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Not unlike Netflix's pitching process, Stephen let a room of children write their own holiday movie in 2018. The result? "Santa Fight: Saving the Holiday from Atnas," starring Bryan Cranston, Laura Linney, Nick Kroll, Rachel Dratch, and John Oliver. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Dec 202115min

A trio who give new meaning to the words "triple threat," Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin, joined Stephen Colbert earlier this fall to talk about collaborating on their Hulu show, "Only Murders in the Building." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Dec 202118min

Stephen wanted to give his fans a nice, wholesome, family-friendly holiday music video for Christmas in 2017. Killer Mike and El-P from Run The Jewels had other plans. Enjoy this Christmas Colbert Classic and more Pod Show exclusives until The Late Show Pod Show is back with all new episodes in the new year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Dec 20217min

Lenard McKelvey, AKA Charlamagne Tha God, tells Stephen what he has planned for upcoming episodes of "Tha God's Honest Truth," his new late night show which airs Friday nights at 10/9c on Comedy Central and streams on Paramount+ and is Executive Produced by Stephen. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Dec 202110min

Earlier this fall, Stephen traveled to the planet Arrakis to meet "Dune" stars Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet, who told him how hard they worked to land the roles of Chani and Paul in the highly anticipated film by Denis Villeneuve. Superfan Stephen Colbert plays a little game he calls "Duner or Later" to see how well they know their history. "Dune" is streaming on HBO Max. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Dec 202122min

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th came after a half dozen Republican lawmakers developed a blueprint to publicly hammer home the idea that the election was tainted, and plotted to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s victory. Elsewhere, Stephen Colbert performed a special song to cheer up theatergoers who missed their Broadway shows last night due to Covid closures. And our annual Late Show Christmas Cartoon is back! It's Christmas Eve, and Santa is about to certify the Naughty & Nice List in the Klaus of Representatives, when he's interrupted by a "Stop the Sleigh" rally, fueled by the shadowy internet cult "Scrooge-Anon." Will Christmas survive a full-scale tinsel-rection led by Ted Cruz and Marjorie Taylor Greene? Only Santa and Mrs. Claus stand in their un-merry way. Next, CNN's Anderson Cooper takes shots of tequila with Stephen and watches footage of himself drunk on the air while hosting CNN’s “New Years Eve Live” with Andy Cohen. Tune in this year to see what trouble Anderson gets in while hosting the ball drop in Times Square. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Dec 202142min

Rep. Jim Jordan and the rest of the Republican Caucus are accessories to the Jan. 6th coup attempt, and they are doing everything they can to prevent Congress and the public from hearing about what happened that day and who was behind it. Next, a big trend emerged in Google's Year in Search 2021: people want to heal, and Stephen Colbert’s “Lord of the Rings” rap celebrates 20 years of the greatest trilogy in movie history - thanks to Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Method Man, Killer Mike, and Anna Kendrick for helping Stephen and Jon Batiste honor the number one trilly. Denzel Washington returns to the show to talk Shakespeare with Stephen and preview his new film, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which hits theaters on Christmas Day and streams on Apple TV+ beginning January 14th. And the amazing Maggie Gyllenhaal returns to the show to tell Stephen about making her directorial debut with the new film, “The Lost Daughter,” which is in theaters this Friday and streaming on Netflix on December 31st. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Dec 202144min

The Jan. 6th committee is examining text messages that Mark Meadows received during the attack on the U.S. Capitol, including several revealing messages sent by personalities at Fox News. Meanwhile… You won’t believe the raunchy titles in the new slate of holiday movies Stephen Colbert is releasing this year. The star of “The Witcher” on Netflix, Henry Cavill, stops by for a two part interview with Stephen Colbert which starts with a comparison of Cavill’s Superman costume to those worn by earlier versions of the Man of Steel. The amazing Jonathan Groff returns to the show with stories from the set of “The Matrix Resurrections,” in which he gets a rare chance to play a bad guy. “The Matrix Resurrections” is in theaters and on HBO Max on December 22nd. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Dec 202140min