Talk show · CBS
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Stephen Colbert
Self - Host
1816 eps
Nancy Pelosi
Self - Guest
7 eps
Chris Hayes
Self - Guest
6 eps
Ethan Hawke
Self - Guest
7 eps
Jake Gyllenhaal
Self - Guest
7 eps
Jon Lovett
Self - Guest
7 eps
Tommy Vietor
Self - Guest
7 eps
Bradley Whitford
Self - Guest
6 eps
Patton Oswalt
Self - Guest
6 eps
Pete Buttigieg
Self - Guest
9 eps
Emily Blunt
Self - Guest
6 eps
John Lithgow
Self - Guest
6 eps
Nick Offerman
Self - Guest
8 eps
Charlamagne tha God
Self - Guest
7 eps
Eliana Kwartler
Self
6 eps
Steve Carell
Self - Guest
6 eps
Keanu Reeves
Self - Guest
7 eps
John Krasinski
Self - Guest
8 eps
Keegan-Michael Key
Self - Guest
6 eps
Elizabeth Warren
Self - Guest
10 eps
Nathaniel Rateliff
Self - Musical Guest
6 eps
Amy Klobuchar
Self - Guest
6 eps
Trevor Noah
Self - Guest
7 eps
Hillary Clinton
Self - Guest
9 eps
Cory Booker
Self - Guest
6 eps
Daniel Craig
Self - Guest
6 eps
Bernie Sanders
Self - Guest
16 eps
Gayle King
Self - Guest
7 eps
Jim Gaffigan
Self - Guest
8 eps
Paul Giamatti
Self - Guest
6 eps
Chris Wallace
Self
7 eps
Jake Tapper
Self - Guest
6 eps
Adam Kinzinger
Self - Guest
7 eps
Jonathan Groff
Self - Guest
7 eps
Jennifer Hudson
Self
6 eps
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self - Guest
12 eps
Daniel Radcliffe
Self - Guest
7 eps
Ken Burns
Self - Guest
7 eps
Michelle Obama
Self - Guest
7 eps
James Taylor
Self - Musical Guest
9 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Late Show with Stephen Colbert actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Character Depth.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
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 run
Seasons
11 seasons · 1816 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
2015202 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S01E01 George Clooney, Jeb Bush, Jon Batiste & Stay Human
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
2016206 episodes
6.2IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
2017194 episodes
9.1IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
2018195 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S04E07 Keira Knightley, Beto O'Rourke, Martha Stewart
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
2019173 episodes
9.0IMDbSeason 6 · Complete
Season 6
2020168 episodes
8.7IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
2021170 episodes
8.8IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
2022107 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S08E78 P!nk, Jonathan Majors
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
2023129 episodes
9.5IMDb
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
2024153 episodes
6.1IMDbBest episode · S10E74 Damon Wayans Jr., Daniel Boulud
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
2025118 episodes
2.9IMDbBest episode · S11E34 Sydney Sweeney, Patti Smith, Guillermo del Toro
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S11E34
Sydney Sweeney, Patti Smith, Guillermo del Toro
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".
S11E24
Michael J. Fox, Jeff Tweedy
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".
S11E30
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Anthony Hopkins discusses his new book, ‘We Did OK, Kid’ (interview pre-taped at a house in Los Angeles).
S10E19
Vice President Kamala Harris
Stephen acknowledges the impact of Hurricane Milton. Vice President Kamala Harris discusses recent politics and her presidential campaign.
S11E96
Keanu Reeves, Jack White
S11E23
Jeremy Renner, Karine Jean-Pierre, Laura Benanti
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’.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S11E118
Hello Goodbye
S11E117
Bruce Springsteen
S11E116
Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, David Byrne
S11E115
The Worst of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (Not A Clip Show!)
S11E114
David Letterman, the Strokes
S11E113
Barack Obama, Tom Hanks
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jon StewartExecutive Producer
- Tom PurcellExecutive Producer
- Gabe GronliProducer
- Ballard C. BoydProducer
- Stephen ColbertExecutive Producer
- Bjoern StejskalProducer
Writing
- Stephen ColbertWriter
- Nate CharnyWriter
- Michael BrummWriter
Direction
- Yvonne DeMareDirector
- Jim HoskinsonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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