TV host John Oliver (TV series, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"); comic Joe Dombrowski;

Jamie Lee Curtis takes "The Colbert Questionert"; former basketball player Carmelo Anthony;

TV host Drew Barrymore (TV series, "The Drew Barrymore Show"); NPR CEO Katherine Maher;

Actor Cillian Murphy; singer Lady Gaga performs; appearance by actor Will Ferrell;

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; actor/TV host Eugene Levy (TV series, "The Reluctant Traveler");

Actress Jennifer Aniston; actor Cooper Hoffman; "Rescue Dog Rescue" with Jennifer Aniston;

Singer Usher; Mac DeMarco performs;

Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile; chef/TV host Samin Nosrat;

Director Ron Howard (movie, "Eden"); actor Gary Oldman (TV series, "Slow Horses") takes "The Colbert Questionert";

Journalist Jake Tapper; journalist Dave Remnick;

Actress Scarlett Johansson (movie, "Jurassic World: Rebirth"); Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz);

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif); actress/author Priscilla Presley;

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn); Lainey Wilson talks and performs;

Actor Jeremy Strong; actress Carrie Preston;

Writer/TV host Conan O'Brien; the Broadway cast of "Ragtime" performs;

TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel; Sam Smith.

Actress Julia Roberts (movie, "After the Hunt"); singer Sam Smith performs;

Actress/singer Lady Gaga;

Actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (Broadway's "Waiting for Godot"); J.I.D. performs;

Actress Bette Midler; actor Tim Meadows;

TV host Anderson Cooper (TV series, "The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper"); actor Mason Thames (movie, "Regretting You");

Actor Nick Offerman (book, "Little Woodchucks", TV mini-series, "Death by Lightning"); cooking demo with Chef Jose Andres; Community Calendar with Nick Offerman; Nathaniel Rateliff sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band;

Actor Jeremy Renner (TV series, "Mayor of Kingstown"); political advisor Karine Jean-Pierre; actress Laura Benanti (movie, "Everything's Going to Be Great");

Actor Michael J. Fox; Jeff Tweedy talks and performs;

Actress Emma Stone (movie, "Bugonia"); podcast host Alex Wagner;

Actor/director Ben Stiller (movie, "Stiller and Meara: Nothing is Lost"); comic Tig Notaro;

Actress Emma Thompson; author Judd Apatow; Thundercat performs with Remi Wolf;

Actor Colin Farrell (movie, "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey"); filmmaker Cameron Crowe;

Actress Sarah Paulson; Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz);

Actor Anthony Hopkins (movie, "Locked");

Actor Tom Hanks (movie "The Phoenician Scheme", TV mini-series "The American Revolution"); Mavis Staples performs;

Former First Lady Michelle Obama; singer Robert Plant;

Actress Tiffany Haddish; actor Gary Cole;

Actress Sydney Sweeney (movie, "Christy"); Patti Smith talks and performs; special appearance by director Guillermo del Toro (movie, "Frankenstein");

Actress Demi Moore (TV series, "Landman"); documentarian Ken Burns (TV mini-series, "The American Revolution");

Veterans Day; actress Claire Danes (TV mini-series, "The Beast in Me"); Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.);

Journalist Jonathan Karl; musician Pete Townshend;

Julia Roberts takes The Colbert Questionert; John Fogerty talks and performs;

Actor Ted Danson (TV series, "A Man on the Inside"); chef Alison Roman;

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch; actor Patton Oswalt; Jesse Welles performs;

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass); Billy Strings performs;

Singer Lady Gaga; New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill; Kristin Chenoweth and Stephen Schwartz perform; actor Daniel Craig;

Rachel Maddow; Drive-By Truckers and Jason Isbell perform;

Actor Michael Shannon (movie "Nuremberg", TV series "Death by Lightning"); actress/singer Jessie Buckley (movie, "Hamnet"); special appearance by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex;

TV host Jen Psaki; musician "Weird Al" Yankovic;

Actress Sigourney Weaver (movie, "Avatar: Flame and Ash"); actor Mandy Patinkin (TV series, "The Artist"); a performance from George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker", featuring Tiler Peck;

Actress Laura Dern (movie, "Jay Kelly", TV series "Palm Royale"); author/co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin (TV series, "CNBC Squawk Box"); holiday "First Drafts" with Evie McGee Colbert;

Singer Taylor Swift;

Actress Kate Winslet (movies "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Goodbye June"); Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Ben and Jerry's co-founders;

Actor Paul Rudd; actress Lesley Manville;

TV personalities Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen; The Mountain Goats perform; Laura Benanti makes a special appearance;

Actor Kumail Nanjiani (movie, "Ella McCay"); St. Vincent talks and performs;

Actor Hugh Jackman (movie, "Song Sung Blue"); Louis Cato and the Late Show Band perform; "Colbert's Canceled Christmas: The Last Noel", narrated by Nick Offerman;

Actor Ethan Hawke; journalist Julia Ioffe;

Actress Jodie Foster; actor Tracy Letts;

Journalist Chris Hayes (TV series, "All in with Chris Hayes"); Natalie Portman takes "The Colbert Questionert"; Robyn performs;

Actor Tom Hiddleston; journalist Terry Gross;

Jimmy Kimmel takes The Colbert Questionert; Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger (D-Va);

Actress Amanda Seyfried (movie, "The Testament of Ann Lee"); Yo-Yo Ma talks and performs;

Actor Paul Giamatti; director Ryan Coogler;

Actor Stellan Skarsgard (movie, "Sentimental Value"); presidential historian Jon Meacham; Warren Hayes sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band;

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt); Lucinda Williams performs;

Actress Jane Fonda; actress Jessica Williams (TV series, "Shrinking");

Chance the Rapper talks and performs; political scientist Maria Stephan;

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Penn); The War and Treaty perform

Actor Sam Rockwell; actor George Saunders;

Singer Bad Bunny (TV special, "Super Bowl LX") takes "The Colbert Questionert"; actress Katherine LaNasa (TV series, "The Pitt");

Actor Alexander Skarsgard (movie, "Pillion"); journalist Jacob Soboroff;

TV host John Oliver (TV series, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver");

Actor Mark Ruffalo (movies "Arco" and "Crime 101"); Father James Martin (book, "Work in Progress");

James Taylor talks and performs; Valentine's Day First Drafts with Evie McGee Colbert;

CBS prohibits Colbert from airing or even mentioning an interview with James Talarico, Democratic Texas House of Representatives. Actress Jennifer Garner; actress Emma Thompson; the death of actor Robert Duvall (1931-2026);

Journalist Kaitlan Collins; journalist Walter Isaacson;

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga); actor Kyle MacLachlan (TV series, "Fallout"); Thundercat sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band;

Actress Melissa McCarthy; journalist Michael Pollan;

Actor Ray Romano; actress Emma Thompson takes "The Colbert Questioner"; Cory Wong sits in with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine;

Journalist John Dickerson; Mitski performs;

Actress Teyana Taylor (movie "The Rip", TV series "All's Fair"); actor Bradley Whitford;

Actors Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell (TV series, "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters"); CMAT performs;

Actor Daniel Radcliffe; director Maggie Gyllenhaal (movie, "The Bride"); former Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk; Brandee Younger sits in with Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine;

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal (movie, "The Bride"); comic Maria Bamford;

Actor Steve Carell (TV series, "Rooster"); Hozier and Lake Street Dive perform;

TV host Jimmy Fallon (TV series, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"); actor Harvey Guillen (movie, "Pickleheads");

Actor John Lithgow; activist Paul Reickhoff;

Actress Michelle Pfeiffer (TV series, "The Madison"); Dave Matthews talks and performs;

Journalist Clarissa Ward; comic Pete Holmes;

Comic Wanda Sykes; comic Robert Smigel; Dan and Peggy Reeder perform;

Animators Trey Parker and Matt Stone; songwriter Robert Lopez; Andrew Rannells talks and performs with the Broadway cast of "The Book of Mormon";

Actor Elijah Wood; actor David Alan Grier; Lea Michele performs;

Actor Edward Norton; chef Jose Andres;

Comic John Mulaney (documentary, "Lorne"); David Byrne talks and performs;

Actor Nathan Lane (TV series, "Only Murders in the Building"); comic Arsenio Hall (book, "Arsenio: A Memoir");

Actress Meryl Streep (movie, "The Devil Wears Prada 2"); Maggie Rogers performs;

Paul Simon talks and performs; actor Ramy Youssef;

Actor Keanu Reeves (movie, "Outcome"); musician Jack White;

Media personality Oprah Winfrey; Brandi Carlile talks and performs;

Actor Bryan Cranston (TV mini-series, "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair"); Robert Plant performs;

Actress Maya Rudolph; actor Nick Offerman; Jeff Tweedy talks and performs with Hayley Williams; special appearance by Rachel Dratch;

Actor Billy Crystal; author Ina Garten;

Actress Anne Hathaway (movie, "Mother Mary"); comic Josh Johnson (TV special, "Josh Johnson: Symphony");

Anderson Cooper; actor Patton Oswalt;

Actor Don Cheadle; Jake Tapper;

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson; Raye performs; former Secretary of State John Kerry;

Politician Pete Buttigieg; actor Andy Serkis (movie, "Young Washington"); Late Show Home Shopping with Jon Stewart;

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass); Michael Stipe talks and performs;

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan; musician Dave Grohl; Foo Fighters perform;

Former President Barack Obama;

Actress Sally Field (movie, "Remarkably Bright Creatures"); Chris Stapleton performs; Mother's Day "First Drafts" with Evie McGee Colbert;

Actor John Krasinski; "Kids Pitch" with special appearances by Jenny Slate, Liam Neeson, John Oliver, Isa Briones, Taylor Dearden, and The Avett Brothers;

Podcast hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver (podcast "Strike Force Five"); Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, and Patrick Wilson perform;

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (movie, "The Sheep Detectives"); actor Pedro Pascal (movie, "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu");

Former President Barack Obama; actor Tom Hanks; Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, and Patrick Wilson perform;

TV host David Letterman; The Strokes perform;

The worst of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert";

TV host Jon Stewart; filmmaker Steven Spielberg; David Byrne performs with Stephen Colbert;

Stephen Colbert takes The Colbert Questionert, featuring special guests; Bruce Springsteen performs;

The Late Show series finale, featuring Paul McCartney and cameos by celebrities.