Intro Rewind: Father Guido Sarducci

The fabulous Issa Rae returned to The Late Show this fall to preview the fifth and final season of "Insecure," now streaming on HBO Max, and tells Stephen how she dealt with the pressure of writing an ending to the popular series. 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

29 Dec 202112min

Michael Keaton was thrilled to be back in NYC for his visit to The Late Show, and he confirmed that he can still fit into the Bat Suit he wore in the seminal 1989 film. Keaton describes the real life actions of the Purdue Pharma executives depicted in "Dopesick," the Hulu limited series he stars in and executive produced. 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

28 Dec 202118min

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