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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Season 2 · Episode 68

The Best in Late Show Retrospectacular End-of-Year Wrapupabration! 5

0.045mDecember 23, 2016

Stephen wraps up the year's highlights with an early December monologue, interviews with Chris Pratt and Jason Bateman, a performance by Stevie Wonder, and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog commenting on the presidential election

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Episode 1Harry Connick Jr., Ava DuVernay, Grouplove
Episode 2Whoopi Goldberg, Regina Hall, Captain Sully Sullenberger
Episode 3Jessica Alba, Bradley Whitford, George Takei
Episode 4Tituss Burgess, Jeff Ross, Adam Richman
Episode 5Dr. Phil, Alan Cumming, Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam
Episode 6Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Millie Bobby Brown, The Head and The Heart
Episode 7Trevor Noah, Allen Iverson, Chris Gethard
Episode 8Tracee Ellis Ross, Andrew Rannells, Mac Miller & Anderson .Paak
Episode 9John Slattery, Oliver Stone, Jon Fisch
Episode 10Chris Pratt, Scott Bakula, Frederik the Great
Episode 11First Lady Michelle Obama, America Ferrera
Episode 12Ethan Hawke, Tim Meadows, Wilco, Nile Rodgers
Episode 13Anthony Anderson, Mark Consuelos, The Kills
Episode 14Bruce Springsteen
Episode 15Rob Lowe, Kal Penn, Emma Willmann
Episode 16Sean Penn, Sutton Foster, Regina Spektor
Episode 17Lupita Nyong'o, Donnie Wahlberg, John Prine
Episode 18Morgan Freeman, Judith Light, Jimmy Eat World
Episode 19Samantha Bee, Abby Elliott, Asa Butterfield
Episode 20Mindy Kaling, Gary Owen, Sum 41
Episode 21John Leguizamo, Cheri Oteri, Paul F. Tompkins, Melissa Etheridge
Episode 22Armie Hammer, Lindsay Vonn, Gustavo Dudamel with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Episode 23Emily Blunt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Phantogram
Episode 24Diane Lane, Aja Naomi King, Alingon Mitra
Episode 25President Barack Obama, Bill O'Reilly, Randall Park, Bob Weir
Episode 26Nick Offerman, Wayne Gretzky, Morgan Spurlock and Joseph
Episode 27Hugh Laurie, Paul Reiser, Nate Silver
Episode 28Tiger Woods, Elijah Wood, Jorge Ramos
Episode 29Matt LeBlanc, Joy Bryant, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Wyclef Jean
Episode 30Tom Hanks, Adam Conover
Episode 31Will Forte, Dermot Mulroney, Wyatt Cenac, Mitski
Episode 32Joel McHale, Abbi Jacobson, Jon Glaser
Episode 33Mary-Louise Parker, Pusha T, The Record Company
Episode 34Drew Carey, Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Sebastian Maniscalco
Episode 35Ruth Wilson, JB Smoove, Ghost Brothers
Episode 36Mel Gibson, Luke Bracey, Tegan and Sara
Episode 37Michael Strahan, Nick Kroll, Aaron Lewis
Episode 38Aaron Eckhart, Tig Notaro, Ron Suskind
Episode 39Viggo Mortensen, Patton Oswalt, Maz Jobrani
Episode 40Don Cheadle, Stevie Wonder, Katherine Waterston
Episode 41Miles Teller, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Episode 42Sting, Thandie Newton
Episode 43Eddie Redmayne, Senator Bernie Sanders, Alton Brown, Chris Thile
Episode 44Anna Kendrick, Mahershala Ali, Chris Gethard
Episode 45Marion Cotillard, Dev Patel, Dwight Yoakam
Episode 46Amy Adams, Simone Biles, Jeff Watson
Episode 47William H. Macy, Colin Quinn, Drive-By Truckers
Episode 48Michael Weatherly, Carrie Fisher, The Pretenders
Episode 49James Marsden, Jimmie Johnson, John Waters
Episode 50Danny DeVito, Max Greenfield, OK Go
Episode 51Lauren Cohan, Tim Daly, Sleigh Bells
Episode 52Lauren Graham, Justin Long
Episode 53Matthew Broderick, Ali Wentworth, Fergie
Episode 54Jason Bateman, Padma Lakshmi, Michael Lewis
Episode 55Vice President Joe Biden, DJ Khaled
Episode 56Sigourney Weaver, Andy Cohen, Pilobolus
Episode 57Octavia Spencer, John Mulaney, Travis Scott
Episode 58Olivia Munn, Martin Freeman, Tom Papa
Episode 59John Goodman, Denée Benton, Norah Jones
Episode 60Mark Wahlberg, Lee Daniels, Miranda Lambert
Episode 61Neil Patrick Harris, Megan Mullally
Episode 62James Franco, Michael Stipe, Gad Elmaleh
Episode 63Liam Neeson, Shepard Smith, Jon Batiste
Episode 64The Best in Late Show Retrospectacular End-of-Year Wrapupabration 1!
Episode 65The Best in Late Show Retrospectacular End-of-Year Wrapupabration! 2
Episode 66The Best in Late Show Retrospectacular End-of-Year Wrapupabration! 3
Episode 67The Best in Late Show Retrospectacular End-of-Year Wrapupabration! 4
Episode 68The Best in Late Show Retrospectacular End-of-Year Wrapupabration! 5
Episode 69Oprah Winfrey, Pretty Yende
Episode 70Kate Beckinsale, Chris Messina, Jen Kirkman
Episode 71Adam Driver, Alexa Davalos, Whitney
Episode 72Charlie Rose, Hayden Panettiere, Jack Maxwell
Episode 73Billy Joel, Josh Holloway
Episode 74Andrew Garfield, Erin Andrews, Cage the Elephant
Episode 75Jude Law, Gabrielle Union, Thomas L. Friedman
Episode 76Tom Selleck, Craig Robinson, A$AP Mob
Episode 77Cuba Gooding Jr., Rupert Friend, Gary Gulman
Episode 78Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Nick Grant with Watch the Duck
Episode 79Billy Eichner, Mel B., Gilbert Gottfried
Episode 80Idina Menzel, Rachel Bloom, Louie Anderson
Episode 81Johnny Galecki, Chris Matthews, Bash & Pop
Episode 82Jim Gaffigan, Cristela Alonzo, The Avett Brothers
Episode 83Leslie Mann, Lewis Black, Dan Levy
Episode 84Josh Groban, Rachael Ray, Japandroids
Episode 85Ricky Gervais, Christina Ricci, Jain
Episode 86Dr. Phil McGraw, Michael Bolton, Maren Morris
Episode 87Priyanka Chopra, Thomas Sadoski, Pat Brown
Episode 88Paul Giamatti, Wendy Williams, Highly Suspect
Episode 89John Oliver, Isabelle Huppert, The Avett Brothers
Episode 90Robert De Niro, Ezra Edelman, Flo Morrissey, Matthew E. White
Episode 91David Oyelowo, Taran Killam, Rae Sremmurd
Episode 92Will Arnett, Pete Holmes, Paul Mecurio
Episode 93Shailene Woodley, Laverne Cox, Rick and Marty Lagina
Episode 94Christine Baranski, Hans Zimmer
Episode 95Bob Odenkirk, Tatiana Maslany, George Saunders
Episode 96Sally Field, Maggie Siff, Lady Antebellum
Episode 97Julie Andrews, Christina Hendricks, The Umbilical Brothers
Episode 98Uma Thurman, Jason Jones, Alison Krauss
Episode 99Joe Scarborough, Kate Upton, Yvette Nicole Brown
Episode 100Kelly Ripa, Billy Gardell, The Lemon Twigs
Episode 101Aubrey Plaza, Bradley Whitford, Lupe Fiasco
Episode 102Allison Williams, Cush Jumbo, Carmen Lynch
Episode 103Jon Stewart, Connie Britton, Zoey Deutch, Lori McKenna
Episode 104Lisa Kudrow, Josh Earnest, Tony Rock
Episode 105Patrick Stewart, Chris Colfer, Roy Wood Jr.
Episode 106Hugh Jackman, Condola Rashad, The Flaming Lips
Episode 107Cate Blanchett, Paul Rust, Mo Amer
Episode 108Anderson Cooper, Judd Apatow, Jidenna
Episode 109Kevin Kline, Jerrod Carmichael, Michael Hayden
Episode 110Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, Michael Ian Black, Jackson Galaxy
Episode 111Kristen Stewart, Maz Jobrani, Dawes
Episode 112Felicity Huffman, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Anthony DeVito
Episode 113Ewan McGregor, Finn Wittrock, The Shins
Episode 114Neil deGrasse Tyson, Todd Barry
Episode 115Jessica Lange, Bassem Youssef, Judy Gold
Episode 116Bryan Cranston, Audra McDonald, Greer Barnes
Episode 117Ryan Reynolds, Josh Lucas, Andy Daly, Green Day
Episode 118Glenn Close, Michael McKean, H. Jon Benjamin
Episode 119Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Jay Chandrasekhar, Aimee Mann
Episode 120Hank Azaria, Kate Walsh, Circus 1903
Episode 121Emma Roberts, Ken Jeong, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley
Episode 122Marisa Tomei, Hugh Dancy, Broken Social Scene
Episode 123Susan Sarandon, Joey McIntyre, Robert Klein
Episode 124Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Esposito, Joey Bada$$
Episode 125Louis C.K., Ernie Johnson Jr., Father John Misty
Episode 126Sigourney Weaver, Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Steve Martin, Neal Schon
Episode 127Jessica Lange, Bassem Youssef, Judy Gold
Episode 128Mandy Patinkin, Zosia Mamet, Jerrod Carmichael
Episode 129Jennifer Hudson, Chris Hayes, Christian Borle
Episode 130Alec Baldwin, Charlamagne Tha God, Moshe Kasher, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo'
Episode 131Rose Byrne, Lewis Black, P.J. Harvey
Episode 132Elisabeth Moss, Anthony Atamanuik, Sheryl Crow
Episode 133Rosario Dawson, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Moshe Kasher
Episode 134Allison Janney, Sheryl Sandberg, Marty Stuart
Episode 135John Legend, Kelly Osbourne, Dr. John
Episode 136America Ferrera, Thomas Middleditch, Dave and Virginia Grohl, Preservation Hall Band
Episode 137LL Cool J, Phillipa Soo, Gorillaz
Episode 138Tom Hanks, Anna Baryshnikov
Episode 139Chris Pratt, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ryan Adams
Episode 140Amy Schumer, Gabourey Sidibe
Episode 141Jim Parsons, Jeff Garlin, Paul Scheer
Episode 142Charles Barkley, Debra Winger
Episode 143Richard Gere, Maria Bamford, Perfume Genius
Episode 144Rami Malek, Bill Nye, Roger Waters
Episode 145Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry
Episode 146Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds
Episode 147Mayim Bialik, Andy Karl, Ramy Youssef
Episode 148Tracy Morgan, Timothy Simons, Dan Auerbach
Episode 149Danny McBride, Jane Krakowski, Metallica
Episode 150Gina Rodriguez, Ben Falcone, Jesus and Mary Chain
Episode 151Julie Chen, Matt Walsh, David Ortiz
Episode 152Ricky Gervais, Corey Hawkins, The xx
Episode 153Jennifer Garner, Demetri Martin, Paula Poundstone
Episode 154Rachel Maddow, Ben Platt
Episode 155Kevin Spacey, Terry Crews, Rob Huebel
Episode 156Robin Wright, Hannibal Buress, Paul Simon, Bill Frisell
Episode 157Oscar Isaac, Laurie Metcalf, April Ryan
Episode 158Gordon Ramsay, David Sedaris, Pixies
Episode 159Kevin Hart, Ali Wentworth, The War on Drugs
Episode 160Salma Hayek, Hasan Minhaj, Feist
Episode 161Tilda Swinton, Andy Cohen, Jordan Klepper
Episode 162John Mulaney, Richard Branson, Halsey
Episode 163Jim Gaffigan, Anna Chlumsky, Louie Anderson
Episode 164Uzo Aduba, T.J. Miller, Oliver Stone
Episode 165Olivia Wilde, Eddie Izzard, Nick Cave
Episode 166Trevor Noah, Ilana Glazer, Sam Richardson
Episode 167Milo Ventimiglia, Judy Greer, Keith Alberstadt
Episode 168Scarlett Johansson, Bill Burr, Fleet Foxes
Episode 169Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band
Episode 170Ice Cube, Marc Maron, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
Episode 171Jeffrey Tambor, John Benjamin Hickey, Lake Street Dive
Episode 172Michael Keaton, Zoe Kazan, Tom Shillue
Episode 173Eric Stonestreet, John McEnroe, Lillie Mae
Episode 174Josh Duhamel, Justin Bartha, Brian Greene
Episode 175Naomi Watts, Ari Graynor, Swet Shop Boys
Episode 176Michael Keaton, John McEnroe
Episode 177Woody Harrelson, Cobie Smulders, Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys
Episode 178Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Andy Serkis
Episode 179John Oliver, Mike Birbiglia, Michael Showalter
Episode 180Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, The New Pornographers
Episode 181John Oliver, Woody Harrelson, and Emmylou Harris; Best Moments of the Week, with a Newly-Recorded Opening & Monologue
Episode 182Al Gore, Issa Rae, Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, James McAlister, and Russia Week
Episode 183Keegan-Michael Key, Cillian Murphy and Russia Week Continues
Episode 184James McAvoy, Matteo Lane, Russia Week continues with Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov interviewed
Episode 185Jason Bateman, Muse and Russia Week
Episode 186Kenneth Branagh, Cara Delevingne, and End of Russia Week
Episode 187Paul Bettany; Laura Benanti; Tyler, The Creator
Episode 188Charlie Rose, Jessica Williams, Max Brooks
Episode 189Michael Moore, Sutton Foster, 6LACK
Episode 190Samantha Bee, Gillian Jacobs, Spoon
Episode 191Charlie Rose and Jessica Williams; Best Moments of the Week, with a Newly-Recorded Opening & Monologue
Episode 192Matthew McConaughey, Vanessa Bayer
Episode 193Sen. Al Franken, Adam Conover, Randy Newman
Episode 194Dave Chappelle, James Van Der Beek, Joe Walsh
Episode 195Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Arcade Fire
Episode 196Senator Al Franken, Rock Legend Joe Walsh; Best Moments of the Week, with a Newly-Recorded Opening & Monologue
Episode 197Laura Dern, Leah Remini, Trombone Shorty
Episode 198Christoph Waltz, Chris O'Dowd, Sean Evans
Episode 199Robert Pattinson, David Tennant, Niecy Nash
Episode 200Millie Bobby Brown, Jim Jefferies, Zeshan B
Episode 201Dave Chappelle, Chris O'Dowd; Best Moments of the Week, with a Newly-Recorded Opening & Monologue
Episode 202Anthony Scaramucci, Bob Odenkirk, Liam Gallagher
Episode 203Daniel Craig, Tiffany Haddish, Blackberry Smoke
Episode 204Ellie Kemper, Andrew Dice Clay, Peter Serafinowicz
Episode 205John Dickerson, Michael Rapaport, Grizzly Bear
Episode 206Anthony Scaramucci, Tiffany Haddish; Best Moments of the Week, with a Newly-Recorded Opening & Monologue