The Best Episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen welcomes actress Jennifer Lawrence and a musical performance by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

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Stephen welcomes musician Elvis Costello and a musical performance by Elvis Costello & the Imposters.

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Stephen welcomes singer Dua Lipa and a musical performance by 2 Chainz.

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Stephen welcomes actor Daniel Craig and biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin.

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Stephen welcomes journalist Anderson Cooper and actress Sutton Foster.

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Stephen welcomes actor John C. Reilly and actress Kristin Chenoweth.

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Stephen welcomes sports analyst Shaquille O'Neal and actress Mayim Bialik.

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Stephen welcomes musician Jon Batiste and actor Oscar Isaac.

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Stephen welcomes actor Josh Brolin and a musical performance by The Who.

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Stephen welcomes astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and a performance by comedian Emmy Blotnick.

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Stephen welcomes actor Alexander Skarsgård and musician Jack White, with a live performance by Jack White.

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Stephen welcomes Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and director Judd Apatow.

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Stephen speaks with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, followed by a performance from the South Korean girl group TWICE.

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Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal takes ”The Colbert Questionert,” Sebastian Stan talks on Pam and Tommy and indie-rock star Sharon Van Etten performs.

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Jennifer Connelly talks about Top Gun: Maverick and Tony award-winning Patti LuPone performs from the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Company.

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Stephen welcomes comedian Michael Che and Admiral James Stavridis.

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Stephen welcomes actor Robert De Niro and actress Rosie Perez.

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Stephen welcomes Congressman Adam Schiff, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and a musical performance by Kurt Vile.

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Stephen welcomes Jon Batiste, who takes “The Colbert Questionert,” and actor Simu Liu.

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Stephen welcomes actor Bryan Cranston and Senator Raphael Warnock.

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Stephen welcomes journalists Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein and a musical performance by Bonnie Raitt.

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Stephen welcomes actress Emma Thompson and comic Tom Segura.

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Stephen welcomes Senator Cory Booker and a musical performance by The Lumineers.

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Stephen welcomes author Werner Herzog and a musical performance by Roger Waters.

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Stephen welcomes filmmaker Taika Waititi and comic David Sedaris.

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