The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. Produced by Spartina Productions and CBS Television Studios, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is the second iteration of CBS's Late Show franchise. Stay Human, led by bandleader Jon Batiste, serves as the program's house band, and the announcer is program writer Jen Spyra.

Original Release

09/08/2015 on CBS

Links

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Cast

Name	Character

Stephen Colbert	Self - Host
Jon Batiste	Self - Musical Director (as Jon Batiste)
Stay Human	Themselves - House Band
Jon Batiste	Self - Musical Director
Donald Trump	Self (archive footage)
John Oliver	Self
Jon Stewart	Self
John Dickerson	Self
Laura Benanti	Melania Trump
Gayle King	Self

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Bob Woodward/Luke Combs	Monday, 14 September 2020
2	Janelle Monáe/Jacob Soboroff	Tuesday, 15 September 2020
3	Clown Hall	Wednesday, 16 September 2020
4	Sarah Paulson/PJ Morton	Thursday, 17 September 2020
5	Moment of Ruth	Monday, 21 September 2020
6	Desus Nice/The Kid Mero/Jake Isaac	Tuesday, 22 September 2020
7	Jeff Daniels/Yusuf/Cat Stevens	Wednesday, 23 September 2020
8	Katie Porter/Tony Romo	Thursday, 24 September 2020
9	Mariah Carey/Rex Orange County	Monday, 28 September 2020
10	Sen. Cory Booker/Public Enemy	Tuesday, 29 September 2020
11	John Lithgow/Jonathan Alter	Wednesday, 30 September 2020
12	Fears of a Clown	Thursday, 01 October 2020
13	Dr. Jon LaPook/John Dickerson	Friday, 02 October 2020
14	Jon Bon Jovi/Laura Benanti/Bon Jovi	Monday, 05 October 2020
15	Don't Mask, Don't Tell	Tuesday, 06 October 2020
16	Kamala Drops The Mike!	Wednesday, 07 October 2020
17	Ill Advised!	Thursday, 08 October 2020
18	West Winging It!	Friday, 09 October 2020
19	Episode #6.19
20	Episode #6.20
21	Episode #6.21
22	Episode #6.22
23	Episode #6.23

Directors

Jim Hoskinson

Writers

Greg Iwinski, Michael Pielocik, Emmy Blotnick, Michael Brumm, Asher Perlman, Eliana Kwartler, Paul Dinello, Barry Julien, Rob Dubbin, Tom Purcell, Opus Moreschi, Matt Lappin, Nate Charny, Eric Drysdale, Brian Stack, Glenn Eichler, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Daniel Kibblesmith, Aaron Cohen, George Boseman

Cast

Name	Character

Stephen Colbert	Self - Host
Jon Batiste	Self - Musical Director (as Jon Batiste)
Stay Human	Themselves - House Band
Jon Batiste	Self - Musical Director
Donald Trump	Self (archive footage)
John Oliver	Self
Jon Stewart	Self
John Dickerson	Self
Laura Benanti	Melania Trump
Gayle King	Self
Laura Benanti	Self
Jake Tapper	Self
Trevor Noah	Self
Joe Biden	Self (archive footage)
Bryan Cranston	Self - Guest
Samantha Bee	Self
Anderson Cooper	Self
Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self
Charlamagne Tha God	Self
John Heilemann	Self

Producers

Name	Role

Jon Stewart	Executive Producer
Stephen Colbert	Executive Producer
Chris Licht	Executive Producer
Ballard C. Boyd	Producer
Geraldyne Wee	Producer
Neil Goldman	Producer
Jami McGuigan	Producer
Keith Zubrow	Producer
Monica Hickey	Producer
Nick Vasile	Producer
Jonah Meyerson	Producer
Michael Brumm	Producer
Ben Biscotti	Producer
Samantha Laich	Producer
Mikey Buckholtz	Producer
Emily Newman	Producer
Martin Heriot	Producer

Editors

Rachel Whitaker

Year	Type	Category	Won

2020	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Nominated
2020	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2020	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2019	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Nominated
2019	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2019	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2019	Emmy	Outstanding Interactive Program	Nominated
2018	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Nominated
2018	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2018	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2017	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series	Nominated