Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Name: Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Genre: Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music
Released: September 8, 2015
Rating: 72

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CBS | Release Date: September 8, 2015

Summary: Stephen Colbert moves from his satirical late night show, "The Colbert Report" to take over David Letterman's seat at the long-running CBS late night talk show.

Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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S7:E30. John Leguizamo; Thomasin Mckenzie
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IndieWire Liz Shannon Miller

Sep 14, 2015

Season 1 Review: Colbert is on his quest to find his authentic self. Thankfully, so far it's fun to watch. Can it be what America needs, to process the day's events? Late Show now, officially, feels like a real option. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Sep 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: Facing almost impossibly high expectations, Stephen Colbert seemingly raced through a checklist of agenda-setting moments in his mostly terrific The Late Show debut. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Sep 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: It was good, it was very, very good. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Sep 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: The overabundance of the first Late Show With Stephen Colbert may be a flaw then, but it’s also the best reason to be excited for the second, and the next hundred. This show may not completely know what it is yet, but it knows exactly who its host is: a smart, curious, playful entertainer who’s delighted to be there. Read full review

Joanne Ostrow

Sep 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: Promising aspects of opening night were the interactions with Jon Batiste and the Stay Human band, the Oreo cookie binge as a metaphor for indulging in Donald Trump jokes, the nods to both Letterman and Jimmy Fallon, and the peek at what Colbert will be without his Comedy Central blowhard conservative mask. The George Clooney “interview,” not so much. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Sep 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: That said, the first Colbert Late Show--four months after David Letterman’s retirement--was promising if not perfect, ranging from sharp meta-late-night humor and funny politically tinged bits to the kind of bland chitchat that makes the network late-night talk show an often frustrating genre. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Sep 9, 2015

Season 1 Review: The monologue had some fairly tired jokes about being at CBS (even the bit where Les Moonves kept switching the telecast over to "Mentalist" scenes evoked Conan O'Brien's old "Walker Texas Ranger" Lever gag), both Colbert and George Clooney struggled to feign interest in their interview, and even the livelier conversation with Jeb Bush suffered from being so heavily edited.... His take on the format wasn't boring--the opening credits, which made Manhattan look like the world's largest dollhouse, and the music of Jon Batiste and Stay Human, were both marvelous--but nor was it exciting enough to make me set a season pass for the kind of show I long since lost interest in. Read full review

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May 9, 2020

Unbelievable he participated in together at home propaganda. And he hasn't been funny or had ratings for years. I am an American citizen not a global citizen refuse to give up my rights and freedoms. Check this out guys bamb shell "CBS this morning show aired faked covid19 drive through wwwUnbelievable he participated in together at home propaganda. And he hasn't been funny or had ratings for years. I am an American citizen not a global citizen refuse to give up my rights and freedoms. Check this out guys bamb shell "CBS this morning show aired faked covid19 drive through www project veritas . com… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

72

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Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 7, 2021
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  S7:E30. John Leguizamo; Thomasin Mckenzie
  Air Date: October 28, 2021
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  S7:E29. Elizabeth Banks; Jorja Fox
  Air Date: October 27, 2021
Season 6

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  Air Date: September 14, 2020
Season 5

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  Air Date: September 3, 2019
Season 4

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  Air Date: September 4, 2018
Season 4

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  Air Date: September 4, 2018
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 5, 2017
Season 2

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  Air Date: September 6, 2016
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  Air Date: September 8, 2015