List of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes (2015)
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 episodes | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Season chronology | |
This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2015, the first year of Colbert's tenure.
2015
September
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2015 | George Clooney, Governor Jeb Bush | Mavis Staples & Friends | ||
| The show opens with Colbert singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" with various people throughout the country, ending with a cameo by Jon Stewart as an umpire yelling "Play ball!". Colbert formally begins the show by introducing CBS president Leslie Moonves as an audience member, who is holding a switch that switches Colbert's show to a rerun of The Mentalist. He goes on to thank David Letterman (and Letterman stage manager Biff Henderson) for hosting the show for 22 years and showcases his new set to the audience. He explains that the set features a television that enables him to talk to Jimmy Fallon on the set of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, along with his Captain America's shield (which was carried over from The Colbert Report set), the pennant his mother received when attending Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, and a cursed amulet that forces him to promote Sabra hummus. Later he allows himself to eat one Oreo cookie and share one Donald Trump news story, before spiraling out of control and eating several cookies and showing several Trump stories. The musical segment of the show featured a cast of celebrities joining the band singing "Everyday People". The musical guests included Mavis Staples, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Ben Folds, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Aloe Blacc, Susan Tedeschi, Paul Janeway, and from the band Beirut; Zach Condon, Kyle Resnick and Ben Lanz, with Colbert joining in to take a verse himself.[1] Jimmy Fallon congratulates Colbert in the locker room at the very end of the show. | ||||
| September 9, 2015 | Scarlett Johansson, Elon Musk | Kendrick Lamar | ||
| Colbert explains the technical difficulties he experienced during the making of his first show. Colbert wears a big furry hat. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Scarlett Johansson). Musk discusses SpaceX and his other projects. Kendrick Lamar performed a medley of songs from his album To Pimp a Butterfly. | ||||
| September 10, 2015 | Vice President Joe Biden, Travis Kalanick | Toby Keith | ||
| Colbert and Biden discuss how the tragic losses of family members affected their lives. Kalanick discusses Uber. Toby Keith performed "Rum is the Reason" off his album 35 MPH Town. | ||||
| September 11, 2015 | Amy Schumer, Stephen King | Troubled Waters | ||
| Colbert endorses Yesterday's Coffee. Unseen Mysteries of the Hidden Secrets. Paul Simon was revealed to be the lead singer of Troubled Waters, a Simon tribute band. Troubled Waters performed "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" with Colbert, as well as "American Tune" during the episode's outro. | ||||
| September 14, 2015 | Emily Blunt, Justice Stephen Breyer | The Dead Weather | ||
| Colbert faces off Novak Djokovic. Stephen Colbert Gets All Up in Your Faith. The Dead Weather performed "I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" from their album Dodge and Burn. | ||||
| September 15, 2015 | Jake Gyllenhaal, Tim Cook | Run the Jewels with TV on the Radio | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Rick Perry). Cook discusses the iPhone 6S. Run the Jewels & TV on the Radio performed "Angel Duster". | ||||
| September 16, 2015 | Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett | Willie Nelson & John Mellencamp | ||
| Planet of the Apps. Willie Nelson & John Mellencamp performed "Night Life". | ||||
| September 17, 2015 | Trevor Noah, Ban Ki-moon | Chris Stapleton | ||
| Noah discusses his talk show and the Republican Party presidential debate. Chris Stapleton performed "Nobody to Blame". | ||||
| September 18, 2015 | Lupita Nyong'o, Senator Bernie Sanders | An American in Paris' Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild, and Leanne Cope | ||
| Colbert launches his new lifestyle brand. Sanders discusses his presidential campaign. Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope performed selection from An American in Paris. | ||||
| September 21, 2015 | Stephen Curry, Senator Ted Cruz | Don Henley | ||
| Stephen Vs. Stephen (Stephen and Stephen Curry). Cruz discusses his presidential campaign. Don Henley performed "Too Much Pride" from his album Cass County. | ||||
| September 22, 2015 | Donald Trump, Dr. Ernest Moniz | Raury | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games: Walkingjay (Scott Walker). Trump discusses his presidential campaign. Moniz discusses the Iran nuclear deal. Raury performed "Devil's Whisper". | ||||
| September 23, 2015 | Hugh Jackman with Hugh Evans, Senator Elizabeth Warren | Pearl Jam | ||
| Jackman and Evans discuss the Global Poverty Project. Warren discusses the problems with the government. Pearl Jam performed "Mind Your Manners" and a cover of "Rockin' in the Free World" joined by Colbert on vocals. | ||||
| September 24, 2015 | Andrew Sullivan, Maria Shriver, Jim Gaffigan, Archbishop Thomas Wenski | The YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus and the Choir of St. Jean Baptiste | ||
| Sullivan, Shriver, Gaffigan and Wenski discuss Pope Francis and Catholicism. YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus and the Choir of St. Jean Baptiste performed a rendition of the Hoyt Axton/Three Dog Night song "Joy to the World". | ||||
| September 25, 2015 | Malala Yousafzai, Kerry Washington | The Arcs | ||
| Yousafzai discusses the right to education for women. The Arcs performed "Outta My Mind" from their album Yours, Dreamily,. | ||||
| September 28, 2015 | First Lady Michelle Obama, John Legend | John Legend | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Who Am Me?. Stephen takes the MBTI. John Legend and Colbert performed a duet of "America the Beautiful". | ||||
| September 29, 2015 | Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg | Dominic Wilcox | ||
| Stephen Colbert Gets All Up in Your Faith. Page discusses her new film and LGBT progress. Colbert demonstrates Wilcox's inventions. | ||||
| September 30, 2015 | John Oliver, Evan Spiegel, Bill Withers | Ed Sheeran | ||
| Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Tom Hanks). Spiegel discusses Snapchat. Ed Sheeran performed "Ain't No Sunshine". | ||||
October
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2015 | Secretary of State John Kerry, Claire Danes, PewDiePie | N/A | ||
| Kerry discusses the Iran nuclear deal. | ||||
| October 2, 2015 | Morgan Freeman, Ruth Wilson | Sean Murray | ||
| Freeman discusses working as a TV actor. Sean Murray demonstrates No Man's Sky. | ||||
| October 5, 2015 | Senator John McCain, Misty Copeland | Yo-Yo Ma | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Who Am Me?; Stephen takes a polygraph test. Copeland discusses her new autobiography. Copeland also performed the courante from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Cello Suite No. 2" with Yo-Yo Ma. | ||||
| October 6, 2015 | Bill Clinton, Billy Eichner | Florence and the Machine | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Pander Express. Clinton discusses the Clinton Foundation, its projects, and the 2016 election. Florence and the Machine performed "What Kind of Man" from their album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. | ||||
| October 7, 2015 | Gina Rodriguez, Ben Bernanke | Tame Impala | ||
| The Big Furry Hat speaks again. Bernanke discusses the financial crisis of 2007–08. Tame Impala performed "The Less I Know the Better" from their album Currents. | ||||
| October 8, 2015 | Cate Blanchett, Brian Chesky | Dartmouth University Football Dummy | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Digital Doo. Chesky discusses Airbnb. Buddy Teevens of the Dartmouth Big Green demonstrates their Tackle Dummy. | ||||
| October 9, 2015 | James Corden, Shane Smith | Halsey | ||
| Life Hacked. Corden discusses his appointment as Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Colbert and Corden performed "Me and My Shadow". Smith discusses VICE Media. Halsey performed "New Americana" from her album Badlands. | ||||
| October 12, 2015 | Carey Mulligan, Elvis Costello | Darlene Love | ||
| Stephen Colbert's RejecTED Talks. Mulligan discusses her new film and the British women's suffrage movement. Colbert takes a meeting during the show. Costello discusses his memoir and his father's influence. Darlene Love performed "Forbidden Nights" with Costello. | ||||
| October 13, 2015 | Sarah Silverman, Elijah Wood | The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Hot Takes. Silverman and Colbert read bad jokes written by kids. Orchestral performance by The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. | ||||
| October 14, 2015 | Jack Black, Nick Woodman | Michelle Dorrance | ||
| Woodman discusses GoPro. Tap dance performance by Michelle Dorrance, with Jon Batiste and Stay Human providing accompaniment. | ||||
| October 15, 2015 | Oprah Winfrey, Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor | Judith Hill | ||
| Winfrey and Colbert discuss spirituality. Fink & Cranor discuss Welcome to Night Vale. Judith Hill performed "Cry, Cry, Cry" from her album Back in Time. | ||||
| October 16, 2015 | Jimmy Kimmel, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Guillermo del Toro | Beach House | ||
| Kimmel and Colbert discuss their agent before having a cook-off. Del Toro, Wasikowska, Hiddleston and Chastain discuss Crimson Peak. Beach House performed "One Thing" from their album Thank Your Lucky Stars. | ||||
| October 26, 2015 | Sienna Miller, Melissa Benoist | Chance the Rapper | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Jim Webb and Lincoln Chafee), with a cameo appearance by Stanley Tucci. Miller discusses Burnt. Benoist discusses Supergirl. Chance the Rapper performed "Angels". | ||||
| October 27, 2015 | Hillary Clinton, Anthony Bourdain, Carrie Brownstein | Lianne La Havas | ||
| Clinton discusses her presidential campaign. Bourdain discusses Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Brownstein discusses her memoir. Lianne La Havas provided accompaniment alongside Jon Batiste and Stay Human. | ||||
| October 28, 2015 | Julianna Margulies, Jonathan Franzen | Alabama Shakes | ||
| Margulies discusses The Good Wife. Franzen discusses Purity and reading. Alabama Shakes performed "Joe" from their album Sound & Color. | ||||
| October 29, 2015 | Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson | Seth MacFarlane | ||
| MacFarlane discusses No One Ever Tells You. Tyson discusses the latest scientific discoveries. MacFarlane performed "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" from his album. | ||||
| October 30, 2015 | Charlie Rose, Stacy Schiff | Ghost & The Zombies | ||
| A cameo appearance by Rob Gronkowski. Rose discusses his series. Schiff discusses The Witches: Salem, 1692. Ghost performed "Cirice" from their album Meliora. The Zombies provided accompaniment alongside Jon Batiste and Stay Human. | ||||
November
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2015 | Allison Janney, Colin Quinn | Margaret Cho | ||
| Janney discusses Mom. Quinn discusses Colin Quinn: The New York Story. Margaret Cho performed "Lice" from her album Cho Dependent. | ||||
| November 3, 2015 | Antonio Banderas, Reed Hastings, John Irving | N/A | ||
| Stephen Colbert Gazes Into the Infinet. Banderas discusses The 33. Hastings discusses Netflix. Irving discusses his works. | ||||
| November 4, 2015 | Daniel Craig, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Eugenia Cheng | N/A | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Lawrence Lessig). Craig discusses Spectre. Craig rents a new car. Gilbert discusses the creative process. Cheng and Colbert discuss baking and mathematics. | ||||
| November 5, 2015 | Bryan Cranston | Shamir | ||
| Stephen Colbert's Hot Takes. Cranston discusses Trumbo. Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars (with Bryan Cranston). Shamir performed "On the Regular" from his album Ratchet. | ||||
| November 6, 2015 | Whoopi Goldberg, Governor John Kasich | Glen Hansard | ||
| Harry Potter and the Cauldron of Spoilers. Stephen Colbert's RejecTED Talks. Goldberg discusses her series and If Someone Says "You Complete Me", RUN!. Kasich discusses his presidential campaign. Glen Hansard performed "Lowly Deserter" from his album Didn't He Ramble. | ||||
| November 9, 2015 | Ethan Hawke, Senator Claire McCaskill, Senator Amy Klobuchar | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | ||
| A cameo appearance by Rainn Wilson. Hawke discusses New York City Marathon and Rules for a Knight. Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions. McCaskill and Klobuchar discuss women in the United States Senate and their books Plenty Ladylike and The Senator Next Door. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats performed "I Need Never Get Old" from their eponymous album. Stacie Orrico joins Stay Human for the evening. | ||||
| November 10, 2015 | Aziz Ansari, Shonda Rhimes, Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless | N/A | ||
| Ansari discusses Master of None, with an appearance from his father. Rhimes discusses Year of Yes. Campbell and Lawless discuss Ash vs. Evil Dead. | ||||
| November 11, 2015 | Viola Davis, Brian Greene | George Ezra | ||
| Davis discusses How to Get Away with Murder. Greene discusses physics. George Ezra performed "Blame It on Me" from his album Wanted on Voyage. | ||||
| November 12, 2015 | Jennifer Connelly, Judd Apatow | The Internet | ||
| An appearance from John Dickerson. Connelly discusses Shelter. Apatow discusses comedy. The Internet performed "Under Control" from their album Ego Death. | ||||
| November 13, 2015 | Mark Ruffalo, John Cleese | Michael Flatley | ||
| Ruffalo discusses Spotlight. The Big Furry Hat (with John Cleese). Cleese discusses his career in comedy. Flatley discusses Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, followed by a tap dance performance. | ||||
| November 16, 2015 | Bill Maher, Florent Groberg, Shepard Fairey | The Acro-Cats | ||
| Appearances from Medal of Honor recipients Jack H. Jacobs and Florent Groberg. Maher discusses religion and the election. Fairey discusses Covert to Overt and his art. A performance by The Acro-Cats. | ||||
| November 17, 2015 | Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds | Public Image Ltd | ||
| Moore discusses The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and Freckleface Strawberry. Reynolds discusses his acting career. Public Image Ltd performed "Double Trouble" from their album What the World Needs Now.... CeeLo Green provided accompaniment alongside Jon Batiste and Stay Human. | ||||
| November 18, 2015 | Sharon Stone, Justin Theroux | James Taylor | ||
| The Hungry for Power Games (Bobby Jindal). Stone discusses Agent X. Theroux discusses The Leftovers. James Taylor performed "Montana" from his album Before This World, an updated version of "Fire and Rain" (with Colbert) and a folk rendition of "La Marseillaise". | ||||
| November 19, 2015 | Jane Fonda, Andrew Lloyd Webber | N/A | ||
| Fonda discusses Youth, Grace and Frankie and her career. Lloyd Webber discusses the musical. He also performed excerpts from his works (with Colbert and Batiste). Brandon Niederauer provided accompaniment alongside Jon Batiste and Stay Human. | ||||
| November 20, 2015 | Michael Caine, Larry Wilmore | Boots | ||
| Caine discusses Youth and his career. Wilmore discusses The Nightly Show. Boots performed "Cure" from his album AQUΛRIA. | ||||
| November 23, 2015 | Sylvester Stallone, Ted Koppel | My Morning Jacket | ||
| An appearance from 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. Thanksgiving Turkey Tips with Our Friends at Butterball. Stallone discusses Creed and Rocky. Koppel discusses Lights Out. My Morning Jacket performed "Tropics" from their album The Waterfall. | ||||
| November 24, 2015 | Spike Lee, Andy Cohen, Carly Simon | N/A | ||
| Lee discusses Chi-Raq. Cohen discusses Then and Now, The Andy Cohen Diaries and his series. Simon discusses Boys in the Tree. Carly Simon and Colbert performed "Mockingbird". Simon also performed "I Can't Thank You Enough". | ||||
| November 25, 2015 | Gloria Estefan, Eric Greitens, Jake Wood, Daniel Boulud | N/A | ||
| Estefan discusses On Your Feet! and her Cuban heritage. Greitens and Wood discuss The Mission Continues and Team Rubicon. Boulud and Colbert prepare turkeys for Thanksgiving. | ||||
December
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2015 | Steve Carell, Jennifer Hudson | Jennifer Hudson & the cast of The Color Purple | ||
| Carell wants to be more pretentious. | ||||
| December 8, 2015 | Marion Cotillard, George Saunders | Joanna Newsom | ||
| Colbert speaks French with Cotillard. | ||||
| December 9, 2015 | Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech, Adam McKay | Kurt Vile | ||
| Dockery, Bonneville and Leech perform a scene from Downton Abbey. | ||||
| December 10, 2015 | Bruce Willis, Michael Lewis | Lizzo | ||
| Jon Stewart makes an appearance to discuss the Zadroga Act. Colbert doesn't believe Willis does his own stunts and a fight ensues. | ||||
| December 11, 2015 | Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ike Barinholtz | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | ||
| Miranda discusses Hamilton, New York and his influences. | ||||
| December 14, 2015 | Jennifer Lawrence, Doris Kearns Goodwin | Sleater-Kinney | ||
| Lawrence discusses Joy, being human and puking. | ||||
| December 15, 2015 | Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Groff | Squeeze | ||
| Groff teaches Colbert his King George III walk. | ||||
| December 16, 2015 | Robert De Niro, Daniel Gilbert | Henry Rollins | ||
| De Niro enjoys a cold martini and silence. | ||||
| December 17, 2015 | Michael Moore, Samantha Power | Michael C. Hall & the cast of Lazarus | ||
| Moore takes a more positive look at the world. | ||||
| December 18, 2015 | Mandy Patinkin, Kayvon Beykpour | Leon Bridges | ||
| Patinkin has some thoughts on the world, fear and humanity. | ||||
References
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2015-09-08). "Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Debut: Major Jam Session On 'Everyday People'". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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