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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season 6 · Episode 164
Jennifer Hudson
0.045mAugust 12, 2021
Stephen welcomes an interview with and musical performance by Jennifer Hudson.
Episodes
- Episode 1Bob Woodward, Luke Combs
- Episode 2Janelle Monae, Jacob Soboroff
- Episode 3Drew Barrymore, Lang Lang
- Episode 4Sarah Paulson, PJ Morton
- Episode 5Moment of Ruth
- Episode 6Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Jake Isaac
- Episode 7Jeff Daniels, Yusuf / Cat Stevens
- Episode 8Rep. Katie Porter, Tony Romo
- Episode 9Mariah Carey, Rex Orange County
- Episode 10Cory Booker, Public Enemy
- Episode 11John Lithgow, Jonathan Alter
- Episode 12Fears of a Clown
- Episode 13Dr. Jon LaPook, John Dickerson
- Episode 14Jon Bon Jovi
- Episode 15Jerry Seinfeld, Ella Mai
- Episode 16Pete Buttigieg, Future Islands
- Episode 17Kamala Drops the Mike!
- Episode 18West Winging It!
- Episode 19Joy Reid, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- Episode 20Dolly Parton, Ty Dolla $ign
- Episode 21Bruce Springsteen, Eva Longoria
- Episode 22Andrew Cuomo, Matt Berninger
- Episode 23Campaign Trail Mix
- Episode 24Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeff Tweedy
- Episode 25Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Sarah Cooper
- Episode 26Jaime Harrison, Elvis Costello
- Episode 27Julie Andrews, Amy Walter, Sam Smith
- Episode 28Jon Stewart, Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Episode 29John Oliver, Cher, Jojo
- Episode 30Shepard Smith, Leon Bridges, Lucky Daye
- Episode 31Larry Wilmore, Laura Benanti
- Episode 32Alex Wagner, John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Charlamagne Tha God, Jena Friedman, Maz Jobrani, Arcade Fire
- Episode 33Stacey Abrams, Thomas Middleditch
- Episode 34Hugh Grant, Sturgill Simpson
- Episode 35Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, Kylie Minogue
- Episode 36Michael Moore, Sara Bareilles, Steve Carell
- Episode 37Jake Tapper, BENEE
- Episode 38Lewis Hamilton, Andrea Bocelli
- Episode 3911/18/20 (Matthew McConaughey, Cedric the Entertainer)
- Episode 4011/19/20 (LL Cool J, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters)
- Episode 41Glenn Close, Kane Brown, Swae Lee, Khalid
- Episode 42President Barack Obama, Brittany Howard
- Episode 43Rob Corddry, John Lithgow, Chef José Andrés
- Episode 44President Barack Obama, Vol. 2
- Episode 45Bryan Cranston, Cori Bush
- Episode 46Kate Winslet, Michael Eric Dyson
- Episode 47Christopher Krebs, Aubrey Plaza
- Episode 48Common, Andrea Bocelli
- Episode 49Meryl Streep, Chris Stapleton
- Episode 50John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, Greta Van Fleet
- Episode 51Rachel Maddow, Megan Thee Stallion
- Episode 52James Corden, Fleet Foxes
- Episode 53New Zealand Special
- Episode 54Chance The Rapper, Christopher Walken, Laura Benanti
- Episode 55Whoopi Goldberg, Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen
- Episode 56Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr.
- Episode 57Joseph R. Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Jon Batiste
- Episode 58George Clooney
- Episode 59Stacey Abrams, RuPaul Charles, Maren Morris
- Episode 60Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Anya Taylor-Joy
- Episode 61Amy Klobuchar, Adam Kinzinger, Jamila Woods
- Episode 62Rachel Brosnahan, Julien Baker
- Episode 63George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, The Mountain Goats
- Episode 64Chris Rock, Aubrey Plaza, Joss Stone
- Episode 65James Comey, Lili Reinhart
- Episode 66Samantha Bee, Paul Mescal
- Episode 67Bernie Sanders, FINNEAS
- Episode 68John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon & Alex Wagner, The War On Drugs
- Episode 69Cory Booker, Laura Benanti, Infinity Song
- Episode 70Jason Segel, Black Pumas
- Episode 71It's Joe Time!
- Episode 72Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Derek DelGaudio, Frank Oz
- Episode 73Serena Williams, Dayglow
- Episode 74Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Adrianne Lenker
- Episode 75Billy Crystal, Jackie Speier
- Episode 76Viggo Mortensen, Charles Blow
- Episode 77Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris
- Episode 78Ethan Hawke, Mickey Guyton
- Episode 79Zendaya, James Martin
- Episode 80Salma Hayek, Mark Harris
- Episode 81Tiffany Haddish, H.E.R.
- Episode 82Robert Downey Jr., Tiffany Haddish, Metallica
- Episode 83Queen Latifah, Steven Yeun
- Episode 84John Oliver, Ingrid Andress
- Episode 85Kristen Wiig, Rebecca Breeds
- Episode 86Blake Shelton
- Episode 87Bill Gates, Tune-Yards
- Episode 88Billie Eilish, Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman
- Episode 89Arsenio Hall, Tim Meadows, Celeste
- Episode 90Regina King, Jamaal Bowman, Vic Mensa, Wyclef Jean, Peter Cottontale
- Episode 91Andy Samberg, Clarissa Ward
- Episode 92Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jon Batiste
- Episode 93Paul Bettany, Metallica
- Episode 94Jane Fonda, The Hosts of “Virtue Signal”, Kings of Leon
- Episode 95Nicolle Wallace, Michaela Coel, Kings of Leon
- Episode 96Riz Ahmed, Janelle Monáe
- Episode 97Emmanuel Acho, Gina Yashere
- Episode 98Aaron Paul, Billy Crystal, Lake Street Dive
- Episode 99Dr. Anthony Fauci
- Episode 100Ringo Starr, Laura Benanti
- Episode 101Lupita Nyong'o, Martin Freeman
- Episode 102Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Eric Andre
- Episode 103Chuck Schumer, Jared Leto, LANCO
- Episode 104Robert Downey Jr., Walter Isaacson, Sebastian Yatra, Guaynaa
- Episode 105Dana Carvey, Imagine Dragons
- Episode 106Sharon Stone, Ken Burns
- Episode 107John Cena, Tammy Duckworth
- Episode 108Ronan Farrow, Brandi Carlile
- Episode 109Leslie Odom Jr., Michio Kaku
- Episode 110Hank Azaria, Cheap Trick
- Episode 111John Boehner, Shelley
- Episode 112Daniel Kaluuya, Lucy Dacus, Taylor Swift
- Episode 113Willie Geist, Maria Bakalova
- Episode 114Amanda Seyfried, Ashley McBryde
- Episode 115Anthony Hopkins, Florian Zeller, Mazie Hirono
- Episode 116Cher, Bradley Whitford
- Episode 117Ed Helms, Susan Page
- Episode 118Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Bebe Rexha
- Episode 119Anthony Mackie, Terry Gross
- Episode 120Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Kyle MacLachlan
- Episode 121Sen. Bernie Sanders, Julia Michaels
- Episode 122Mila Kunis, Sara Kays
- Episode 123Jane Fonda, John Oliver, Ringo Starr, Teddy Swims
- Episode 124Jake Tapper, Billie Eilish
- Episode 125Michelle Obama
- Episode 126Elizabeth Warren, David Boreanaz
- Episode 127Seth Rogen, Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
- Episode 128Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, The Black Keys
- Episode 129Cindy McCain, MJ Rodriguez
- Episode 130Morgan Freeman, Tig Notaro
- Episode 131Lisa Kudrow, Tamika Mallory
- Episode 132John Krasinski, Yo-Yo Ma
- Episode 133Anthony Anderson, Dr. Francis Collins
- Episode 134Gayle King, BTS
- Episode 135Will Arnett, Brockhampton
- Episode 136Bradley Whitford, Carlos Watson
- Episode 137Chris Matthews, Cynthia Erivo
- Episode 138Clive Owen, Ziwe
- Episode 139Samuel L. Jackson, Padma Lakshmi
- Episode 140Samantha Power, Maroon 5, Seth Rogen
- Episode 141Jon Stewart, Jon Batiste, Dana Carvey
- Episode 142Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Rita Moreno
- Episode 143Anderson Cooper, Sleater-Kinney
- Episode 144Nathan Lane, Griff
- Episode 145Andrew Garfield, Lorde
- Episode 146Wanda Sykes, Craig Melvin
- Episode 147Christine Baranski, Joy Oladokun
- Episode 148Robert Duvall
- Episode 149Pete Buttigieg, Katja Herbers
- Episode 150Vin Diesel, Helen Mirren, Ludacris, John Cena, Tyrese Gibson, Justin Lin, Jordana Brewster, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd
- Episode 151Harvey Keitel, Randall Otis
- Episode 152Jim Gaffigan, JP Saxe with John Mayer
- Episode 153Keegan-Michael Key, Tones and I
- Episode 154Richard Branson, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Episode 155Mindy Kaling, Wally Baram
- Episode 156Coup Close For Comfort!
- Episode 157Joy Reid, Alessia Cara
- Episode 158Jason Sudeikis, Yola
- Episode 159Emily Blunt, Bob Costas
- Episode 160Hannah Einbinder, Alex Falcone
- Episode 161Stephen King, Winston Duke
- Episode 162Brian Stelter, Big Red Machine
- Episode 163Planes, Trains & Bipartisan Deals!
- Episode 164Jennifer Hudson
- Episode 165Dr. Jonathan Lapook, Fumi Abe
- Episode 166Amanda Peet, Roger Bennett
- Episode 167Three-For-All!
- Episode 168Sean & Dylan Penn, Crowded House