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UPCOMING GUESTS ON “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT,” 5/1-5/8

THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT airs Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, and is available to stream on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)* and is available in audio form as a daily and Webby Award-winning podcast, THE LATE SHOW POD SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT.

Friday, May 1 (OAD: 4/22/26)

  • Pete Buttigieg

  • Andy Serkis

  • “Late Show Home Shopping” with Jon Stewart

Monday, May 4 *NEW*

  • Christopher Nolan

  • Dave Grohl

  • Performance by Foo Fighters

Tuesday, May 5 *NEW*

  • President Barack Obama

Wednesday, May 6 *NEW*

  • Sally Field

  • Performance by Chris Stapleton

  • Mother’s Day “First Drafts” with Evie McGee Colbert

Thursday, May 7 *NEW*

  • John Krasinski

  • “Kids Pitch” with special appearances by Jenny Slate, Liam Neeson, John Oliver, Isa Briones, Taylor Dearden and The Avett Brothers

Friday, May 8 (OAD: 4/14/26)

  • Billy Crystal

  • Ina Garten

Photos available at Paramount Press Express HERE.

Check out THE LATE SHOW’s online series, “The Colbert Questionert Extraordinert,” exclusively on YouTube. The latest “Questionert Extraordinert” features Paul Simon.

THE LATE SHOW’s “Book Club” series features new author interviews each month. April’s featured author was Patrick Radden Keefe. May’s featured author is Tom Perrotta.

THE LATE SHOW’s online series “Colbert Before Air” features incredible bonus content from the Ed Sullivan Theater that you won’t see on the show. In the newest episode, Stephen and bandmember Jon Lampley share an embouchure tell-all.

THE LATE SHOW’s online music series, “Late Show Me Music,” is back with a final featured performance, this time from Evil Twin.

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Listen to THE LATE SHOW POD SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT HERE.

*Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on-demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the episodes airs.

 

Press Contact:

Lauren Kamm

lauren.kamm@paramount.com

   

Photo Contacts:

 

Michele Crowe

michele.crowe@cbs.com

Aimee Santos

aimee.santos@cbs.com