Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.
Cast:Stephen Colbert , Stay Human , Jon Batiste , Jen Spyra , Louis Cato , Brian Stack , Evelyn McGee , John Oliver , Laura Benanti , Jon Stewart , Bernie Sanders , Anderson Cooper , Neil deGrasse Tyson , John Dickerson , James Taylor , Gayle King , Tom Hanks , Elizabeth Warren
Stephen Colbert succeeds David Letterman as "Late Show" host, with his first guests George Clooney and Governor Jeb Bush. Also: Mavis Staples performs with various additional guests; Jon Batiste and Stay Human debut as the house band.
Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)); SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. Also: Kendrick Lamar performs.
Vice President Joe Biden; Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. Also: Toby Keith performs.
Amy Schumer (Trainwreck (2015)); author Stephen King; Paul Simon performs.
Actress Emily Blunt (Sicario (2015)); Supreme Court justice Stephen G. Breyer; The Dead Weather performs.
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal (Everest (2015)); Apple CEO Tim Cook; Run the Jewels performs with TV on the Radio.
Actor Kevin Spacey; TV legend Carol Burnett with comics Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer; Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp are interviewed and perform.
Trevor Noah (The Daily Show (1996)); United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. Also: Chris Stapleton performs.
Actress Lupita Nyong'o; Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Ind.-Vt.); a performance from "An American in Paris" stars Christopher Wheeldon, Robbie Fairchild and Leanne Cope.
NBA MVP Stephen Curry; 2016 Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Also: Don Henley performs.
2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump; U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. Also: Raury performs.
Hugh Jackman (Pan (2015)); Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Also: Pearl Jam perform.
Author Andrew Sullivan; journalist and activist Maria Shriver; comedian Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015)); Archbishop Thomas Wenski. Also: The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus and the Choir of St. Jean Baptiste perform.
Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai (He Named Me Malala (2015)); Kerry Washington (Scandal (2012)). Also: The Arcs perform.
First Lady Michelle Obama; Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project (2012)). Also: John Legend performs.
Elliot Page (Freeheld (2015)); Jesse Eisenberg (Louder Than Bombs (2015)); inventor/designer Dominic Wilcox.
Elizabeth Gilbert; John Oliver; Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel; singer/songwriter Bill Withers. Also: Ed Sheeran performs.
Secretary of State John Kerry; Claire Danes (Homeland (2011)); comic Felix Kjellberg (aka PewDiePie).
Morgan Freeman (Momentum (2015)); Ruth Wilson (The Affair (2014)); Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); cellist Yo-Yo Ma; a performance by ballerina Misty Copeland.
Bill Clinton; comedian Billy Eichner (Parks and Recreation (2009) and Difficult People (2015)). Also: Florence and the Machine perform.
Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin (2014)); economist Ben Bernanke. Also: Tame Impala perform.
Cate Blanchett (Truth (2015)); Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky; Dartmonth College football dummy.
James Corden (The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)); Vice Media CEO Shane Smith. Also: Halsey performs.
Carey Mulligan (The Walker (2015)); author Elvis Costello (book "Unfaithful Music"). Also: Darlene Love performs.
Sarah Silverman (Gravy (2015)); Elijah Wood (The Last Witch Hunter (2015)). Also: a performance from 'The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses'.
Jack Black (Goosebumps (2015)); GoPro CEO Nick Woodman. Also: a performance by tap dancer Michelle Dorrance.
Oprah Winfrey; Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators of the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale". Also: Judith Hill performs.
Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)); Crimson Peak (2015) cast members Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska, director Guillermo del Toro. Also: Beach House perform.
Sienna Miller (Burnt (2015)); Melissa Benoist (Supergirl (2015)). Also: Chance the Rapper performs.
Hillary Clinton; Anthony Bourdain; author Carrie Brownstein. Also: Lianne La Havas sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife (2009)); author Jonathan Franzen. Also: Alabama Shakes perform.
Seth MacFarlane performs and is interviewed. Also: astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Charlie Rose (CBS This Morning (1992)); Stacy Schiff. Also: Ghost performs; The Zombies perform with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.
Allison Janney (Mom (2013)); comedian Colin Quinn (Trainwreck (2015)); comedian Margaret Cho (Tooken (2015)).
Antonio Banderas (The 33 (2015)); Netflix CEO Reed Hastings; author John Irving.
Daniel Craig (Spectre (2015)); author Elizabeth Gilbert; interview and demonstration with Dr. Eugenia Cheng.
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo (2015)); author Karl Ove Knausgård. Also: Shamir performs.
Whoopi Goldberg (The View (1997)); 2016 Republican presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Also: Glen Hansard performs.
Ethan Hawke; Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Also: Nathaniel Rateliff and "The Night Sweats" perform.
Comedian Aziz Ansari (Master of None (2015)); producer Shonda Rhimes; Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless (Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)).
Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder (2014)); physicist Brian Greene. Also: George Ezra performs.
Jennifer Connelly (Shelter (2014)); director Judd Apatow. Also: Sydney Bennett and Matt Martians perform.
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight (2015)); John Cleese (Absolutely Anything (2015)). And: Michael Flatley performs.
Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Florent Groberg (USA-Ret); Bill Maher; artist-author Shepard Fairey. Also: The Acro-Cats perform.
Julianne Moore (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)); author Burt Reynolds (book, "But Enough About Me"). Also: Public Image Ltd. perform; CeeLo Green sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.
Sharon Stone (Agent X (2015)); Justin Theroux (The Leftovers (2014)). Also: James Taylor performs.
Jane Fonda (Youth (2015) and Grace and Frankie (2015)); interview and performance by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Brandon Niederauer (Here Comes Rusty (2016)).
Michael Caine (Youth (2015)); Larry Wilmore. Also: Jordan Asher Cruz (aka Boots) performs; Vulfpeck sit in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.
Sylvester Stallone (Creed (2015)); Ted Koppel; NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch. Also: My Morning Jacket perform.