Stephen welcomes singer-songwriter James Taylor, actor Rob McElhenney, and a special appearance by Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.

The Late Show [Colbert] Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Jim Gaffigan, Ann Curry
• s05e02 - Vice President Joe Biden, Pixies
• s05e03 - Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Graham Norton
• s05e04 - Condoleezza Rice, Bill Skarsgård, Banks
• s05e05 - Ansel Elgort, Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey
• s05e06 - James McAvoy, Stephen King, Vampire Weekend
• s05e07 - Jake Tapper, Jon Lovett
• s05e08 - Tom Hiddleston, Marie Osmond
• s05e09 - Senator Elizabeth Warren, The cast of
• s05e10 - Billy Crystal, Thomas Rhett
• s05e11 - Taraji P. Henson, Aasif Mandvi, Kevin Camia
• s05e12 - Paul McCartney
• s05e13 - Whoopi Goldberg, Ta-Nehisi Coates
• s05e14 - Renée Zellweger, Walton Goggins
• s05e15 - Sen. Bernie Sanders, Brittany Howard
• s05e16 - Patricia Heaton, Tegan and Sara
• s05e17 - Patricia Heaton, Tegan and Sara
• s05e18 - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Wilco
• s05e19 - Rachel Maddow, Thom Yorke
• s05e20 - Rami Malek, Jill Soloway
• s05e21 - Carrie Underwood, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes
• s05e22 - Jon Hamm, Pete Alonso
• s05e23 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, Susan Rice
• s05e24 - Will Smith, Andrew Scott
• s05e25 - Jonathan Van Ness, Brett Gelman, Big Thief, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg
• s05e26 - John Oliver, Amy Sedaris, Paul McCartney, Big Thief
• s05e27 - Julie Andrews, Jonathan Groff, YUNGBLUD ft. Dan Reynolds
• s05e28 - John Lithgow, Camila Mendes, Julie Andrews
• s05e29 - Ronan Farrow, Andrea Savage
• s05e30 - Steve Carell, Toby Keith
• s05e31 - Eddie Murphy, Ree Drummond
• s05e32 - Queen Latifah, Radhika Jones, Wu-Tang Clan
• s05e33 - Jennifer Aniston, Thomas Middleditch
• s05e34 - Norman Reedus, Cynthia Erivo, Miranda Lambert
• s05e35 - Nancy Pelosi, Rob Corddry
• s05e36 - Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Conan O'Brien
• s05e37 - Tim McGraw, Sen. Sherrod Brown
• s05e38 - Elizabeth Banks, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, King Princess
• s05e39 - Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen,
• s05e40 - Dr. Phil McGraw, Chris Parnell, Cold War Kids
• s05e41 - Liev Schreiber, Daniel Kaluuya, Cold War Kids
• s05e42 - Tim Robbins, Nicolle Wallace
• s05e43 - Mark Ruffalo, Andy Cohen
• s05e44 - David Harbour, Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit
• s05e45 - Adam Driver, Adrienne Warren, The 1975
• s05e46 - Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Waithe, Lady Antebellum
• s05e47 - John Heilemann, Alex Wagner
• s05e48 - Sen. Kamala Harris
• s05e49 - Daniel Craig, Lena Waithe
• s05e50 - Robert De Niro, J.J. Abrams
• s05e51 - Paul Rudd, Adrienne Warren
• s05e52 - LL Cool J, José Andrés
• s05e53 - Eddie Redmayne, Pharrell Williams
• s05e54 - Scarlett Johansson, Joe Pera
• s05e55 - Pharrell Williams, Chris Parnell, The Weeknd
• s05e56 - Saoirse Ronan, Tom Brokaw
• s05e57 - Ed Harris, Florence Pugh, Jon Batiste
• s05e58 - Clive Owen, Samantha Power, Thomas Rhett
• s05e59 - Adam Schiff
• s05e60 - Mark Harmon, Caitlin Weierhauser
• s05e61 - Aaron Paul, Idina Menzel
• s05e62 - Jamie Foxx
• s05e63 - Charlize Theron, Martha Stewart
• s05e64 - Jennifer Hudson, Jonathan Pryce, Sharon Van Etten, Norah Jones
• s05e65 - Jane Fonda, Tan France, Miranda Lambert
• s05e66 - Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Jamie Oliver
• s05e67 - Larry David
• s05e68 - Bernie Sanders, Penn Badgley
• s05e69 - Laura Dern, Kesha
• s05e70 - Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski
• s05e71 - Michael Bloomberg
• s05e72 - Andrew Yang, Abby McEnany
• s05e73 - Josh Gad, Tamron Hall
• s05e74 - Jim Gaffigan, Tom Steyer
• s05e75 - Patrick Stewart, Dick Cavett
• s05e76 - John Mulaney, Fortune Feimster
• s05e77 - Chris Cuomo, David Alan Grier
• s05e78 - Antonio Banderas, Jay Hernandez, Coyote Peterson
• s05e79 - Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers
• s05e80 - Samantha Bee, Michael Stipe
• s05e81 - Edie Falco, Fortune Feimster, Algiers, the cast of 'Cheer'
• s05e82 - James Taylor, Rob McElhenney, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
• s05e83 - John Leguizamo, Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig
• s05e84 - Jim Carrey
• s05e85 - Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Patton Oswalt
• s05e86 - James Taylor, Joe Mantegna, Michael Kiwanuka
• s05e87 - John Oliver, Alex Ebert
• s05e88 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
• s05e89 - Will Ferrell
• s05e90 - James Marsden, Sam Heughan
• s05e91 - Tyra Banks, Rahm Emanuel, Hailee Steinfeld
• s05e92 - Chris Christie, Nathaniel Rateliff
• s05e93 - Jason Segel, Charlotte Alter
• s05e94 - John Turturro, KALEO
• s05e95 - Tyra Banks, Coyote Peterson
• s05e96 - Ty Burrell, John Heilemann, James Taylor
• s05e97 - Anthony Mackie, Susan Glasser, David Alan Grier
• s05e98 - Chris Hayes, David Chang
• s05e99 - Casey Wilson, Keith Urban
• s05e100 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hannah Einbinder, Ty Burrell
• s05e101 - John Krasinski, Rachael & Vilray
• s05e102 - Charles Barkley, Peter Sarsgaard
• s05e103 - Hank Azaria, Suzy Nakamura
• s05e104 - Dixie Chicks, Michael Pollan
• s05e105 - John Oliver
• s05e106 - Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Karl, John Prine
• s05e107 - Ryan Reynolds, Keith Urban
• s05e108 - Nancy Pelosi, Alicia Keys
• s05e109 - Lady Gaga, Chance The Rapper, Jim James
• s05e110 - Conan O'Brien, Michael Stipe
• s05e111 - Bernie Sanders, Brandi Carlile
• s05e112 - Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jon Meacham, Dave Matthews
• s05e113 - Matthew McConaughey, Sam Hunt
• s05e114 - Dr. Jonathan LaPook, Cate Blanchett
• s05e115 - Shaquille O'Neal, Jessica Meir, Matt Berninger
• s05e116 - Trevor Noah, Christine and the Queens
• s05e117 - Trevor Noah, Willie, Lukas & Micah Nelson
• s05e118 - Michael Moore, Brett Eldredge
• s05e119 - Nathan Lane, Chef José Andrés
• s05e120 - Bill Gates, Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin
• s05e121 - John Mulaney, John Fogerty
• s05e122 - Jake Gyllenhaal, Stephen King, M. Ward
• s05e123 - Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Haim
• s05e124 - Senator Chuck Schumer, Paul Giamatti
• s05e125 - Thandie Newton, Ina Garten
• s05e126 - Anderson Cooper, Mark Foster
• s05e127 - Stephen King, Sheryl Crow
• s05e128 - Robert De Niro, Randy Newman
• s05e129 - Governor Andrew Cuomo, Christine and the Queens
• s05e130 - Jake Tapper, Tame Impala
• s05e131 - Christine Baranski, Ellie Kemper
• s05e132 - Hugh Laurie, Benjamin Gibbard
• s05e133 - John Lithgow, Alison Roman
• s05e134 - Kumail Nanjiani, Andra Day
• s05e135 - Gayle King, Amy Sedaris
• s05e136 - Keegan-Michael Key, Wilco
• s05e137 - Steve Carell, Milky Chance, Jack Johnson
• s05e138 - Killer Mike, Chris Hayes
• s05e139 - Keegan-Michael Key, Wes Moore
• s05e140 - Charlamagne Tha God, Tunde Adebimpe
• s05e141 - Cory Booker, Brian Wilson
• s05e142 - Karen Bass, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Grace Potter
• s05e143 - Chris Wallace
• s05e144 - Stacey Abrams, Megan Rapinoe
• s05e145 - Wesley Lowery, Judd Apatow
• s05e146 - John Dickerson, Black Pumas
• s05e147 - Hasan Minhaj, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
• s05e148 - Sen. Kamala Harris, Milky Chance & Jack Johnson
• s05e149 - Sherrilyn Ifill, Mike Birbiglia
• s05e150 - James Corden, Ibram X. Kendi, Bright Eyes
• s05e151 - John Bolton, Leslie Odom Jr.
• s05e152 - Jon Stewart
• s05e153 - Ibram X. Kendi, Patton Oswalt
• s05e154 - Norah O'Donnell, IDK
• s05e155 - Tom Hanks, Noah Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
• s05e156 - Ricky Gervais, W. Kamau Bell
• s05e157 - The Chicks
• s05e158 - Andy Cohen, Phoebe Bridgers
• s05e159 - Greta Thunberg, Keegan-Michael Key
• s05e160 - Mary Trump, Kristen Bell
• s05e161 - Ava DuVernay, Ben Folds
• s05e162 - Jon LaPook, Maroon 5
• s05e163 - Laura Linney
• s05e164 - Jason Sudeikis, April Ryan
• s05e165 - John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner
• s05e166 - Susan Rice, Sheryl Crow
• s05e167 - Elizabeth Warren, Regina Spektor
• s05e168 - Bernie Sanders
• s05e169 - Hillary Rodham Clinton
• s05e170 - Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Tim McGraw, Laura Benanti
• s05e171 - Trey Gowdy, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter
• s05e172 - Nancy Pelosi
• s05e173 - Chris Christie, Gregory Porter

The Late Show [Colbert] Show Summary

Stephen Colbert, the host, writer and executive producer of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "The Colbert Report", succeeds David Letterman as the host of "The Late Show". Stephen has been given near-full control of the show, with little interference from CBS management in regard to format.

Colbert will be bringing most of his staff from "The Colbert Report" with him to "Late Show", as well as outsiders such as Brian Stack, who is best known for his work on Conan O'Brien's programs. Jonathan Batiste and the "Stay Human" band joins "The Late Show" as the show's house band.