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Season 5
Season 5 episodes2019-09-03

Season 5

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 5

Episode 1

Jim Gaffigan, Ann Curry

45m

Episode 2

Vice President Joe Biden, Pixies

45m

Episode 3

Pete Buttigieg, Graham Norton

45m

Episode 4

Condoleezza Rice, Bill Skarsgård, Banks

45m

Episode 5

Ansel Elgort, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey

45m

Episode 6

James McAvoy; Stephen King; Vampire Weekend

45m

Episode 7

Jake Tapper, Jon Lovett

45m

Episode 8

Tom Hiddleston, Marie Osmond

45m

Episode 9

Elizabeth Warren, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen

45m

Episode 10

Billy Crystal, Thomas Rhett

45m

Episode 11

Taraji P. Henson, Aasif Mandvi, Kevin Camia

45m

Episode 12

The Best of Season 4: The Greatest Season 4 of All Time!

45m

Episode 13

Paul McCartney

45m

Episode 14

Whoopi Goldberg, Ta-Nehisi Coates

45m

Episode 15

Renée Zellweger, Walton Goggins

45m

Episode 16

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Brittany Howard

45m

Episode 17

Patricia Heaton, Tegan and Sara

45m

Episode 18

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Wilco

45m

Episode 19

Rachel Maddow, Thom Yorke

45m

Episode 20

Rami Malek, Jill Soloway, Leah Bonnema

45m

Episode 21

Carrie Underwood, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes

45m

Episode 22

Jon Hamm, Pete Alonso

45m

Episode 23

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Susan Rice

45m

Episode 24

Will Smith, Andrew Scott

45m

Episode 25

Jonathan Van Ness, Brett Gelman, Big Thief, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg

45m

Episode 26

John Oliver, Amy Sedaris, Paul McCartney, Big Thief

45m

Episode 27

Julie Andrews, Jonathan Groff, YUNGBLUD ft. Dan Reynolds

45m

Episode 28

John Lithgow, Camila Mendes, Julie Andrews

45m

Episode 29

Ronan Farrow, Andrea Savage

45m

Episode 30

Steve Carell, Toby Keith

45m

Episode 31

Eddie Murphy, Ree Drummond

45m

Episode 32

Queen Latifah, Radhika Jones

45m

Episode 33

Jennifer Aniston, Thomas Middleditch

45m

Episode 34

Norman Reedus, Cynthia Erivo, Miranda Lambert

45m

Episode 35

Nancy Pelosi

45m

Episode 36

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Conan O'Brien, Rob Corddry

45m

Episode 37

Tim McGraw, Senator Sherrod Brown

45m

Episode 38

Elizabeth Banks, Amy Klobuchar

45m

Episode 39

Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, “MasterChef Junior” Contestants

45m

Episode 40

John Dickerson, King Princess

45m

Episode 41

Liev Schreiber, Daniel Kaluuya, Cold War Kids

45m

Episode 42

Tim Robbins, Nicole Wallace

45m

Episode 43

Mark Ruffalo, Andy Cohen, Thom Yorke

45m

Episode 44

David Harbour, Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit

45m

Episode 45

Adam Driver, The 1975, Jacinda Ardern

45m

Episode 46

Helena Bonham Carter, Lucy Lawless, Bret McKenzie

45m

Episode 47

John Heilemann, Alex Wagner

45m

Episode 48

Kamala Harris, Lady Antebellum

45m

Episode 49

Daniel Craig, Lena Waithe

45m

Episode 50

Robert De Niro, J.J. Abrams

45m

Episode 51

Paul Rudd, Adrienne Warren

45m

Episode 52

LL Cool J, José Andrés

45m

Episode 53

Eddie Redmayne, Joe Pera, Pharrell Williams

45m

Episode 54

Scarlett Johansson, The Weeknd

45m

Episode 55

Pharrell Williams, Chris Parnell, The Weeknd

45m

Episode 56

Saoirse Ronan, Tom Brokaw

45m

Episode 57

Ed Harris, Florence Pugh, Jon Batiste

45m

Episode 58

Clive Owen, Samantha Power, Thomas Rhett

45m

Episode 59

Rep. Adam Schiff

45m

Episode 60

Mark Harmon, Caitlin Weierhauser

45m

Episode 61

Aaron Paul, Idina Menzel

45m

Episode 62

Jamie Foxx

45m

Episode 63

Charlize Theron, Martha Stewart

45m

Episode 64

Jennifer Hudson, Jonathan Pryce, Sharon Van Etten, Norah Jones

45m

Episode 65

Jane Fonda, Tan France, Miranda Lambert

45m

Episode 66

Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Jamie Oliver, Kate Willett

45m

Episode 67

Larry David, Pedro Gonzalez

45m

Episode 68

Bernie Sanders, Penn Badgley

45m

Episode 69

Laura Dern, Kesha

45m

Episode 70

Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski, Cast of TINA: The Tina Turner Musical

45m

Episode 71

Michael Bloomberg

45m

Episode 72

Andrew Yang, Abby McEnany

45m

Episode 73

Josh Gad, Tamron Hall, Tiana Major9, Earthgang

45m

Episode 74

Jim Gaffigan, Tom Steyer

45m

Episode 75

Patrick Stewart, Dick Cavett

45m

Episode 76

John Mulaney

45m

Episode 77

Chris Cuomo, David Alan Grier, Jon Stewart

45m

Episode 78

Antonio Banderas, Jay Hernandez

45m

Episode 79

Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers

45m

Episode 80

Samantha Bee, Michael Stipe, Dana Carvey

45m

Episode 81

Edie Falco, Fortune Feimster, Algiers, the cast of 'Cheer'

45m

Episode 82

James Taylor, Rob McElhenney, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog

45m

Episode 83

John Leguizamo, Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig

45m

Episode 84

Jim Carrey

45m

Episode 85

Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Patton Oswalt

45m

Episode 86

James Taylor, Joe Mantegna, Michael Kiwanuka

45m

Episode 87

John Oliver, Alex Ebert

45m

Episode 88

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Moses Sumney

45m

Episode 89

Will Ferrell

45m

Episode 90

James Marsden, Sam Heughan, John Oliver

45m

Episode 91

Rahm Emanuel, Hailee Steinfeld

45m

Episode 92

Chris Christie, Nathaniel Rateliff

45m

Episode 93

Jason Segel, Charlotte Alter, Elizabeth Warren

45m

Episode 94

John Turturro, Charlamagne Tha God, KALEO

45m

Episode 95

Tyra Banks, Coyote Peterson

45m

Episode 96

Ty Burrell, John Heilemann, James Taylor

45m

Episode 97

Anthony Mackie, Susan Glasser, David Alan Grier

45m

Episode 98

Chris Hayes, David Chang

45m

Episode 99

Keith Urban, Casey Wilson

45m

Episode 100

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hannah Einbinder, Ty Burrell

45m

Episode 101

John Krasinski, Rachael & Vilray

45m

Episode 102

Charles Barkley, Peter Sarsgaard

45m

Episode 103

Hank Azaria, Suzy Nakamura

45m

Episode 104

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

45m

Episode 105

John Oliver

45m

Episode 106

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Karl, John Prine

45m

Episode 107

Ryan Reynolds, Keith Urban

45m

Episode 108

Nancy Pelosi, Alicia Keys

45m

Episode 109

Lady Gaga, Chance The Rapper, Jim James

45m

Episode 110

Conan O'Brien, Michael Stipe

45m

Episode 111

Senator Bernie Sanders, Brandi Carlile

45m

Episode 112

Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jon Meacham, Dave Matthews

45m

Episode 113

Matthew McConaughey, Sam Hunt

45m

Episode 114

Dr. Jonathan LaPook, Cate Blanchett

45m

Episode 115

Shaquille O'Neal, Jessica Meir, Matt Berninger

45m

Episode 116

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Martin

45m

Episode 117

Trevor Noah, Willie, Lukas & Micah Nelson

45m

Episode 118

Michael Moore, Brett Eldredge

45m

Episode 119

Nathan Lane, José Andrés

45m

Episode 120

Bill Gates, Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin

45m

Episode 121

John Mulaney, John Fogerty

45m

Episode 122

Jake Gyllenhaal, M. Ward

45m

Episode 123

Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Haim

45m

Episode 124

Senator Chuck Schumer, Paul Giamatti

45m

Episode 125

Thandie Newton, Ina Garten, John Mulaney

45m

Episode 126

Anderson Cooper, Mark Foster

45m

Episode 127

Stephen King, Sheryl Crow

45m

Episode 128

Robert De Niro, Randy Newman

45m

Episode 129

Governor Andrew Cuomo, Christine and the Queens

45m

Episode 130

Jake Tapper, Tame Impala

45m

Episode 131

Christine Baranski, Ellie Kemper

45m

Episode 132

Hugh Laurie, Benjamin Gibbard

45m

Episode 133

John Lithgow, Alison Roman

45m

Episode 134

Kumail Nanjiani, Andra Day, Elmo

45m

Episode 135

Gayle King, Amy Sedaris

45m

Episode 136

Steve Carell, Wilco, Nick Kroll

45m

Episode 137

Vice President Joe Biden

45m

Episode 138

Killer Mike, Chris Hayes

45m

Episode 139

Keegan-Michael Key, Wes Moore

45m

Episode 140

Charlamagne Tha God, Tunde Adebimpe

45m

Episode 141

Cory Booker, Brian Wilson

45m

Episode 142

Karen Bass, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Grace Potter

45m

Episode 143

Chris Wallace, Emmanuel Acho

45m

Episode 144

Stacey Abrams, Megan Rapinoe, The Flaming Lips

45m

Episode 145

Wesley Lowery, Judd Apatow

45m

Episode 146

John Dickerson, Black Pumas

45m

Episode 147

Hasan Minhaj, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

45m

Episode 148

Sen. Kamala Harris, Milky Chance & Jack Johnson

45m

Episode 149

Sherrilyn Ifill, Mike Birbiglia

45m

Episode 150

James Corden, Laura Benanti, Bright Eyes

45m

Episode 151

John Bolton

45m

Episode 152

Jon Stewart

45m

Episode 153

Ibram X. Kendi, Patton Oswalt

45m

Episode 154

Norah O'Donnell, IDK

45m

Episode 155

Tom Hanks

45m

Episode 156

Ricky Gervais, Noah Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus

45m

Episode 157

W. Kamau Bell, The Chicks

45m

Episode 158

Andy Cohen, Phoebe Bridgers

45m

Episode 159

Greta Thunberg, Keegan-Michael Key

45m

Episode 160

Mary Trump

45m

Episode 161

Ava DuVernay, Kristen Bell, Ben Folds

45m

Episode 162

Dr. Jon LaPook , Maroon 5

45m

Episode 163

Laura Linney

45m

Episode 164

April Ryan, Jason Sudeikis

45m

Episode 165

Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Baby Rose

45m

Episode 166

Susan Rice, Sheryl Crow

45m

Episode 167

Elizabeth Warren, Regina Spektor

45m

Episode 168

Bernie Sanders, Jon Batiste, Nathaniel Rateliff

45m

Episode 169

Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Killers

45m

Episode 170

Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Tim McGraw, Laura Benanti

45m

Episode 171

Bland of Opportunity

45m

Episode 172

Nancy Pelosi, Lucinda Williams

45m

Episode 173

Governor Chris Christie, Gregory Porter

45m