John Oliver | Lights, Camera, Redaction

Award-winning poet and journalist Clint Smith joins Stephen for an insightful conversation about what poetry can mean to people. Clint’s latest collection of poems, “Above Ground,” is available now. ...

1 Apr 202311min

A New York grand jury voted to indict the former president, while his Florida rival is traveling the country hunting for campaign cash, and Rep. Lauren Boebert appears fixated on public urination. Bro...

31 Mar 202326min

Forcing former VP Pence to testify about the Jan 6th insurrection is good for the country, unlike banning kids from singing Dolly Parton songs or copying Gwyneth Paltrow by getting ozone gas blown up ...

30 Mar 202324min

Skylar Astin stars in the hit CBS drama, “So Help Me Todd,” alongside the amazing Marcia Gay Harden, for whom he has a loving nickname he can’t believe she lets him use. “So Help Me Todd” airs Thursda...

29 Mar 20238min

Stephen does the math on America’s gun violence epidemic and checks in on the growing battle between the former president and Florida’s governor. Nine-time Grammy-winner Mary J. Blige joins Stephen to...

29 Mar 202323min

The former president’s supporters did not protest en masse last week, but he did score big with a song featuring jailed Jan 6 rioters. Elsewhere, the nation remains glued to the drama at Gwyneth Paltr...

28 Mar 202325min

Riley Keough had a feeling she would get the part of Daisy in her new series, similar to the premonition she had about her future husband soon after they met. “Daisy Jones & The Six” is available to s...

27 Mar 20239min

Stephen reviews the latest trends in romance and dating in this edition of his segment, "Romansplaining with Stephen Colbert." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: http...

26 Mar 20234min