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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Season 6 · Episode 96

Riz Ahmed, Janelle Monáe

0.045mMarch 9, 2021

Stephen welcomes actor Riz Ahmed and a musical performance by Janelle Monáe.

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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