The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 12 / Year 2026

Ethan Hawke.

Julia Ioffe.

Jodie Foster.

Tracy Letts. 

Chris Hayes.

Performance by Robyn.

Tom Hiddleston.

Terry Gross.

Jimmy Kimmel takes "The Colbert Questionert."

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger.

Amanda Seyfried.

Interview with and performance by Yo-Yo Ma.

"Community Calendar" with Amanda Seyfried.

Paul Giamatti – STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY (Paramount+).

Ryan Coogler.

Stellan Skarsgård.

Scott Galloway.

Warren Haynes sitting in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band.

Senator Bernie Sanders.

Performance by Lucinda Williams.

Jane Fonda.

Jessica Williams.

Interview with and performance by Chance the Rapper.

Political scientist Maria Stephan.

Governor Josh Shapiro.

Musical performance by The War and Treaty

Sam Rockwell.

George Saunders.

Bad Bunny takes "The Colbert Questionert."

Katherine LaNasa.

Alexander Skarsgård.

Jacob Soboroff.

John Oliver.

"Late Show Home Shopping" with John Oliver.

Mark Ruffalo.

Father James Martin.

"Community Calendar" with Mark Ruffalo.

Ian McKellen.

Performance by I'm With Her.

Special appearance by Laura Benanti.

Interview with and performance by James Taylor.

Valentine's Day "First Drafts" with Evie McGee Colbert.

Stephen welcomes actress Jennifer Garner and remembers the late Robert Duvall with a look back at his most recent appearance on The Late Show.

Stephen explains why his network would not let him air an interview with James Talarico, due to pressure by Trump's FCC, the interview was released only on Youtube.

Kaitlan Collins.

Walter Isaacson.

Senator Jon Ossoff.

Kyle MacLachlan.

Thundercat sitting in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band.

Melissa McCarthy.

Michael Pollan.

Stephen welcomes comedian Ray Romano, actress Emma Thompson takes "The Colbert Questionert", and Cory Wong sits in with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine.

John Dickerson.

Performance by Mitski.

LIVE ET/Delayed PT. 

Teyana Taylor.

Bradley Whitford.

Kurt and Wyatt Russell.

Performance by CMAT.

Stephen welcomes actor Daniel Radcliffe, actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, Former special presidential envoy Brett McGurk, and Brandee Younger sitting in with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine.

Jake Gyllenhaal.

Maria Bamford.

Steve Carell.

Performance by Hozier and Lake Street Dive.

"Late Show Home Shopping" with Steve Carell.

Jimmy Fallon.

Harvey Guillén.

"Rescue Dog Rescue" with Jimmy Fallon.

John Lithgow.

Paul Rieckhoff.

Michelle Pfeiffer – THE MADISON (Paramount+).

Interview with and performance by Dave Matthews.

Clarissa Ward.

Pete Holmes.

Wanda Sykes.

Robert Smigel.

Performance by Dan & Peggy Reeder.

Trey Parker, Matt Stone & Robert Lopez.

Andrew Rannells

Performance by the Broadway cast of "The Book of Mormon."

Elijah Wood.

David Alan Grier.

Performance by Lea Michele and the Broadway cast and orchestra of "Chess."

Edward Norton.

Cooking demo with José Andrés.

John Mulaney.

Interview with and performance by David Byrne.

Nathan Lane.

Arsenio Hall.

Meryl Streep.

Performance by Maggie Rogers.

Interview with and performance by Paul Simon.

Ramy Youssef.

Keanu Reeves.

Jack White.

Oprah Winfrey.

Interview with and performance by Brandi Carlile.

Bryan Cranston.

Performance by Robert Plant.

Maya Rudolph.

Nick Offerman and Jeff Tweedy.

Performance by Hayley Williams and Jeff Tweedy.

Special appearance by Rachel Dratch.

Billy Crystal.

Ina Garten.

Anne Hathaway.

Josh Johnson.

The Late Show's Women's Hotline with Rachel Dratch

Anderson Cooper.

Patton Oswalt.

Don Cheadle.

Jake Tapper.

Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Performance by RAYE.

Pete Buttigieg.

Andy Serkis.

Home Shopping with Jon Stewart.

Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Interview with and performance by Michael Stipe.

Christopher Nolan.

Dave Grohl.

Performance by Foo Fighters.

President Barack Obama.

Sally Field.

Performance by Chris Stapleton.

Mother's Day "First Drafts" with Evie McGee Colbert.

Stephen welcomes John Krasinski and "Kids Pitch" with special appearances by Jenny Slate, Liam Neeson, John Oliver, Isa Briones, Taylor Dearden and The Avett Brothers.

Stephen welcomes the hosts of "Strike Force Five" – Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver.

Stephen welcomes actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and actor Pedro Pascal.

Stephen welcomes President Barack Obama with "The Colbert Questionert", actor Tom Hanks, and a special Broadway performance featuring Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt & Patrick Wilson.

Stephen welcomes television host David Letterman with a performance by The Strokes.

Stephen looks back at the worst of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Not a clip show!

Stephen welcomes comedian Jon Stewart, filmmaker Steven Spielberg with a performance by David Byrne.

Stephen welcomes Bruce Springsteen and a very memorable edition of "The Colbert Questionert" with special guests.

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT Series Finale featuring special guests.