The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Season 11 Episodes

Episode 1

John Oliver/Joe Dombrowski

Tue, Sep 2, 202560 mins

TV host John Oliver (TV series, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"); comic Joe Dombrowski;

Episode 2

Jamie Lee Curtis/Carmelo Anthony

Wed, Sep 3, 202560 mins

Jamie Lee Curtis takes "The Colbert Questionert"; former basketball player Carmelo Anthony;

Episode 3

Drew Barrymore/Katherine Maher

Thu, Sep 4, 202560 mins

TV host Drew Barrymore (TV series, "The Drew Barrymore Show"); NPR CEO Katherine Maher;

Episode 4

Cillian Murphy/Lady Gaga/Will Ferrell

Mon, Sep 8, 202560 mins

Actor Cillian Murphy; singer Lady Gaga performs; appearance by actor Will Ferrell;

Episode 5

Sonia Sotomayor/Eugene Levy

Tue, Sep 9, 202560 mins

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; actor/TV host Eugene Levy (TV series, "The Reluctant Traveler");

Episode 6

Jennifer Aniston/Cooper Hoffman

Wed, Sep 10, 202560 mins

Actress Jennifer Aniston; actor Cooper Hoffman; "Rescue Dog Rescue" with Jennifer Aniston;

Episode 7

Usher/Mac DeMarco

Thu, Sep 11, 202560 mins

Singer Usher; Mac DeMarco performs;

Episode 8

Brandi Carlile/Samin Nosrat

Tue, Sep 16, 202560 mins

Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile; chef/TV host Samin Nosrat;

Episode 9

Ron Howard/Gary Oldman

Wed, Sep 17, 202560 mins

Director Ron Howard (movie, "Eden"); actor Gary Oldman (TV series, "Slow Horses") takes "The Colbert Questionert";

Episode 10

Jake Tapper/David Remnick

Thu, Sep 18, 202560 mins

Journalist Jake Tapper; journalist Dave Remnick;

Episode 11

Scarlett Johansson/Sen. Mark Kelly/

Mon, Sep 22, 202560 mins

Actress Scarlett Johansson (movie, "Jurassic World: Rebirth"); Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz);

Episode 12

Gavin Newsom/Priscilla Presley/

Tue, Sep 23, 202560 mins

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif); actress/author Priscilla Presley;

Episode 13

Sen. Chris Murphy/Lainey Wilson

Wed, Sep 24, 202560 mins

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn); Lainey Wilson talks and performs;

Episode 14

Jeremy Strong/Carrie Preston

Thu, Sep 25, 202560 mins

Actor Jeremy Strong; actress Carrie Preston;

Episode 15

Conan O'Brien/Cast of Ragtime

Mon, Sep 29, 202560 mins

Writer/TV host Conan O'Brien; the Broadway cast of "Ragtime" performs;

Episode 16

Jimmy Kimmel/Sam Smith

Tue, Sep 30, 202560 mins

TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel; Sam Smith.

Episode 17

Julia Roberts/Sam Smith

Wed, Oct 1, 202560 mins

Actress Julia Roberts (movie, "After the Hunt"); singer Sam Smith performs;

Episode 18

Lady Gaga

Thu, Oct 2, 202560 mins

Actress/singer Lady Gaga;

Episode 19

Keanu Reeves/Alex Winter/J.I.D.

Mon, Oct 13, 202560 mins

Actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (Broadway's "Waiting for Godot"); J.I.D. performs;

Episode 20

Bette Midler/Tim Meadows

Tue, Oct 14, 202560 mins

Actress Bette Midler; actor Tim Meadows;

Episode 21

Anderson Cooper/Mason Thames

Wed, Oct 15, 202560 mins

TV host Anderson Cooper (TV series, "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper"); actor Mason Thames (movie, "Regretting You");

Episode 22

Nick Offerman/Jose Andrés/Nathaniel Rateliff

Thu, Oct 16, 202560 mins

Actor Nick Offerman (book, "Little Woodchucks", TV mini-series, "Death by Lightning"); cooking demo with Chef Jose Andres; Community Calendar with Nick Offerman; Nathaniel Rateliff sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band;

Episode 23

Jeremy Renner/Karine Jean-Pierre/Laura Benanti

Mon, Oct 20, 202560 mins

Actor Jeremy Renner (TV series, "Mayor of Kingstown"); political advisor Karine Jean-Pierre; actress Laura Benanti (movie, "Everything's Going to Be Great");

Episode 24

Michael J. Fox/Jeff Tweedy

Tue, Oct 21, 202560 mins

Actor Michael J. Fox; Jeff Tweedy talks and performs;

Episode 25

Emma Stone/Alex Wagner

Wed, Oct 22, 202560 mins

Actress Emma Stone (movie, "Bugonia"); podcast host Alex Wagner;

Episode 26

Ben Stiller/Tig Notaro

Thu, Oct 23, 202560 mins

Actor/director Ben Stiller (movie, "Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost"); comic Tig Notaro;

Episode 27

Emma Thompson/Judd Apatow/Thundercat with Remi Wolf

Mon, Oct 27, 202560 mins

Actress Emma Thompson; author Judd Apatow; Thundercat performs with Remi Wolf;

Episode 28

Colin Farrell/Cameron Crowe

Tue, Oct 28, 202560 mins

Actor Colin Farrell (movie, "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey"); filmmaker Cameron Crowe;

Episode 29

Sarah Paulson/Sen. Ruben Gallego

Wed, Oct 29, 202560 mins

Actress Sarah Paulson; Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz);

Episode 30

Anthony Hopkins

Thu, Oct 30, 202560 mins

Actor Anthony Hopkins (movie, "Locked");

Episode 31

Tom Hanks/Mavis Staples

Mon, Nov 3, 202560 mins

Actor Tom Hanks (movie "The Phoenician Scheme", TV mini-series "The American Revolution"); Mavis Staples performs;

Episode 32

Michelle Obama/Robert Plant

Tue, Nov 4, 202560 mins

Former First Lady Michelle Obama; singer Robert Plant;

Episode 33

Tiffany Haddish/Gary Cole

Wed, Nov 5, 202560 mins

Actress Tiffany Haddish; actor Gary Cole;

Episode 34

Sydney Sweeney/Patti Smith/Guillermo del Toro

Thu, Nov 6, 202560 mins

Actress Sydney Sweeney (movie, "Christy"); Patti Smith talks and performs; special appearance by director Guillermo del Toro (movie, "Frankenstein");

Episode 35

Demi Moore/Ken Burns

Mon, Nov 10, 202560 mins

Actress Demi Moore (TV series, "Landman"); documentarian Ken Burns (TV mini-series, "The American Revolution");

Episode 36

Claire Danes/Rep. James Clyburn

Tue, Nov 11, 202560 mins

Veterans Day; actress Claire Danes (TV mini-series, "The Beast in Me"); Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.);

Episode 37

Jonathan Karl/Pete Townshend

Wed, Nov 12, 202560 mins

Journalist Jonathan Karl; musician Pete Townshend;

Episode 38

Julia Roberts/John Fogerty

Mon, Nov 17, 202560 mins

Julia Roberts takes The Colbert Questionert; John Fogerty talks and performs;

Episode 39

Ted Danson/Alison Roman

Tue, Nov 18, 202560 mins

Actor Ted Danson (TV series, "A Man on the Inside"); chef Alison Roman;

Episode 40

Benedict Cumberbatch/Patton Oswalt/Jesse Welles

Wed, Nov 19, 202560 mins

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch; actor Patton Oswalt; Jesse Welles performs;

Episode 41

Elizabeth Warren/Billy Strings

Thu, Nov 20, 202560 mins

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass); Billy Strings performs;

Episode 42

Lady Gaga/Mikie Sherrill/Kristin Chenoweth & Stephen Schwartz/Daniel Craig

Mon, Dec 1, 202560 mins

Singer Lady Gaga; New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill; Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz perform; actor Daniel Craig;

Episode 43

Rachel Maddow/Drive-By Truckers/Jason Isbell

Tue, Dec 2, 202560 mins

Rachel Maddow; Drive-By Truckers and Jason Isbell perform;

Episode 44

Michael Shannon/Jessie Buckley/Prince Harry

Wed, Dec 3, 202560 mins

Actor Michael Shannon (movie "Nuremberg", TV series "Death by Lightning"); actress/singer Jessie Buckley (movie, "Hamnet"); special appearance by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex;

Episode 45

Jen Psaki/"Weird Al' Yankovic

Thu, Dec 4, 202560 mins

TV host Jen Psaki; musician "Weird Al" Yankovic;

Episode 46

Sigourney Weaver/Mandy Patinkin

Mon, Dec 8, 202560 mins

Actress Sigourney Weaver (movie, "Avatar: Flame and Ash"); actor Mandy Patinkin (TV series, "The Artist"); a performance from George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker", featuring Tiler Peck;

Episode 47

Laura Dern/Andrew Ross Sorkin/Evie McGee Colbert

Tue, Dec 9, 202560 mins

Actress Laura Dern (movie, "Jay Kelly", TV series "Palm Royale"); author/co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin (TV series, "CNBC Squawk Box"); holiday "First Drafts" with Evie McGee Colbert;

Episode 48

Taylor Swift

Wed, Dec 10, 202560 mins

Singer Taylor Swift;

Episode 49

Kate Winslet/Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

Thu, Dec 11, 202560 mins

Actress Kate Winslet (movies "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Goodbye June"); Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Ben and Jerry's co-founders;

Episode 50

Paul Rudd/Lesley Manville

Mon, Dec 15, 202560 mins

Actor Paul Rudd; actress Lesley Manville;

Episode 51

Anderson Cooper/Andy Cohen/The Mountain Goats/Laura Benanti

Tue, Dec 16, 202560 mins

TV personalities Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen; The Mountain Goats perform; Laura Benanti makes a special appearance;

Episode 52

Kumail Nanjiani/St. Vincent

Wed, Dec 17, 202560 mins

Actor Kumail Nanjiani (movie, "Ella McCay"); St. Vincent talks and performs;

Episode 53

Hugh Jackman

Thu, Dec 18, 202560 mins

Actor Hugh Jackman (movie, "Song Sung Blue"); Louis Cato and the Late Show Band perform; "Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel", narrated by Nick Offerman;

Episode 54

Ethan Hawke/Julia Ioffe

Mon, Jan 5, 202660 mins

Actor Ethan Hawke; journalist Julia Ioffe;

Episode 55

Jodie Foster/Tracy Letts

Tue, Jan 6, 202660 mins

Actress Jodie Foster; actor Tracy Letts;

Episode 56

Chris Hayes/Natalie Portman/Robyn

Wed, Jan 7, 202660 mins

Journalist Chris Hayes (TV series, "All in with Chris Hayes"); Natalie Portman takes "The Colbert Questionert"; Robyn performs;

Episode 57

Tom Hiddleston/Terry Gross

Thu, Jan 8, 202660 mins

Actor Tom Hiddleston; journalist Terry Gross;

Episode 58

Jimmy Kimmel/Abigail Spanberger

Mon, Jan 12, 202660 mins

Jimmy Kimmel takes The Colbert Questionert; Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger (D-Va);

Episode 59

Amanda Seyfried/Yo-Yo Ma

Tue, Jan 13, 202660 mins

Actress Amanda Seyfried (movie, "The Testament of Ann Lee"); Yo-Yo Ma talks and performs;

Episode 60

Paul Giamatti/Ryan Coogler

Wed, Jan 14, 202660 mins

Actor Paul Giamatti; director Ryan Coogler;

Episode 61

Stellan Skarsgård/Jon Meacham/Warren Haynes

Thu, Jan 15, 202660 mins

Actor Stellan Skarsgard (movie, "Sentimental Value"); presidential historian Jon Meacham; Warren Hayes sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band;

Episode 62

Bernie Sanders/Lucinda Williams

Tue, Jan 20, 202660 mins

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt); Lucinda Williams performs;

Episode 63

Jane Fonda/Jessica Williams

Wed, Jan 21, 202660 mins

Actress Jane Fonda; actress Jessica Williams (TV series, "Shrinking");

Episode 64

Chance the Rapper/Maria Stephan

Thu, Jan 22, 202660 mins

Chance the Rapper talks and performs; political scientist Maria Stephan;

Episode 65

Josh Shapiro/The War and Treaty

Mon, Jan 26, 202660 mins

Charli XCX talks and performs; Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Penn);

Episode 66

Sam Rockwell/George Saunders

Tue, Jan 27, 202660 mins

Actor Sam Rockwell; actor George Saunders;

Episode 67

Bad Bunny/Katherine LaNasa

Wed, Jan 28, 202660 mins

Singer Bad Bunny (TV special, "Super Bowl LX") takes "The Colbert Questionert"; actress Katherine LaNasa (TV series, "The Pitt");

Episode 68

Alexander Skårsgard/Jacob Soboroff

Thu, Jan 29, 202660 mins

Actor Alexander Skarsgard (movie, "Pillion"); journalist Jacob Soboroff;

Episode 69

John Oliver

Mon, Feb 2, 202660 mins

TV host John Oliver (TV series, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver");

Episode 70

Mark Ruffalo/James Martin

Tue, Feb 3, 202660 mins

Actor Mark Ruffalo (movies "Arco" and "Crime 101"); Father James Martin (book, "Work in Progress");

Episode 71

Ian McKellen/I'm With Her/Laura Benanti

Wed, Feb 4, 202660 mins

Actor Ian McKellen; I'm with Her perform; special appearance by Laura Benanti;

Episode 72

James Taylor/Evie McGee Colbert

Thu, Feb 5, 202660 mins

James Taylor talks and performs; Valentine's Day First Drafts with Evie McGee Colbert;

Episode 73

Jennifer Garner/Emma Thompson

Mon, Feb 16, 202660 mins

CBS prohibits Colbert from airing or even mentioning an interview with James Talarico, Democratic Texas House of Representatives. Actress Jennifer Garner; actress Emma Thompson; the death of actor Robert Duvall (1931-2026);

Episode 74

Kaitlan Collins/Walter Isaacson

Tue, Feb 17, 202660 mins

Journalist Kaitlan Collins; journalist Walter Isaacson;

Episode 75

Jon Ossoff/Kyle MacLachlan/Thundercat

Wed, Feb 18, 202660 mins

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga); actor Kyle MacLachlan (TV series, "Fallout"); Thundercat sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band;

Episode 76

Melissa McCarthy/Michael Pollan

Thu, Feb 19, 202660 mins

Actress Melissa McCarthy; journalist Michael Pollan;

Episode 77

Ray Romano/Emma Thompson/Cory Wong

Mon, Feb 23, 202660 mins

Actor Ray Romano; actress Emma Thompson takes "The Colbert Questioner"; Cory Wong sits in with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine;

Episode 78

John Dickerson/Mitski

Tue, Feb 24, 202660 mins

Journalist John Dickerson; Mitski performs;

Episode 79

Teyana Taylor/Bradley Whitford

Wed, Feb 25, 202660 mins

Actress Teyana Taylor; actor Bradley Whitford;

Episode 80

Kurt Russell & Wyatt Russell/CMAT

Thu, Feb 26, 202660 mins

Actors Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell (TV series, "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters"); CMAT performs;

Episode 81

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 82

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 83

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 84

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 85

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 86

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 87

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Mon, Mar 2, 2026

Episode 88

Final

Thu, May 21, 2026