List of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show that airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since September 8, 2015 and is hosted by actor, comedian and media critic Stephen Colbert, an alumnus of The Daily Show. Jazz/blues singer Jon Batiste and his band Stay Human serve as the show's house band. A total of 152 episodes have aired.
Episodes
2015
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2016
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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". | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
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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. | ||||
