Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Season 11)
John Oliver, Joe Dombrowski (Episode 1) 2.7
Air date: 2025-09-02
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Stephen unveils his ‘Funko Pop!’ figure. John Oliver discusses ‘Last Week Tonight’. Joe Dombrowski gives a stand-up performance.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Carmelo Anthony (Episode 2) 2.8
Air date: 2025-09-03
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Shrimp-mergency. Jamie Lee Curtis takes "The Colbert Questionert" (new footage from July 29, 2025 episode). Carmelo Anthony discusses ‘NBA 2K26’ and his induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Drew Barrymore, Katherine Maher (Episode 3) 3.3
Air date: 2025-09-04
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Drew Barrymore discusses ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’. Katherine Maher discusses recent politics.
Cillian Murphy, Lady Gaga, Will Ferrell (Episode 4) 3.0
Air date: 2025-09-08
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: It Was All a Dream: Ten Years of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (special appearances by Julianne Moore and John Oliver). Stephen acknowledges Late Show director Jim Hoskinson’s first Emmy win for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series. A Fond Look Back on the Things Stephen Chooses to Remember. Will Ferrell discusses ‘Zoolander 2’ and "rare animals" (footage from February 7, 2016 episode). Cillian Murphy discusses ‘Steve’. Lady Gaga performs "Vanish into You" from her album ‘Mayhem’.
Sonia Sotomayor, Eugene Levy (Episode 5) 4.1
Air date: 2025-09-09
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discusses recent politics and her new book, ‘Just Shine!: How To Be A Better You’. Eugene Levy discusses ‘The Reluctant Traveler’.
Jennifer Aniston, Cooper Hoffman (Episode 6) 2.9
Air date: 2025-09-10
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Stephen acknowledges the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Russian Drones Are on the March. Rescue Dog Rescue with Jennifer Aniston. Jennifer Aniston discusses ‘The Morning Show’. Cooper Hoffman discusses ‘The Long Walk’.
Usher, Mac DeMarco (Episode 7) 2.9
Air date: 2025-09-11
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Usher discusses his career as a singer and the Ralph’s Club New York fragrance. Jim Hoskinson discusses his career as a director and his retirement from ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’. Mac DeMarco performs "Shining" from his album ‘Guitar’.
Brandi Carlile, Samin Nosrat (Episode 8) 3.9
Air date: 2025-09-16
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The Clown. Stephen acknowledges ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series. Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Brandi Carlile discusses her new album, ‘Returning to Myself’. Samin Nosrat steps into the kitchen with Stephen and discusses her new book, ‘Good Things: Recipes and Rituals with People You Love’.
Ron Howard, Gary Oldman (Episode 9) 3.0
Air date: 2025-09-17
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Fast & Furious 11: London Drift… Off to Sleep. Mooooon Newwwws. Ooh Ooh! Ah! Ah! Update! Ooh Ooh! Ah! Ah! Update! Presents: Under the Chimpfluence. Ron Howard discusses the 30th anniversary re-release of ’Apollo 13’. Gary Oldman takes "The Colbert Questionert" (new footage from March 13, 2025 episode).
Jake Tapper, St. Vincent (Episode 10) 2.8
Air date: 2025-09-18
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Stephen Colbert, former host of The Colbert Report, returns to television to do a special segment of "The Wørd" with "Shhhhhh!". Jake Tapper discusses recent politics and his new book, ‘Race Against Terror’. David Remnick discusses recent politics and his new film, ’The New Yorker at 100’.
Scarlett Johansson, Sen. Mark Kelly (Episode 11) 3.5
Air date: 2025-09-22
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Trump Hospital. Scarlett Johansson discusses ‘Eleanor the Great’. Senator Mark Kelly discusses recent politics.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Priscilla Presley (Episode 12) 3.4
Air date: 2025-09-23
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Prescott Pharmaceuticals Bite Stick. Governor Gavin Newsom discusses recent politics. Priscilla Presley discusses her new book, ‘Softly, As I Leave You’.
Sen. Chris Murphy, Lainey Wilson (Episode 13) 2.8
Air date: 2025-09-24
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: "Escalator Sabotage". Escalator Investigator. Late Show Presents: The Sound of Science. Senator Chris Murphy discusses recent politics. Lainey Wilson discusses the deluxe edition of her album ‘Whirlwind’. Lainey Wilson performs "Somewhere Over Laredo".
Jeremy Strong, Carrie Preston (Episode 14) 3.3
Air date: 2025-09-25
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Escalator Investigator. Escalator Investigator Presents: Triple Sabotage at the U.N. Escalator Investigator Presents: Teleprompter Investigompter. Escalator Investigator Presents: Ineffective Acoustics Detective Sleuth-Fix. Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Jeremy Strong discusses ‘The White House Effect and Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’. Carrie Preston discusses ‘Elsbeth’.
Conan O'Brien (Episode 15) 3.3
Air date: 2025-09-29
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Senior Alert Warning System. Waregon. Conan O’Brien discusses his career, ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ and ‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’. The cast of ‘Ragtime’ (Joshua Henry and Nichelle Lewis) performs "Wheels of a Dream".
Jimmy Kimmel, Sam Smith (Episode 16) 3.4
Air date: 2025-09-30
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Jimmy Kimmel discusses his suspension and Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kimmel’s sidekick, Guillermo Rodriguez, makes a special appearance. Sam Smith discusses their residency, "To Be Free: New York City".
Julia Roberts, Sam Smith (Episode 17) 2.9
Air date: 2025-10-01
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Julia Roberts discusses ‘After the Hunt’. Sam Smith performs "To Be Free".
Lady Gaga (Episode 18) 2.7
Air date: 2025-10-02
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Trump Rx. Lady Gaga discusses ‘Mayhem’ and her concert tour, "The Mayhem Ball" (interview pre-taped at The Bitter End in the Greenwich Village).
Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, J.I.D (Episode 19) 3.3
Air date: 2025-10-13
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Stephen acknowledges the death of Diane Keaton. Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter discuss ‘Waiting for Godot’, ‘Adulthood’ and ‘Good Fortune’. JID performs "Glory" from his new album, ‘God Does Like Ugly’.
Bette Midler, Tim Meadows (Episode 20) 3.7
Air date: 2025-10-14
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Bette Midler discusses the New York Restoration Project’s annual "Hulaween" charity event. Tim Meadows discusses ‘DMV’.
Anderson Cooper, Mason Thames (Episode 21) 3.3
Air date: 2025-10-15
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Anderson Cooper discusses recent politics and All There Is, Live’. Mason Thames discusses ‘Black Phone 2’.
Nick Offerman, José Andrés, Nathaniel Rateliff (Episode 22) 3.5
Air date: 2025-10-16
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Nathaniel Rateliff sits in with the band and provides musical accompaniment. David Ellison Appreciation Cam. Community Calendar: Minooka, Illinois with Nick Offerman. Nick Offerman discusses his new book, ‘Little Woodchucks’. Chef José Andrés steps into the kitchen with Stephen and Nick Offerman and discusses his new restaurant, ‘Bazaar Meat’.
Jeremy Renner, Karine Jean-Pierre, Laura Benanti (Episode 23) 4.6
Air date: 2025-10-20
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The Santoshank Redemption. A cameo appearance by Laura Benanti as Melania Trump. Jeremy Renner discusses ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ and his new book, ‘My Next Breath’. Karine Jean-Pierre discusses her new book, ‘Independent’.
Michael J. Fox, Jeff Tweedy (Episode 24) 5.3
Air date: 2025-10-21
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Michael J. Fox discusses the 40th anniversary of Back to the Future and his new book, ‘Future Boy (interview pre-taped without an audience). Jeff Tweedy discusses his new album, ‘Twilight Override’. Jeff Tweedy performs "Enough".
Emma Stone, Alex Wagner (Episode 25) 3.5
Air date: 2025-10-22
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: So You Think You American, with Late Show writer Felipe Torres Medina. Emma Stone discusses ‘Bugonia’. Alex Wagner discusses recent politics and her new podcast, ‘Runaway Country’.
Ben Stiller, Tig Notaro (Episode 26) 3.3
Air date: 2025-10-23
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: "Ballroom Grift". Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Ben Stiller discusses ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’. Tig Notaro discusses ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’.
Emma Thompson, Judd Apatow, Thundercat featuring Remi Wolf (Episode 27) 4.4
Air date: 2025-10-27
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Emma Thompson discusses ‘Down Cemetery Road’. Judd Apatow discusses his new book, ‘Comedy Nerd’. Thundercat featuring Remi Wolf performs "Children of the Baked Potato".
Colin Farrell, Cameron Crowe (Episode 28) 4.0
Air date: 2025-10-28
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Squirlert! Stephen Colbert’s Chubby Rodent Chonk-stery. Late Show Presents: The Sound of Science. Colin Farrell discusses ‘Ballad of a Small Player’. Cameron Crowe discusses ‘The Uncool’.
Sarah Paulson, Sen. Ruben Gallego (Episode 29) 4.0
Air date: 2025-10-29
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Halloween 14: Ice Scream. Squirlert: Monkey ’Mergency. Ooh Ooh! Ah! Ah! Update! Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Sarah Paulson discusses ‘All’s Fair’. Senator Ruben Gallego discusses recent politics.
Anthony Hopkins (Episode 30) 4.6
Air date: 2025-10-30
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Sir Anthony Hopkins discusses his new book, ‘We Did OK, Kid’ (interview pre-taped at a house in Los Angeles).
Tom Hanks, Mavis Staples (Episode 31) 4.0
Air date: 2025-11-03
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Tom Hanks discusses ‘This World of Tomorrow’. Mavis Staples performs "Human Mind" from her new album, ‘Sad and Beautiful World’.
Michelle Obama, Robert Plant (Episode 32) 4.9
Air date: 2025-11-04
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: First Lady Michelle Obama discusses her new book, ‘The Look’. Robert Plant discusses his new album, ‘Saving Grace’.
Tiffany Haddish, Gary Cole (Episode 33) 3.6
Air date: 2025-11-05
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Tiffany Haddish discusses ‘Tiffany Haddish Goes Off’. Gary Cole discusses the ‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: Origins’ crossover event.
Sydney Sweeney, Patti Smith, Guillermo del Toro (Episode 34) 8.2
Air date: 2025-11-06
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein’s Monster Energy Drink (special appearance by Guillermo del Toro). CSI: Criminal Sandwich Investigation. Sydney Sweeney discusses ‘Christy’. Patti Smith discusses her new book, ‘Bread of Angels’. Patti Smith performs "Peaceable Kingdom".
Demi Moore, Ken Burns (Episode 35) 3.5
Air date: 2025-11-10
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: The Sound of Science. Demi Moore discusses ‘Landman’. Ken Burns discusses ‘The American Revolution’.
Claire Danes, Rep. James Clyburn (Episode 36) 2.8
Air date: 2025-11-11
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Claire Danes discusses ‘The Beast in Me’. Representative Jim Clyburn discusses his new book, ‘The First Eight’.
Jonathan Karl, Pete Townshend (Episode 37) 2.8
Air date: 2025-11-12
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Pete Townshend sits in with the band and provides musical accompaniment. A.I. Love Country. Cyborgasm. Jonathan Karl discusses his new book, ‘Retribution’. Pete Townshend discusses ‘Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet’.
Julia Roberts, John Fogerty (Episode 38) 3.2
Air date: 2025-11-17
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Now That’s What I Declare Is Music. Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Meanwhile Presents: Guess Which State This Happened In? Never Mind It’s Florida. Julia Roberts takes "The Colbert Questionert" (new footage from October 1, 2025 episode). John Fogerty discusses his new album, ‘Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years’. John Fogerty performs a medley of "Up Around the Bend", "Have You Ever Seen the Rain", "Fortunate Son", and "Proud Mary".
Ted Danson, Alison Roman (Episode 39) 4.0
Air date: 2025-11-18
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Stephen Colbert Sits on Your Babies (special appearance by Charli XCX and Anderson Cooper)! Ted Danson discusses ‘A Man on the Inside’. Alison Roman steps into the kitchen with Stephen and discusses her new book, ‘Something from Nothing’.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patton Oswalt, Jesse Welles (Episode 40) 4.0
Air date: 2025-11-19
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The Late Show’s Refreshing Change of Subject. Benedict Cumberbatch discusses ‘The Thing with Feathers’. Patton Oswalt discusses his new stand-up special, ‘Black Coffee and Ice Water’. Jesse Welles performs "Join ICE" from his new single, ‘No Kings’.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Billy Strings (Episode 41) 4.0
Air date: 2025-11-20
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: TURKzempic. Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses recent politics. Billy Strings performs "Leaning on a Travelin’ Song" from his new album, ‘Highway Prayers’.
Lady Gaga, Mikie Sherrill, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, Daniel Craig (Episode 42) 4.0
Air date: 2025-12-01
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: RFK Jr.'s Magnetic Poetry. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Daniel Craig). Lady Gaga takes "The Colbert Questionert" (new footage from October 2, 2025 episode). Governor-elect Mike Sherrill discusses recent politics. The cast of ‘The Queen of Versailles’ (Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz) perform "This is Not the Way".
Rachel Maddow, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell (Episode 43) 3.3
Air date: 2025-12-02
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Election Night in America! Inside Entertainwood: Access Denied (special appearance by Robert De Niro). Rachel Maddow discusses recent politics and her new podcast, ‘Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order’. Drive-By Truckers perform "Hell No, I Ain’t Happy" from their album, ‘The Definitive Decoration Day’, featuring Jason Isbell.
Michael Shannon, Jessie Buckley, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (Episode 44) 4.2
Air date: 2025-12-03
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Scarface 2: The Pardoning. Raccoon Noos. A special appearance by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Michael Shannon discusses ‘Nuremberg’ and ‘Death by Lightning’. Jessie Buckley discusses ‘Hamnet’.
Jen Psaki, "Weird Al" Yankovic (Episode 45) 3.3
Air date: 2025-12-04
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The Late Show Presents: A Holiday Message from "Weird Al". Late Show Presents: Meanwhile (special appearance by Tenafly High School students). Jen Psaki discusses recent politics and ‘The Briefing with Jen Psaki’. "Weird Al" Yankovic discusses his tour, ‘Bigger & Weirder’.
Sigourney Weaver, Mandy Patinkin (Episode 46) 4.2
Air date: 2025-12-08
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Sigourney Weaver discusses ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Mandy Patinkin discusses ‘The Artist’. Tiler Peck performs "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker", with musical accompaniment by Andrew Litton.
Laura Dern, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Evie McGee Colbert (Episode 47) 3.3
Air date: 2025-12-09
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The John Deere Donald Trump Model Lawn Mower. First Drafts: Holiday Cards, with Stephen's wife, Evie. Laura Dern discusses ‘Palm Royale’ and ‘Is This Thing On?’. Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses his new book, ‘1929’.
Taylor Swift (Episode 48) 4.6
Air date: 2025-12-10
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Taylor Swift discusses ‘The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The End of an Era’, and ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show’.
Kate Winslet; Ben Cohen; Jerry Greenfield (Episode 49) 3.2
Air date: 2025-12-11
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The Trump Platinum Card. Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Kate Winslet discusses ‘Goodbye June’. Ben & Jerry discuss Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream.
Paul Rudd, Lesley Manville (Episode 50) 3.3
Air date: 2025-12-15
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Stephen acknowledges the 2025 Bondi Beach and Brown University shootings and the deaths of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner. Noo Raccoon Noos. Late Show Home Shopping: Canceled Clearance Sale! Bye Bye Buy (with Paul Rudd)! Paul Rudd discusses ‘Anaconda’. Lesley Manville discusses ‘Oedipus’.
Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Laura Benanti (Episode 51) 3.2
Air date: 2025-12-16
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: The Hand Bag. A cameo appearance by Laura Benanti as Melania Trump. Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen discuss their upcoming coverage of CNN's ‘New Year's Eve Live’ show. The Mountain Goats perform "Cold at Night" from their new album, ‘Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan’, featuring Tommy Stinson.
Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent (Episode 52) 3.3
Air date: 2025-12-17
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent
Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman (Episode 53) 1.0
Air date: 2025-12-18
Runtime: 41 min
Overview: Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman
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