The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/Season Five

Season Five
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season Premiere	September 3, 2019
Season Finale	August 27, 2020
Episode Count	173
Previous Season Four	Next Season Six

Season Five of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 3, 2019.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
795	1	Show 795 Jim Gaffigan; Ann Curry			September 3, 2019
796	2	Show 796 Vice President Joe Biden; musical guest Pixies			September 4, 2019
797	3	Show 797 Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Graham Norton			September 5, 2019
798	4	Show 798 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Bill Skarsgård; musical guest BANKS			September 9, 2019
799	5	Show 799 Ansel Elgort; Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey			September 10, 2019
800	6	Show 800 James McAvoy; Stephen King; musical guest Vampire Weekend			September 11, 2019
801	7	Show 801 live Jake Tapper; Jon Lovett			September 12, 2019
802	8	Show 802 Tom Hiddleston; Marie Osmond			September 16, 2019
803	9	Show 803 Senator Elizabeth Warren; "The Brady Bunch" (Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland and Susan Olsen)			September 17, 2019
804	10	Show 804 Billy Crystal; musical guest Thomas Rhett			September 18, 2019
805	11	Show 805 Taraji P. Henson; Aasif Mandvi; stand-up by Kevin Camia			September 19, 2019
806	12	Show 806 The Best of Season 4: The Greatest Season 4 of All Time!			September 20, 2019
807	13	Show 807 Paul McCartney			September 23, 2019
808	14	Show 808 Whoopi Goldberg; Ta-Nehisi Coates			September 24, 2019
809	15	Show 809 Renée Zellweger; Walton Goggins special guest New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern			September 25, 2019
810	16	Show 810 Senator Bernie Sanders; musical guest Brittany Howard			September 26, 2019
811	17	Show 811 Patricia Heaton; Tegan and Sara; musical guest Tegan and Sara			September 27, 2019
812	18	Show 812 Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea Clinton; musical guest Wilco			September 30, 2019
813	19	Show 813 Rachel Maddow; Thom Yorke			October 1, 2019
814	20	Show 814 Rami Malek; Jill Soloway; stand-up by Leah Bonnema			October 2, 2019
815	21	Show 815 Carrie Underwood; Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes; musical guest Carrie Underwood			October 3, 2019
816	22	Show 816 Jon Hamm Pete Alonso Smashes Things			October 4, 2019
817	23	Show 817 Neil deGrasse Tyson; Former National Security Advisor and Ambassador Susan Rice			October 7, 2019
818	24	Show 818 Will Smith; Andrew Scott			October 8, 2019
819	25	Show 819 Jonathan Van Ness; Brett Gelman special appearances by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Pete Buttigieg			October 9, 2019
820	26	Show 820 John Oliver and Amy Sedaris interview Stephen; Paul McCartney; musical guest Big Thief			October 10, 2019
821	27	Show 821 Julie Andrews; Jonathan Groff; musical guest YUNGBLUD ft. Dan Reynolds			October 21, 2019
822	28	Show 822 John Lithgow; Camila Mendes Julie Andrews and Stephen Colbert recite a poem			October 22, 2019
823	29	Show 823 Ronan Farrow; Andrea Savage			October 23, 2019
824	30	Show 824 Steve Carell; musical guest Toby Keith			October 24, 2019
825	31	Show 825 Eddie Murphy; Ree Drummond			October 25, 2019
826	32	Show 826 Queen Latifah; Radhika Jones			October 28, 2019
827	33	Show 827 Jennifer Aniston; Thomas Middleditch			October 29, 2019
828	34	Show 828 Norman Reedus; Cynthia Erivo; musical guest Miranda Lambert			October 30, 2019
829	35	Show 829 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi			October 31, 2019
830	36	Show 830 Conan O'Brien and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson interview Stephen Colbert; Rob Corddry			November 1, 2019
831	37	Show 831 Tim McGraw; Senator Sherrod Brown			November 4, 2019
832	38	Show 832 Elizabeth Banks; Senator Amy Klobuchar			November 5, 2019
833	39	Show 833 Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen; "MasterChef Junior" contestants			November 6, 2019
834	40	Show 834 John Dickerson; musical guest King Princess			November 7, 2019
835	41	Show 835 Liev Schreiber; Daniel Kaluuya; musical guest Cold War Kids			November 12, 2019
836	42	Show 836 Tim Robbins; Nicolle Wallace			November 13, 2019
837	43	Show 837 Mark Ruffalo; Andy Cohen; musical guest Thom Yorke			November 14, 2019
838	44	Show 838 David Harbour; Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit; musical guests Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit from "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"			November 15, 2019
839	45	Show 839 Adam Driver; musical guest The 1975 "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander" Night 1 special appearance by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern			November 18, 2019
840	46	Show 840 Helena Bonham Carter "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander" Night 2 special appearance by Lucy Lawless and Bret McKenzie			November 19, 2019
841	47	Show 841 live John Heilemann and Alex Wagner "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander" Night 3			November 20, 2019
842	48	Show 842 Senator Kamala Harris; musical guest Lady Antebellum "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander" Night 4			November 21, 2019
843	49	Show 843 Daniel Craig; Lena Waithe "Stephen Colbert: The Newest Zealander" Night 5			November 22, 2019
844	50	Show 844 Robert De Niro; J.J. Abrams			November 25, 2019
845	51	Show 845 Paul Rudd; Adrienne Warren			November 26, 2019
846	52	Show 846 LL Cool J; José Andrés			November 27, 2019
847	53	Show 847 Eddie Redmayne; Joe Pera; musical guest Pharrell Williams			December 4, 2019
848	54	Show 848 Scarlett Johansson; musical guest The Weeknd			December 5, 2019
849	55	Show 849 Pharrell Williams; Chris Parnell; musical guest The Weeknd			December 6, 2019
850	56	Show 850 Saoirse Ronan; Tom Brokaw			December 9, 2019
851	57	Show 851 Ed Harris; Florence Pugh; musical guest Jon Batiste			December 10, 2019
852	58	Show 852 Clive Owen; former ambassador to the UN Samantha Power; musical guest Thomas Rhett			December 11, 2019
853	59	Show 853 Rep. Adam Schiff			December 12, 2019
854	60	Show 854 Mark Harmon; stand-up by Caitlin Weierhauser special appearance by the cast of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"			December 13, 2019
855	61	Show 855 Aaron Paul; musical guest Idina Menzel			December 16, 2019
856	62	Show 856 Jamie Foxx			December 17, 2019
857	63	Show 857 Charlize Theron; Martha Stewart special appearance by John Lithgow			December 18, 2019
858	64	Show 858 Jennifer Hudson; Jonathan Pryce; musical guest Sharon Van Etten ft. Norah Jones Christmas segment from "Our Cartoon President"			December 19, 2019
859	65	Show 859 Jane Fonda; Tan France; musical guest Miranda Lambert			January 6, 2020
860	66	Show 860 Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale; Jamie Oliver; stand-up by Kate Willett			January 7, 2020
861	67	Show 861 Larry David; stand-up by Pedro Gonzalez			January 8, 2020
862	68	Show 862 Senator Bernie Sanders; Penn Badgley			January 9, 2020
863	69	Show 863 Laura Dern; Kesha; musical guest Kesha			January 10, 2020
864	70	Show 864 Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski; performance by the cast of "TINA: The Tina Turner Musical"			January 13, 2020
865	71	Show 865 live Mayor Michael Bloomberg			January 14, 2020
866	72	Show 866 Andrew Yang; Abby McEnany			January 15, 2020
867	73	Show 867 Josh Gad; Tamron Hall; musical guest Tiana Major9 & Earthgang			January 16, 2020
868	74	Show 868 Jim Gaffigan; Tom Steyer			January 20, 2020
869	75	Show 869 Patrick Stewart; Dick Cavett			January 21, 2020
870	76	Show 870 John Mulaney			January 22, 2020
871	77	Show 871 Chris Cuomo; David Alan Grier special appearance by Jon Stewart			January 23, 2020
872	78	Show 872 Antonio Banderas; Jay Hernandez			January 28, 2020
873	79	Show 873 Steve Martin; musical guest Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers			January 29, 2020
874	80	Show 874 Samantha Bee; Michael Stipe special appearance by Dana Carvey			January 30, 2020
875	81	Show 875 Edie Falco; Fortune Feimster; musical guest Algiers special appearance by the cast of "Cheer" (Monica Aldama, La'Darius Marshall, Jerry Harris and Gabi Butler)			January 31, 2020
876	82	Show 876 James Taylor; Rob McElhenney special appearance by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog			February 3, 2020
877	83	Show 877 live John Leguizamo; Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig			February 4, 2020
878	84	Show 878 Jim Carrey			February 5, 2020
879	85	Show 879 Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Patton Oswalt			February 6, 2020
880	86	Show 880 James Taylor; Joe Mantegna; musical guest Michael Kiwanuka			February 7, 2020
881	87	Show 881 John Oliver; musical guest Alex Ebert			February 10, 2020
882	88	Show 882 Julia Louis-Dreyfus; musical guest Moses Sumney			February 11, 2020
883	89	Show 883 Will Ferrell			February 12, 2020
884	90	Show 884 James Marsden; Sam Heughan special appearance by John Oliver			February 13, 2020
885	91	Show 885 former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; musical guest Hailee Steinfeld			February 24, 2020
886	92	Show 886 live former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff			February 25, 2020
887	93	Show 887 Jason Segel; Charlotte Alter Dishing with Elizabeth Warren			February 26, 2020
888	94	Show 888 John Turturro; Charlamagne Tha God; musical guest KALEO			February 27, 2020
889	95	Show 889 Tyra Banks; Coyote Peterson			February 28, 2020
890	96	Show 890 Ty Burrell; John Heilemann; musical guest James Taylor			March 2, 2020
891	97	Show 891 Anthony Mackie; Susan Glasser special appearance by David Alan Grier			March 3, 2020
892	98	Show 892 Chris Hayes; David Chang			March 4, 2020
893	99	Show 893 Keith Urban; Casey Wilson; musical guest Keith Urban			March 5, 2020
894	100	Show 894 Neil deGrasse Tyson; stand-up by Hannah Einbinder special appearance by Ty Burrell			March 6, 2020
895	101	Show 895 John Krasinski; musical guest Rachael & Vilray			March 9, 2020
896	102	Show 896 Charles Barkley; Peter Sarsgaard			March 10, 2020
897	103	Show 897 Hank Azaria; Suzy Nakamura			March 11, 2020
898	104	Show 898 Dr. Sanjay Gupta note: no studio audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic			March 12, 2020
899	105	Show 899 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert John Oliver			March 30, 2020
900	106	Show 900 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Daniel Radcliffe; Jonathan Karl previously unaired duet between John Prine and Stephen			March 31, 2020
901	107	Show 901 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Ryan Reynolds			April 1, 2020
902	108	Show 902 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Alicia Keys; musical guest Alicia Keys			April 2, 2020
903	109	Show 903 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Chance the Rapper; musical guest Jim James special appearance by Lady Gaga			April 6, 2020
904	110	Show 904 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Conan O'Brien; musical guest Michael Stipe			April 7, 2020
905	111	Show 905 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Senator Bernie Sanders; musical guest Brandi Carlile			April 8, 2020
906	112	Show 906 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert "Pod Save America" (Jon Favreau; Jon Lovett; Tommy Vietor); Jon Meacham; musical guest Dave Matthews			April 9, 2020
907	113	Show 907 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Matthew McConaughey; musical guest Sam Hunt			April 13, 2020
908	114	Show 908 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Dr. Jon LaPook; Cate Blanchett			April 14, 2020
909	115	Show 909 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Shaquille O'Neal; astronaut Jessica Meir from the International Space Station; musical guest Matt Berninger			April 15, 2020
910	116	Show 910 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Phoebe Waller-Bridge special appearance by Steve Martin			April 16, 2020
911	117	Show 911 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Trevor Noah; musical guest Willie, Lukas and Micah Nelson			April 20, 2020
912	118	Show 912 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Michael Moore; musical guest Brett Eldredge			April 21, 2020
913	119	Show 913 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Nathan Lane; chef José Andrés			April 22, 2020
914	120	Show 914 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Bill Gates; Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin			April 23, 2020
915	121	Show 915 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert John Mulaney; musical guest John Fogerty			April 27, 2020
916	122	Show 916 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Jake Gyllenhaal; musical guest M. Ward			April 28, 2020
917	123	Show 917 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg; musical guest HAIM			April 29, 2020
918	124	Show 918 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer; Paul Giamatti			April 30, 2020
919	125	Show 919 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Thandie Newton; Ina Garten special appearance by John Mulaney			May 1, 2020
920	126	Show 920 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Anderson Cooper; musical guest Mark Foster			May 4, 2020
921	127	Show 921 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen King; musical guest Sheryl Crow			May 5, 2020
922	128	Show 922 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Robert De Niro; musical guest Randy Newman			May 6, 2020
923	129	Show 923 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; musical guest Christine and the Queens			May 7, 2020
924	130	Show 924 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Jake Tapper; musical guest Tame Impala			May 11, 2020
925	131	Show 925 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Christine Baranski; Ellie Kemper special appearance by Paul F. Tompkins			May 12, 2020
926	132	Show 926 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Hugh Laurie; musical guest Benjamin Gibbard			May 13, 2020
927	133	Show 927 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert John Lithgow; Alison Roman			May 14, 2020
928	134	Show 928 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Elmo; Kumail Nanjiani; musical guest Andra Day			May 18, 2020
929	135	Show 929 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Gayle King; Amy Sedaris			May 19, 2020
930	136	Show 930 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Steve Carell; musical guest Wilco special appearance by Nick Kroll			May 20, 2020
931	137	Show 931 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Vice President Joe Biden			May 21, 2020
932	138	Show 932 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Killer Mike; Chris Hayes			June 1, 2020
933	139	Show 933 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Keegan-Michael Key; Wes Moore			June 2, 2020
934	140	Show 934 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Charlamagne Tha God; musical guest Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio			June 3, 2020
935	141	Show 935 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Senator Cory Booker; musical guest Brian Wilson			June 4, 2020
936	142	Show 936 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Congresswoman Karen Bass; Andrew Ross Sorkin; musical guest Grace Potter featuring Jackson Brown, Marcus King & Lucius			June 5, 2020
937	143	Show 937 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Emmanuel Acho; Chris Wallace			June 9, 2020
938	144	Show 938 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stacey Abrams; Megan Rapinoe; musical guest The Flaming Lips			June 10, 2020
939	145	Show 939 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wesley Lowery; Judd Apatow			June 11, 2020
940	146	Show 940 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert John Dickerson; musical guest Black Pumas			June 15, 2020
941	147	Show 941 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Hasan Minhaj; musical guest Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit			June 16, 2020
942	148	Show 942 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Senator Kamala Harris; musical guest Milky Chance and Jack Johnson			June 17, 2020
943	149	Show 943 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Sherrilyn Ifill; Mike Birbiglia			June 18, 2020
944	150	Show 944 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert James Corden; musical guest Bright Eyes special appearance by Laura Benanti			June 22, 2020
945	151	Show 945 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert former National Security Advisor John Bolton			June 23, 2020
946	152	Show 946 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart			June 24, 2020
947	153	Show 947 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Ibram X. Kendi; Patton Oswalt			June 25, 2020
948	154	Show 948 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Norah O'Donnell; musical guest IDK			July 13, 2020
949	155	Show 949 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tom Hanks			July 14, 2020
950	156	Show 950 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Ricky Gervais; musical guest Noah Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus			July 15, 2020
951	157	Show 951 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert W. Kamau Bell; The Chicks; musical guest The Chicks			July 16, 2020
952	158	Show 952 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Andy Cohen; musical guest Phoebe Bridgers			July 20, 2020
953	159	Show 953 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Greta Thunberg special appearance by Keegan-Michael Key			July 21, 2020
954	160	Show 954 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Mary Trump			July 22, 2020
955	161	Show 955 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Ava DuVernay; Kristen Bell; musical guest Ben Folds			July 23, 2020
956	162	Show 956 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Dr. Jon LaPook; musical guest Maroon 5			August 10, 2020
957	163	Show 957 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Laura Linney			August 11, 2020
958	164	Show 958 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert April Ryan; Jason Sudeikis			August 12, 2020
959	165	Show 959 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Alex Wagner & Mark McKinnon; musical guest Baby Rose			August 13, 2020
960	166	Show 960 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Ambassador Susan Rice; musical guest Sheryl Crow			August 17, 2020
961	167	Show 961 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Senator Elizabeth Warren; musical guest Regina Spektor			August 18, 2020
962	168	Show 962 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Senator Bernie Sanders; musical guest Jon Batiste & Nathaniel Rateliff			August 19, 2020
963	169	Show 963 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Hillary Rodham Clinton; musical guest The Killers			August 20, 2020
964	170	Show 964 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Pod Save America (Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor); musical guest Tim McGraw special appearance by Laura Benanti			August 24, 2020
965	171	Show 965 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter; Former Congressman Trey Gowdy			August 25, 2020
966	172	Show 966 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Speaker Nancy Pelosi; musical guest Lucinda Williams			August 26, 2020
967	173	Show 967 A Late Show with Stephen Colbert Live Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; musical guest Gregory Porter			August 27, 2020