The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Episode 53 — Steve Carell, Jennifer Hudson

Season 1 • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Released: 2015-12-07 • Comedy/Talk

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Victoria’s Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Behati Prinsloo and Taylor Hill eat buﬀalo wings. Steve Carell discusses ‘The Big Short’ and sings "Dance With Me" with Stephen. Jennifer Hudson discusses ‘The Color Purple’. Morgan Freeman’s announcer audition. Hudson and the cast of The Color Purple perform "Push Da Button".

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Episode 1
George Clooney, Jeb Bush, Jon Batiste & Stay Human
2015-09-08

Episode 2
Scarlett Johansson, Elon Musk, Kendrick Lamar
2015-09-09

Episode 3
Vice President Joe Biden, Travis Kalanick, Toby Keith
2015-09-10

Episode 4
Amy Schumer, Stephen King, Troubled Waters (Paul Simon)
2015-09-11

Episode 5
Emily Blunt, Justice Stephen Breyer, The Dead Weather
2015-09-14

Episode 6
Tim Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Run The Jewels with TV On The Radio
2015-09-15

Episode 7
Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Willie Nelson
2015-09-16

Episode 8
Trevor Noah, U.N. Ban Ki-Moon, Chris Stapleton
2015-09-17

Episode 9
Lupita Nyong'o, Senator Bernie Sanders, Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope
2015-09-18

Episode 10
Stephen Curry, Senator Ted Cruz, Don Henley
2015-09-21

Episode 11
Donald Trump, Dr. Ernest Moniz, Raury
2015-09-22

Episode 12
Hugh Jackman, Hugh Evans, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Pearl Jam
2015-09-23

Episode 13
Andrew Sullivan, Maria Shriver, Jim Gaffigan, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus, the Choir of St. Jean Baptiste
2015-09-24

Episode 14
Malala Yousafzai, Kerry Washington, The Arcs
2015-09-25

Episode 15
First Lady Michelle Obama, John Legend
2015-09-28

Episode 16
Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Dominic Wilcox
2015-09-29

Episode 17
John Oliver, Evan Spiegel, Bill Withers, Ed Sheeran
2015-09-30

Episode 18
John Kerry, Claire Danes, PewDiePie
2015-10-01

Episode 19
Morgan Freeman, Ruth Wilson, Sean Murray
2015-10-02

Episode 20
Senator John McCain, Yo-Yo Ma, Misty Copeland
2015-10-05

Episode 21
Bill Clinton, Billy Eichner, Florence & the Machine
2015-10-06

Episode 22
Gina Rodriguez, Ben Bernanke, Tame Impala
2015-10-07

Episode 23
Cate Blanchett, Brian Chesky, Dartmouth Football Dummy
2015-10-08

Episode 24
James Corden, Shane Smith, Halsey
2015-10-09

Episode 25
Carey Mulligan, Elvis Costello, Darlene Love
2015-10-12

Episode 26
Sarah Silverman, Elijah Wood, Symphony of the Goddesses
2015-10-13

Episode 27
Jack Black, Nick Woodman, Michelle Dorrance
2015-10-14

Episode 28
Oprah Winfrey, Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor, Judith Hill
2015-10-15

Episode 29
Jimmy Kimmel, Guillermo del Toro, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Beach House
2015-10-16

Episode 30
Sienna Miller, Melissa Benoist, Chance the Rapper
2015-10-26

Episode 31
Hillary Clinton, Anthony Bourdain, Carrie Brownstein
2015-10-27

Episode 32
Julianna Margulies, Jonathan Franzen, Alabama Shakes
2015-10-28

Episode 33
Seth MacFarlane, Neil DeGrasse Tyson
2015-10-29

Episode 34
Charlie Rose, Stacy Schiff, Ghost
2015-10-30

Episode 35
Allison Janney, Colin Quinn, Margaret Cho
2015-11-02

Episode 36
Antonio Banderas, Reed Hastings, John Irving
2015-11-03

Episode 37
Daniel Craig, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Eugenia Cheng
2015-11-04

Episode 38
Bryan Cranston, Shamir
2015-11-05

Episode 39
Whoopi Goldberg, John Kasich, Glen Hansard
2015-11-06

Episode 40
Ethan Hawke, Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
2015-11-09

Episode 41
Aziz Ansari, Shonda Rhimes, Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless
2015-11-10

Episode 42
Viola Davis, Brian Greene, George Ezra
2015-11-11

Episode 43
Jennifer Connelly, Judd Apatow, The Internet
2015-11-12

Episode 44
Mark Ruffalo, John Cleese, Michael Flatley
2015-11-13

Episode 45
Bill Maher, Florent Groberg, Shepard Fairey, Acro-Cats
2015-11-16

Episode 46
Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Public Image Ltd
2015-11-17

Episode 47
Sharon Stone, Justin Theroux, James Taylor
2015-11-18

Episode 48
Jane Fonda, Andrew Lloyd Webber
2015-11-19

Episode 49
Michael Caine, Larry Wilmore, Boots
2015-11-20

Episode 50
Sylvester Stallone, Ted Koppel, My Morning Jacket
2015-11-23

Episode 51
Spike Lee, Andy Cohen, Carly Simon
2015-11-24

Episode 52
Gloria Estefan, Eric Greitens, Jake Wood, Daniel Boulud
2015-11-25

Episode 53
Steve Carell, Jennifer Hudson
2015-12-07

Episode 54
Marion Cotillard, George Saunders, Joanna Newsom
2015-12-08

Episode 55
Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech, Adam McKay, Kurt Vile
2015-12-09

Episode 56
Bruce Willis, Michael Lewis, Lizzo
2015-12-10

Episode 57
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ike Barinholtz, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
2015-12-11

Episode 58
Jennifer Lawrence, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Sleater-Kinney
2015-12-14

Episode 59
Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Groff, Squeeze
2015-12-15

Episode 60
Robert De Niro, Daniel Gilbert, Henry Rollins
2015-12-16

Episode 61
Michael Moore, Samantha Power, Michael C. Hall, Lazarus
2015-12-17

Episode 62
Mandy Patinkin, Kayvon Beykpour, Leon Bridges
2015-12-18

Episode 63
Samuel L. Jackson, Olivia Hallisey
2016-01-04

Episode 64
John Krasinski, Killer Mike, George Church, Foals
2016-01-05

Episode 65
Jerry Seinfeld, Senator Rand Paul, Andra Day
2016-01-06

Episode 66
Damian Lewis, America Ferrera, FloydLittle's Double Dutch team
2016-01-07

Episode 67
Matthew Broderick, Sarah Parcak, Kacey Musgraves
2016-01-08

Episode 68
Jane Lynch, Sec. Julian Castro, EL VY
2016-01-11

Episode 69
Saoirse Ronan, Jeremy Stoppelman, Laura Ricciardi & Moira Demos, James Bay
2016-01-12

Episode 70
Paul Giamatti, Guerrilla Girls, J.B. Mauney
2016-01-13

Episode 71
Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Father John Misty
2016-01-14

Episode 72
Scott Kelly, Abby Wambach, Maria Bamford
2016-01-15

Episode 73
Patricia Heaton, Quincy Jones, Deray McKesson, Grace
2016-01-18

Episode 74
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2016-01-19

Episode 75
James Spader, Brandon Marshall, Sarah Koenig, Rev Run
2016-01-20

Episode 76
Christian Slater, Josh Radnor, Iggy Pop
2016-01-21

Episode 77
Steven Tyler, Gaby Hoffmann, Låpsley
2016-01-22

Episode 78
Donald Rumsfeld, Russell Westbrook, Jackson Browne
2016-01-25

Episode 79
Laurence Fishburne, Michael Novacek, Lake Street Dive
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Episode 80
Chris Pine, Danielle Brooks, Jonah Reider, Baauer
2016-01-27

Episode 81
Josh Brolin, John Dickerson, Erin Brockovich, Aubrie Sellers
2016-01-28

Episode 82
John Travolta, Courtney B. Vance, Amy Cuddy, John Moreland
2016-02-01

Episode 83
David Schwimmer, Joel Osteen, M. Ward
2016-02-02

Episode 84
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Episode 85
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2016-02-04

Episode 86
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Episode 87
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Episode 88
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Episode 89
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2016-02-09

Episode 90
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Episode 91
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2016-02-11

Episode 92
Craig Ferguson, Senator Cory Booker, Scott Waites
2016-02-15

Episode 93
Eva Longoria, Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer, Lucinda Williams
2016-02-16

Episode 94
Kate Hudson, Governor John Kasich, Courtney Barnett
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Episode 95
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2016-02-18

Episode 96
Chelsea Handler, Zosia Mamet, The Lumineers
2016-02-19

Episode 97
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Episode 98
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2016-02-23

Episode 99
Adrien Brody, Danai Gurira, Brian Greene
2016-02-24

Episode 100
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2016-02-25

Episode 101
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2016-02-29

Episode 102
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2016-03-01

Episode 103
Octavia Spencer, John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Lucius
2016-03-02

Episode 104
Christopher Meloni, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Edward Byers, Ray LaMontagne
2016-03-03

Episode 105
Will Arnett, Charles Barkley, Max Greenfield
2016-03-07

Episode 106
Helen Mirren, J.J. Abrams, DMA’S
2016-03-08

Episode 107
Sally Field, Jerrod Carmichael, Esperanza Spalding
2016-03-09

Episode 108
Anna Kendrick, Loretta Lynch, Brian Fallon
2016-03-10

Episode 109
Jeff Daniels, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Audra McDonald
2016-03-11

Episode 110
John Oliver, Jordan Spieth, New Order
2016-03-14

Episode 111
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell, Shirley MacLaine, Gustavo Dudamel
2016-03-15

Episode 112
Theo James, Jussie Smollett, Laurie Anderson
2016-03-16

Episode 113
William H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, Isaac Mizrahi
2016-03-17

Episode 114
Tom Hiddleston, Laura Benant, Frightened Rabbit
2016-03-28

Episode 115
Adam Driver, Rachel Bloom, Savages
2016-03-29

Episode 116
Eric Stonestreet, Jason Jones, Elizabeth Warren
2016-03-30

Episode 117
Sarah Paulson, Tatiana Maslany, Wynton Marsalis, Lil Buck, Jared Grimes
2016-03-31

Episode 118
Steve Buscemi, Benjamin Walker, Broadway Cast of 'American Psycho'
2016-04-01

Episode 119
Matthew Perry, Nick Offerman, Explosions In The Sky, Parliament-Funkadelic
2016-04-04

Episode 120
Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Arianna Huffington, BABYMETAL
2016-04-05

Episode 121
Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, David Duchovny, Autolux
2016-04-06

Episode 122
Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, Ken Burns
2016-04-07

Episode 123
Hillary Clinton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Katharine McPhee, Sturgill Simpson, Wayne Shorter
2016-04-18

Episode 124
Rep. Paul Ryan, Kevin Spacey, Thomas Middleditch, The Flaming Lips, Arturo Sandoval
2016-04-19

Episode 125
Dennis Quaid, Matt Walsh, Charles Bradley, Tootie & Jimmy Heath
2016-04-20

Episode 126
Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr., The Strumbellas, Roy Haynes
2016-04-21

Episode 127
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sam Morril
2016-04-22

Episode 128
Michelle Williams, Eddie Huang, Bob Mould
2016-04-25

Episode 129
J.K. Simmons, Jane Krakowski, Chris Wallace
2016-04-26

Episode 130
Susan Sarandon, David Tennant, Catfish and The Bottlemen
2016-04-27

Episode 131
Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Matt Czuchry, Hank Azaria, Phil Knight
2016-04-28

Episode 132
Anderson Cooper, Mark Feuerstein, Gwen Stefani
2016-04-29

Episode 133
Bill O'Reilly, Morris Chestnut, Deerhunter
2016-05-02

Episode 134
Dakota Johnson, Sebastian Stan, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
2016-05-03

Episode 135
Anthony Mackie, Rob Reiner, Maxwell
2016-05-04

Episode 136
Judge Judy, Zac Posen, W. Kamau Bell
2016-05-05

Episode 137
Lily Tomlin, Kumail Nanjiani, Ryan Hamilton
2016-05-06

Episode 138
Kaley Cuoco, Dan Savage, The National
2016-05-09

Episode 139
Chloe Grace Moretz, Katie Couric, Charlamagne Tha God
2016-05-10

Episode 140
Kate Beckinsale, B.J. Novak, Desiigner
2016-05-11

Episode 141
Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Jessie Mueller, Animal Collective
2016-05-12

Episode 142
Matt Bomer, Zach Woods, Nick Griffin
2016-05-13

Episode 143
Jason Sudeikis; Michael Weatherly from the CBS drama series "NCIS"; Megyn Kelly
2016-05-16

Episode 144
Anthony Anderson; Eugene Levy & Catherine O'Hara; musical performance by Coldplay
2016-05-16

Episode 145
Josh Gad; Gillian Jacobs; musical performance by Band of Horses
2016-05-18

Episode 146
Rose Byrne; Bobby Flay; interview with and performance by Weird Al Yankovic
2016-05-19

Episode 147
Seth Rogen; Krysten Ritter; musical performance by Wolf Parade
2016-05-20

Episode 148
Emilia Clarke; Shiri Appleby; musical performance by Cynthia Erivo
2016-05-23

Episode 149
Sean Hayes; Brooklyn Decker; Lewis Black
2016-05-24

Episode 150
James McAvoy; Nick Swardson; Physicist Brian Greene
2016-05-25

Episode 151
Lizzy Caplan; Neil Young; Mike Epps
2016-05-26

Episode 152
Rashida Jones; musical performance by The Struts
2016-05-27

Episode 153
James Corden, host of CBS's "The Late Late Show"; Scott Speedman; musical performance by Death Cab for Cutie
2016-06-06

Episode 154
Jude Law; Norman Reedus; musical performance by Hundred Waters with Skrillex featuring Chance the Rapper
2016-06-07

Episode 155
Laura Linney; John Leguizamo; musical performance by Gary Clark Jr.; Paula Robison sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.
2016-06-08

Episode 156
Patrick Wilson; Gayle King; Gary Johnson & William Weld
2016-06-09

Episode 157
David Duchovny; Aaron Tveit from the CBS drama series "BrainDead"; Juggler Alexander Koblikov
2016-06-10

Episode 158
Bill O'Reilly; Anna Chlumsky; Aesop Rock
2016-06-13

Episode 159
Daniel Radcliffe; George Lopez; musical performance by HINDS
2016-06-14

Episode 160
Liam Hemsworth; Ana Gasteyer; stand-up comedy performance by Paul Mecurio
2016-06-15

Episode 161
Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas; Amy Ryan; musical performance by Nick Jonas
2016-06-16

Episode 162
Aaron Paul; Michael Ian Black; Silversun Pickups
2016-06-17

Episode 163
Alexander Skarsgård, Natasha Leggero, Ziggy Marley
2016-06-20

Episode 164
Aubrey Plaza; Hugh Dancy; Andrew Zimmern
2016-06-21

Episode 165
Uzo Aduba; Neil DeGrasse Tyson; Adia Victoria
2016-06-22

Episode 166
Bernie Sanders, Paul Dano, Rascal Flatts
2016-06-23

Episode 167
Kevin Hart, Taylor Schilling, RuPaul Charles
2016-06-24

Episode 168
Kevin Love; Jenny Slate; Dierks Bentley
2016-06-27

Episode 169
Tom Brokaw; Sarah & Erin Foster; Bibi Bourelly
2016-06-28

Episode 170
Samuel L. Jackson; Julie Klausner; ScHoolboy Q
2016-06-29

Episode 171
Ellie Kemper; Patrick Fugit; We Are Scientists
2016-06-30

Episode 172
Zachary Quinto; Natasha Lyonne; 2 Chainz
2016-07-01

Episode 173
Bryan Cranston, Busy Philipps, Blink-182
2016-07-04

Episode 174
Nicholas Hoult; John Turturro; Bret Baier; Young Greatness
2016-07-05

Episode 175
Benjamin Bratt; Rob Corddry; The Shelters
2016-07-13

Episode 176
Bill Maher; Michael K. Williams; Parquet Courts
2016-07-14

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Charlie Rose, Gayle King & Norah O'Donnell, DeRay Mckesson, Bonnie McFarlane
2016-07-15

Episode 178
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2016-07-18

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RNC, Keegan-Michael Key, Kathryn Hahn, Jenny Lewis & NAF
2016-07-19

Episode 180
RNC, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Cuban, Lewis Black, Cory Kahaney, Wyclef Jean
2016-07-20

Episode 181
RNC, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Billy Eichner, Cory Kahaney
2016-07-21

Episode 182
Jennifer Saunders
2016-07-22

Episode 183
DNC, Allison Janney, Anthony Weiner, Ryan Adams
2016-07-25

Episode 184
DNC, Jeff Daniels, Bassem Youssef, Aurora
2016-07-26

Episode 185
DNC, John Oliver, Jai Courtney, Charlamagne Tha God, DMC
2016-07-27

Episode 186
DNC, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Eric Andre
2016-07-28

Episode 187
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2016-07-29

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Viola Davis; Simon Helberg; Declan McKenna
2016-08-01

Episode 189
Will Smith; Logan Lerman; Tony Bennett
2016-08-02

Episode 190
John Cena; Scott Eastwood; Aaron Neville
2016-08-03

Episode 191
Jamie Dornan, Javier Muñoz, Malcolm Gladwell, The O'Jays
2016-08-04

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Diane Kruger; Mark Normand; Ibtihaj Muhammad
2016-08-05

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Amy Schumer; Omari Hardwick; Michaela Watkins
2016-08-22

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Rami Malek, Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Diana Gordon
2016-08-23

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Anderson Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Kip Moore
2016-08-24

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Senator Tim Kaine, Tony Hale, Car Seat Headrest
2016-08-25

Episode 197
Rachel Weisz; Kevin Smith; Spike Feresten
2016-08-26

Episode 198
Riz Ahmed; Pedro Pascal; Angel Olsen
2016-08-29

Episode 199
John Krasinski; Adam Brody; St. Paul and The Broken Bones
2016-08-30

Episode 200
Christian Slater, Congressman John Lewis, Chris Geere
2016-08-31

Episode 201
Larry Wilmore; Chris Noth; Sampha
2016-09-01

Episode 202
Actress Anna Gunn; journalist John Dickerson; inventor Simone Giertz.
2016-09-02

Information

Creator	Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Chris Licht
Episode air date	07.12.2015
Episode runtime	45 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy / Talk
TMDB series rating	6.2
IMDb series rating	7.2
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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