpter and Sawyers discuss Southside with You. Diana Gordon performed "Woman". | ||||
| August 24, 2016 | Anderson Cooper, Édgar Ramírez | Kip Moore | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Tinfoil Hat. Cooper discusses his coverage of the Olympics and the presidential race. Ramírez discusses Hands of Stone. Kip Moore performed "Wild Ones" from his album of the same name. | ||||
| August 25, 2016 | Senator Tim Kaine, Tony Hale | Car Seat Headrest | ||
| Kaine discusses the presidential race. Hale discusses Veep. Car Seat Headrest performed "Fill in the Blank" from their album Teens of Denial. | ||||
| August 26, 2016 | Rachel Weisz, Kevin Smith, Spike Feresten | N/A | ||
| The Big Furry Hat. Weisz discusses Complete Unknown. Smith discusses Yoga Hosers. Feresten discusses Car Matchmaker. | ||||
| August 29, 2016 | Riz Ahmed, Pedro Pascal | Angel Olsen | ||
| Ahmed discusses The Night Of. Pascal discusses Narcos. Angel Olsen performed "Shut Up Kiss Me" from her album My Woman. | ||||
| August 30, 2016 | John Krasinski, Adam Brody | St. Paul & the Broken Bones | ||
| The Werd: Double Vision. Krasinski discusses The Hollars, in addition to having a vomit-off with Colbert. Brody discusses StartUp. St. Paul & the Broken Bones performed "All I Ever Wonder" from their album Sea of Noise. | ||||
| August 31, 2016 | Christian Slater, Chris Geere, Congressman John Lewis | N/A | ||
| Slater discusses Mr. Robot. Geere discusses You're the Worst. Lewis discusses March. All three guests participate in crowd surfing with Colbert at the conclusion of their interviews. | ||||
September
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2016 | Larry Wilmore, Chris Noth | Sampha | ||
| Wilmore discusses The Nightly Show and his performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Noth discusses White Girl, his career and his mother. Sampha performed "Blood on Me" from his album Process. | ||||
| September 2, 2016 | Anna Gunn, John Dickerson | Simone Giertz | ||
| Gunn discusses Equity. Lesser Sponsor Roundup. Dickerson discusses the presidential debates and Whistlestop. Giertz demonstrates her robots. | ||||
| September 6, 2016 | Harry Connick Jr., Ava DuVernay | Grouplove | ||
| (First episode of Season 2) Connick Jr. discusses his New Orleans heritage and musical career. DuVernay discusses Queen Sugar. Grouplove performed "Welcome to Your Life" from their album Big Mess. | ||||
| September 7, 2016 | Whoopi Goldberg, Regina Hall, Chesley Sullenberger | N/A | ||
| Goldberg discusses cannabis and Strut. Hall discusses When the Bough Breaks. Sullenberger discusses Sully and the "Miracle on the Hudson". | ||||
| September 8, 2016 | Jessica Alba, Bradley Whitford, George Takei | N/A | ||
| Alba discusses The Honest Company. Whitford discusses Other People. Takei discusses the Star Trek franchise. | ||||
| September 9, 2016 | Tituss Burgess, Jeff Ross, Adam Richman | N/A | ||
| The Late Show Money I've Already Spent Justification Theater. Burgess discusses Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Ross discusses Jeff Ross Roasts Cops. Richman discusses Secret Eats. | ||||
| September 12, 2016 | Dr. Phil, Alan Cumming | Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Dr. Phil discusses his TV series. Cumming discusses You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam performed "A 1000 Times". | ||||
| September 13, 2016 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Millie Bobby Brown | The Head and the Heart | ||
| Gordon-Levitt discusses Snowden. Brown discusses Stranger Things. The Head and the Heart performed "All We Ever Knew" from their album Signs of Light. | ||||
| September 14, 2016 | Trevor Noah, Allen Iverson, Chris Gethard | N/A | ||
| Wednesday Night Thursday Night Football Promo. Noah discusses Born a Crime. Iverson discusses his induction into the Hall of Fame. Gethard discusses The Chris Gethard Show. | ||||
| September 15, 2016 | Tracee Ellis Ross, Andrew Rannells | Mac Miller & Anderson Paak | ||
| Ross discusses Black-ish. Late Show Polite Reminder. Rannells discusses his mid-western heritage. Mac Miller performed "Dang!" from his album The Divine Feminine, featuring Anderson Paak, with Jon Batiste and Stay Human providing musical accompaniment. | ||||
| September 16, 2016 | John Slattery, Oliver Stone | Jon Fisch | ||
| The Big Furry Hat. Slattery discusses The Front Page. Stone discusses Snowden. Fisch gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| September 19, 2016 | Chris Pratt, Scott Bakula | Frederik the Great | ||
| Pratt discusses The Magnificent Seven and his early life as a salesman. Bakula discusses NCIS: New Orleans and his career, in addition to giving a musical performance with Jon Batiste and Stay Human. Frederik the Great, the World's Most Beautiful Horse, makes an appearance. | ||||
| September 20, 2016 | First Lady Michelle Obama, America Ferrera | N/A | ||
| The Late Show Blanket Fort with the First Lady. Obama discusses her life in the White House and the "Let Girls Learn" initiative. Ferrera discusses Superstore. | ||||
| September 21, 2016 | Ethan Hawke, Tim Meadows | Wilco | ||
| Nile Rodgers provided musical accompaniment. Hawke discusses The Magnificent Seven. Meadows discusses Son of Zorn. Wilco performed "Someone to Lose" from their album Schmilco. | ||||
| September 22, 2016 | Anthony Anderson, Mark Consuelos | The Kills | ||
| Colbert visits Wrigley Field in support of the Chicago Cubs. Anderson discusses Black-ish and the Emmy Awards. Consuelos discusses Pitch and his life in New York City. The Kills performed "Impossible Tracks" from their album Ash & Ice. | ||||
| September 23, 2016 | Bruce Springsteen | N/A | ||
| Springsteen discusses his life stories, his autobiography Born to Run, and its companion album Chapter and Verse. The Late Show celebrates Springsteen's 67th birthday. | ||||
| September 26, 2016 | Rob Lowe, Kal Penn | Emma Willmann | ||
| Special live episode after the first presidential debate. Lowe discusses the presidential race. Penn discusses the presidential race and his career in the White House. Emma Willmann gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| September 27, 2016 | Sean Penn, Sutton Foster | Regina Spektor | ||
| Penn discusses Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff and sends his first tweet. Foster discusses Younger. Regina Spektor performed "Bleeding Heart" from her album Remember Us to Life. | ||||
| September 28, 2016 | Lupita Nyong'o, Donnie Wahlberg | John Prine | ||
| Jon Batiste's PSA: Hey, White People! Nyong'o discusses Queen of Katwe and her African heritage. Wahlberg discusses Blue Bloods and goes crowd surfing with Colbert. John Prine performed "I'm Tellin' You" from his album For Better, or Worse, featuring Holly Williams. | ||||
| September 29, 2016 | Morgan Freeman, Judith Light | Jimmy Eat World | ||
| Freeman discusses Madam Secretary. Light discusses Transparent. Jimmy Eat World performed "Sure and Certain" from their album Integrity Blues. | ||||
| September 30, 2016 | Samantha Bee, Abby Elliott, Asa Butterfield | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Bee discusses Full Frontal and the presidential race. Elliott discusses Better Off Single and receives/destroys her wedding gift. Butterfield discusses Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. | ||||
October
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2016 | Mindy Kaling, Gary Owen | Sum 41 | ||
| Kaling discusses The Mindy Project and takes a shopping stroll. Owen discusses The Gary Owen Show and his life in the Navy. Sum 41 performed "Fake My Own Death" from their album 13 Voices. | ||||
| October 4, 2016 | John Leguizamo, Cheri Oteri, Paul F. Tompkins | N/A | ||
| Special live episode after the vice presidential debate. Melissa Etheridge provided musical accompaniment. Leguizamo discusses the presidential race and his Latin American heritage. Oteri discusses Those Who Can't and the presidential race. Tompkins discusses Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. | ||||
| October 5, 2016 | Armie Hammer, Lindsey Vonn | Gustavo Dudamel with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Hammer discusses The Birth of a Nation. Vonn discusses Strong Is the New Beautiful. Gustavo Dudamel with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra gave an orchestral performance. | ||||
| October 6, 2016 | Emily Blunt, Gael García Bernal | Phantogram | ||
| Blunt discusses The Girl on the Train. García Bernal discusses Desierto. Phantogram performed "You Don't Get Me High Anymore" from their album Three. | ||||
| October 7, 2016 | Diane Lane, Aja Naomi King | Alingon Mitra | ||
| The Big Furry Hat Speaks. Lane discusses The Cherry Orchard. King discusses The Birth of a Nation. Mitra gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| October 17, 2016 | President Barack Obama, Bill O'Reilly, Randall Park | Bob Weir | ||
| A special segment with President Obama. O'Reilly discusses the presidential race and Killing the Rising Sun. Park discusses Fresh Off the Boat. Bob Weir performed "Lay My Lily Down" from his album Blue Mountain. | ||||
| October 18, 2016 | Nick Offerman, Wayne Gretzky, Morgan Spurlock | N/A | ||
| Offerman discusses Good Clean Fun. Gretzky discusses 99: Stories of the Game and his career. Spurlock discusses Rats NYC. | ||||
| October 19, 2016 | Hugh Laurie, Paul Reiser, Nate Silver | N/A | ||
| Special live episode after the presidential debate. Laurie discusses Chance and the presidential race. Reiser discusses the presidential race. Silver discusses the presidential race. | ||||
| October 20, 2016 | Tiger Woods, Elijah Wood, Jorge Ramos | N/A | ||
| Woods discusses his career and the Tiger Woods Foundation. Wood discusses Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Ramos discusses Hate Rising. | ||||
| October 21, 2016 | Matt LeBlanc, Joy Bryant, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton | Wyclef Jean | ||
| The Late Show Hall of Heroes. The Late Show Presents: Taking It to the Street. LeBlanc discusses Man with a Plan. Bryant and Norton discuss Good Girls Revolt. Jean performed "If I Was President", with Jon Batiste and Stay Human providing accompaniment. | ||||
| October 24, 2016 | Tom Hanks, Adam Conover | N/A | ||
| Hanks returns to Zoltar. Hanks discusses Inferno and the upcoming World Series. Conover discusses Adam Ruins Everything. | ||||
| October 25, 2016 | Will Forte, Dermot Mulroney, Wyatt Cenac | N/A | ||
| Mitski sat in and provided musical accompaniment. Forte discusses 101 Things to Definitely Not Do If You Want to Get a Chick. Mulroney discusses Pure Genius. Cenac discusses People of Earth. | ||||
| October 26, 2016 | Joel McHale, Abbi Jacobson, Jon Glaser | N/A | ||
| The Werd. McHale discusses The Great Indoors. Jacobson discusses Carry This Book. Glaser discusses Jon Glaser Loves Gear. | ||||
| October 27, 2016 | Mary-Louise Parker, Pusha T | The Record Company | ||
| World premiere of "Halloween Wiggle" featuring Run the Jewels. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Parker discusses Heisenberg. Pusha T discusses his career and the presidential race. The Record Company performed "On the Move" from their album Give It Back to You. | ||||
| October 28, 2016 | Drew Carey, Claire Foy, Matt Smith | Sebastian Maniscalco | ||
| Aimee Mann sat in and provided musical accompaniment. Carey celebrates his tenth year as the host of The Price Is Right. Foy and Smith discuss The Crown. Maniscalco gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| October 31, 2016 | Ruth Wilson, J. B. Smoove, The Ghost Brothers | N/A | ||
| Wilson discusses I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House. Smoove discusses Almost Christmas. The Ghost Brothers discuss ghost hunting. | ||||
November
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2016 | Mel Gibson, Luke Bracey | Tegan and Sara | ||
| Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Mel Gibson). Gibson and Bracey discuss Hacksaw Ridge. Tegan and Sara performed "Stop Desire" from their album Love You to Death. | ||||
| November 2, 2016 | Michael Strahan, Nick Kroll | Aaron Lewis | ||
| Piano One-O-Fun (How to Vote) with Jon Batiste. Strahan discusses Religion of Sports. Kroll discusses Oh, Hello and Loving. Aaron Lewis performed "That Ain't Country" from his album Sinner. | ||||
| November 3, 2016 | Aaron Eckhart, Tig Notaro, Ron Suskind | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Tinfoil Hat. Eckhart discusses Bleed for This. Notaro discusses her Southern heritage. Suskind discusses Life, Animated. | ||||
| November 4, 2016 | Viggo Mortensen, Patton Oswalt | Maz Jobrani | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Charity PSA with Viggo Mortensen. Mortensen discusses Captain Fantastic and the presidential race. Oswalt discusses the loss of his wife and the presidential race. Maz Jobrani gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| November 7, 2016 | Don Cheadle, Stevie Wonder, Katherine Waterston | N/A | ||
| Special live episode during the final phase of the presidential race. "Get Out There and Vote" medley featuring Jon Stewart and Javier Muñoz. Cheadle discusses the presidential race. Wonder discusses the presidential race, in addition to performing "Love's in Need of Love Today" and "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing". Waterston discusses Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, with an appearance by Sam Waterston. | ||||
| November 9, 2016 | Miles Teller, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog | N/A | ||
| Special live episode during the week of the presidential race. Teller discusses Bleed for This and the presidential race. Tyson discusses Welcome to the Universe and the presidential race. Triumph discusses Triumph's Election Special 2016. | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | Sting, Thandie Newton | Sting | ||
| Sting discusses his career. Newton discusses Westworld. Sting performed "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" from his album 57th & 9th. | ||||
| November 11, 2016 | Mark Halperin & John Heilemann, Jeff Goldblum | Elle King | ||
| Highlights of Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Showtime special: Halperin & Heilemann discuss The Circus and the election results as they come in; Trump Begins animated sketch; Goldblum reflects on the election results; King performs; Colbert seeks to find things all Americans have in common. | ||||
| November 14, 2016 | Eddie Redmayne, Senator Bernie Sanders, Alton Brown | N/A | ||
| Chris Thile sat in and provided musical accompaniment. Redmayne discusses Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Sanders discusses the presidential race and Our Revolution. Brown and Colbert make carbonated ice cream. | ||||
| November 15, 2016 | Anna Kendrick, Mahershala Ali | Chris Gethard | ||
| Kendrick discusses Scrappy Little Nobody in addition to performing "I'm Still Here" with Colbert. Ali discusses Moonlight. Gethard gave a stand-up performance. | ||||
| November 16, 2016 | Marion Cotillard, Dev Patel | Dwight Yoakam | ||
| Cotillard discusses Allied. Patel discusses Lion. Dwight Yoakam performed "Gone (That'll Be Me)" from his album Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars.... | ||||
| November 17, 2016 | Amy Adams, Simone Biles, Jeff Watson | N/A | ||
| Adams discusses Nocturnal Animals. The Late Show Eyebrow Theater with Amy Adams. Biles discusses Courage to Soar. Watson discusses bear-handling. | ||||
| November 18, 2016 | William H. Macy, Colin Quinn | Drive-By Truckers | ||
| The Late Show Family Meeting with William H. Macy. Macy discusses Shameless. Quinn discusses The New York Story. Drive-By Truckers performed "Surrender Under Protest" from their album American Band. | ||||
| November 21, 2016 | Michael Weatherly, Carrie Fisher | The Pretenders | ||
| Weatherly discusses Bull. Fisher discusses The Princess Diarist and Gary, her French bulldog. Carrie Fisher's Other Star Wars Revelations. The Pretenders performed "Holy Commotion" from their album Alone, featuring Dan Auerbach. | ||||
| November 22, 2016 | James Marsden, Jimmie Johnson, John Waters | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Thanksgiving Turkey Tips. Marsden discusses Westworld. Johnson discusses his victorious NASCAR season. Waters discusses his "A John Waters Christmas" tour. | ||||
| November 23, 2016 | Danny DeVito, Max Greenfield | OK Go | ||
| Post-election Thanksgiving Survival Tips. Stephen Colbert's Thanksgiving Turkey Tips, Part II. DeVito discusses The Comedian. Greenfield discusses New Girl and his new career as a soccer referee. OK Go performed "The One Moment" from their album Hungry Ghosts. | ||||
| November 30, 2016 | Tim Daly, Lauren Cohan | Sleigh Bells | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. Daly discusses Madam Secretary and the presidential race. Cohan discusses The Walking Dead. Sleigh Bells performed "I Can Only Stare" from their album Jessica Rabbit. | ||||
December
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2016 | Lauren Graham, Justin Long | N/A | ||
| Good News Bananas! Graham discusses Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life and Talking as Fast as I Can. Long discusses Frank & Lola. | ||||
| December 2, 2016 | Matthew Broderick, Ali Wentworth | Fergie | ||
| The Big Furry Hat. Broderick discusses Rules Don't Apply. Matthew Broderick's job offers. Wentworth discusses Nightcap. Fergie performed "Life Goes On" from her album Double Dutchess. | ||||
| December 5, 2016 | Jason Bateman, Padma Lakshmi, Michael Lewis | N/A | ||
| December 6, 2016 | Vice President Joe Biden, DJ Khaled | N/A | ||
| December 7, 2016 | Sigourney Weaver, Andy Cohen | Pilobolus | ||
| December 8, 2016 | Octavia Spencer | Travis Scott | ||
| December 9, 2016 | Olivia Munn, Martin Freeman | Tom Papa | ||
| December 12, 2016 | TBA | N/A | ||
| December 13, 2016 | TBA | N/A | ||
| December 14, 2016 | TBA | N/A | ||
| December 15, 2016 | TBA | N/A | ||
| December 16, 2016 | TBA | N/A | ||
References
- ↑ This Diagram Explains Trump's Response To Orlando on YouTube
- ↑ Melas, Chloe (15 June 2016). "Stephen Colbert compares Donald Trump to a Nazi, draws swastika". CNN.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ The Word: Trumpiness on YouTube
- ↑ Mark Cuban Takes The Gloves Off: Donald Trump Edition on YouTube
- ↑ Mark Cuban On Trump: "He Didn't Do The Work, He's Lazy" on YouTube
- ↑ Mark Cuban on Twitter
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