Episodes

  • Elton John's Colbert Questionert | Who Let The Doge Out?

    Elton John's Colbert Questionert | Who Let The Doge Out?
    Feb 7 2025
    Stephen consults psychic zoo animals to learn whether the Chiefs or Eagles will win on Super Bowl Sunday, DOGE is gutting the National Weather Service, and Google reneged on a pledge not to use AI to create weapons. If you don’t know his favorite smell, or what he thinks happens when we die, do you really know rock ‘n roll legend Elton John? The new documentary, "Elton John: Never Too Late," is streaming now on Disney+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Damon Wayans Jr. | Spy Bye

    Damon Wayans Jr. | Spy Bye
    Feb 6 2025
    President Trump showed no humanity when suggesting the U.S. should forcibly relocate every resident of Gaza, the CIA and FBI are purging their ranks at the behest of the Trump administration, and a fast food brand is bringing back a problematic mascot that probably should have stayed retired. Damon Wayans Jr. talks about the family dynamic on and off the set of his new sitcom, “Poppa’s House,” where he shares the screen with his father, Damon Wayans. “Poppa’s House” airs Monday nights at 8:30pm on CBS and you can watch Damon Wayans Jr. host the action-packed CBS game show, “Raid The Cage,” Wednesdays at 10pm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Miles Teller | Fmr. USAID Admin. Samantha Power

    Miles Teller | Fmr. USAID Admin. Samantha Power
    Feb 5 2025
    China hit back at the U.S. with tariffs on technology, farm equipment and fashion products, Elon Musk is using a group of 18 to 24 year-old hackers for his unconstitutional government takeover, and rising prices have prompted Waffle House restaurants to enact a surcharge of 50 cents per egg. Stephen welcomes the former Administrator of USAID, Samantha Power, back to The Late Show to explain what the agency does and why the world, including the United States, will suffer from President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle it. Actor Miles Teller describes the surreal moments that led up to his family’s evacuation from their Pacific Palisades home, which was lost to the tragic fire that consumed much of that community. If you’d like to support recovery efforts in the Los Angeles area, visit colbertlateshow.com for a list of ways to get involved. Teller’s latest film, “The Gorge,” is available February 14 on AppleTV+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda | Uh-O Canada

    Lin-Manuel Miranda | Uh-O Canada
    Feb 4 2025
    Buckle up as Stephen Colbert goes through the laundry list of disastrous moves made over the weekend by President Trump, which included slapping tariffs on Mexico and Canada and giving Elon Musk access to the Treasury Department’s payments system. Award-winning actor Lin-Manuel Miranda offers a preview of how theatergoers can expect to feel after watching the Broadway play, “All In: Comedy About Love.” Catch the play on Broadway now at the Hudson Theatre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Journalist Jacob Soboroff

    Journalist Jacob Soboroff
    Feb 3 2025
    Bestselling author and NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff compares the immigration enforcement policies of recent presidential administrations and points out that despite many similarities in deportation tactics, President Trump’s family separation policy was quite intentionally the cruelest in our country’s history. The new Errol Morris-directed documentary based on Jacob’s book, “Separated: Inside an American Tragedy,” is available now on demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Meanwhile | Pocket Cheese, Nanopasta

    Meanwhile | Pocket Cheese, Nanopasta
    Feb 2 2025
    Meanwhile... Velveeta has a new portable cheese offering, you can now plant Martha Stewart in your home rose garden, Stephen tries the new Oreo cookie promoted by singer Post Malone, a pharma company is making ketamine nasal spray to treat depression, a man starting oozing yellow gunk after eating too much butter, a suspected drug trafficker was arrested after his wife posted vacation photos online, and scientists have developed a pasta noodle too small to see with the naked eye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Brandon Scott Jones | 'Ghosts'

    Brandon Scott Jones | 'Ghosts'
    Feb 1 2025
    When actor Brandon Scott Jones learned that his show "Ghosts" would be filming in Montreal, he came up with a genius strategy to immerse himself among the city's French-speaking residents and become fluent in the language. "Ghosts" airs Thursdays on CBS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Nicole Kidman's Colbert Questionert | Seeing Lie To Lie

    Nicole Kidman's Colbert Questionert | Seeing Lie To Lie
    Jan 31 2025
    Trump’s MAGA goons want you to believe that what’s going on is normal, but it’s not. For example, our new head of Homeland Security cares more about her hair and makeup than protecting American citizens from being taken away by ICE agents. If you don’t know her favorite sandwich, or which animal frightens her the most, do you really know Hollywood legend Nicole Kidman? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins