List of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since September 8, 2015, and is hosted by actor, comedian and critic Stephen Colbert, an alumnus of The Daily Show and former host of The Colbert Report. Louis Cato and The Late Show Band serve as the show's house band. A total of episodes has aired.
Episodes
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March
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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| 1764 | March 2, 2026 | Brett McGurk, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Gyllenhaal | N/A | |
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America at Whaaa? Brandee Younger sits in with the band and provides musical accompaniment. Brett McGurk discusses the 2026 Iran war. Daniel Radcliffe discusses Every Brilliant Thing. Maggie Gyllenhaal discusses The Bride! | ||||
| 1765 | March 3, 2026 | Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bamford | N/A | |
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A War with Iran. Late Show Presents: Meanwhile. Jake Gyllenhaal discusses The Bride! Maria Bamford discusses Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story. | ||||
| 1766 | March 4, 2026 | Steve Carell | Hozier & Lake Street Dive | |
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Hormuz Nuz U Can Uz. Late Show Home Shopping: Canceled Clearance Sale! Bye Bye Buy (with Steve Carell)! Steve Carell discusses Rooster. Hozier and Lake Street Dive perform "With a Little Help from My Friends", with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine providing musical accompaniment. | ||||
| 1767 | March 5, 2026 | Jimmy Fallon, Harvey Guillén | N/A | |
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Rescue Dog Rescue with Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon discusses The Tonight Show. Harvey Guillén discusses The Rocky Horror Show. | ||||
| 1768 | March 9, 2026 | John Lithgow, Paul Rieckhoff | N/A | |
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John Lithgow discusses the Broadway play Giant and serenades Stephen with a poem; Paul Rieckhoff promotes his Independent Americans podcast and critiques Congress' approach toward Donald Trump's use of the military. | ||||
| 1769 | March 10, 2026 | Michelle Pfeiffer, Dave Matthews | Dave Matthews | |
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Meanwhile; Michelle Pfeiffer discusses The Madison; Dave Matthews discusses the musicians who inspire him, and also performs "Peace on Earth", "Making It Great Again", and "Don't Drink the Water". | ||||
| 1770 | March 11, 2026 | Clarissa Ward, Pete Holmes | N/A | |
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Clarissa Ward joins Stephen from Iraq to discuss the 2026 Iran war; Pete Holmes discusses his comedy special Silly Silly Fun Boy and his book for children, Spells to Cast on Your Parents. | ||||
| 1771 | March 12, 2026 | Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel | Dan & Peggy Reeder | |
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Meanwhile; Wanda Sykes discusses Undercard; Robert Smigel promotes his new podcast and the Night of Too Many Stars event, while Triumph the Insult Comic Dog places a call to Stephen;[1] Dan & Peggy Reeder perform "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness". | ||||
| 1772 | March 16, 2026 | Trey Parker, Matt Stone & Robert Lopez, Andrew Rannells | Andrew Rannells | |
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A cold-open ad for Lexus' "May to Neigh" sales event; Hormuz Nuz U Can Uz; Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez discuss the 15th anniversary of The Book of Mormon; Andrew Rannells recalls auditioning for Mormon, and performs the musical's "I Believe" with its Broadway company. | ||||
| 1773 | March 17, 2026 | Elijah Wood, David Alan Grier | Lea Michele and the Cast and Orchestra of Chess | |
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Meanwhile; Elija Wood discusses Ready or Not 2: Here I Come; David Alan Grier discusses St. Denis Medical; Lea Michele sings "Nobody's Side" from Chess with the backing of the musical's cast and orchestra. | ||||
| 1774 | March 18, 2026 | Edward Norton, José Andrés | N/A | |
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Stephen promotes more items (and commemorative "Last Show" t-shirts) for the Late Show Clearance Sale; Edward Norton performs a section of Walt Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"; José Andrés makes his signature paella dish and a red-hot rum drink. | ||||
External links
- Official website
- Lineups at Interbridge
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at IMDb
- ^ Rosenzweig, Jed (March 13, 2026). "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog 'Calls In' to Roast Departing Stephen Colbert". LateNighter. Retrieved March 18, 2026.