Season 11 episodes2025-09-02

Season 11

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.

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Episodes

Season 11

Episode 1

John Oliver, Joe Dombrowski

41m

Episode 2

Jamie Lee Curtis, Carmelo Anthony

41m

Episode 3

Drew Barrymore, Katherine Maher

41m

Episode 4

Cillian Murphy, Lady Gaga, Will Ferrell

41m

Episode 5

Sonia Sotomayor, Eugene Levy

41m

Season 11

Season 11

John Oliver, Joe Dombrowski

Jamie Lee Curtis, Carmelo Anthony

Drew Barrymore, Katherine Maher

Cillian Murphy, Lady Gaga, Will Ferrell

Sonia Sotomayor, Eugene Levy

Jennifer Aniston, Cooper Hoffman

Usher, Mac DeMarco

Brandi Carlile, Samin Nosrat

Ron Howard, Gary Oldman

Jake Tapper, St. Vincent

Scarlett Johansson, Sen. Mark Kelly

Gov. Gavin Newsom, Priscilla Presley

Sen. Chris Murphy, Lainey Wilson

Jeremy Strong, Carrie Preston

Conan O'Brien

Jimmy Kimmel, Sam Smith

Julia Roberts, Sam Smith

Lady Gaga

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, J.I.D

Bette Midler, Tim Meadows

Anderson Cooper, Mason Thames

Nick Offerman, José Andrés, Nathaniel Rateliff

Jeremy Renner, Karine Jean-Pierre, Laura Benanti

Michael J. Fox, Jeff Tweedy

Emma Stone, Alex Wagner

Ben Stiller, Tig Notaro

Emma Thompson, Judd Apatow, Thundercat featuring Remi Wolf

Colin Farrell, Cameron Crowe

Sarah Paulson, Sen. Ruben Gallego

Anthony Hopkins

Tom Hanks, Mavis Staples

Michelle Obama, Robert Plant

Tiffany Haddish, Gary Cole

Sydney Sweeney, Patti Smith, Guillermo del Toro

Demi Moore, Ken Burns

Claire Danes, Rep. James Clyburn

Jonathan Karl, Pete Townshend

Julia Roberts, John Fogerty

Ted Danson, Alison Roman

Benedict Cumberbatch, Patton Oswalt, Jesse Welles

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Billy Strings

Lady Gaga, Mikie Sherrill, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, Daniel Craig

Rachel Maddow, Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell

Michael Shannon, Jessie Buckley, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Jen Psaki, "Weird Al" Yankovic

Sigourney Weaver, Mandy Patinkin

Laura Dern, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Evie McGee Colbert

Taylor Swift

Kate Winslet; Ben Cohen; Jerry Greenfield

Paul Rudd, Lesley Manville

Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Laura Benanti

Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent

Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman

Ethan Hawke, Julia Ioffe

Jodie Foster, Tracy Letts

Chris Hayes, Natalie Portman, Robyn

Tom Hiddleston, Terry Gross

Jimmy Kimmel, Abigail Spanberger

Amanda Seyfried, Yo-Yo Ma

Paul Giamatti, Ryan Coogler

Stellan Skarsgård, Scott Galloway, Warren Haynes

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Lucinda Williams

Jane Fonda, Jessica Williams

Chance the Rapper, Maria Stephan

Gov. Josh Shapiro, The War and Treaty

Sam Rockwell, George Saunders

Bad Bunny, Katherine LaNasa

Alexander Skarsgård, Jacob Soboroff

John Oliver

Mark Ruffalo, Father James Martin

Ian McKellen, I'm With Her, Laura Benanti

James Taylor, Evie McGee Colbert

Jennifer Garner

Kaitlan Collins, Walter Isaacson

Sen. Jon Ossoff, Kyle MacLachlan, Thundercat

Melissa McCarthy, Michael Pollan

Ray Romano, Emma Thompson, Cory Wong

John Dickerson, Mitski