Stephen Colbert: Overview of Guests on the Show
Guests for the week of December 28, 2026
- Monday, December 30, 2024:
Josh Brolin, Kacey Musgraves (R 11/18/24)
- Tuesday, December 31, 2024:
Pre-empted
- Monday, December 29, 2025:
Ted Danson, Alison Roman (R 11/18/25)
- Tuesday, December 30, 2025:
Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, the Mountain Goats, Tommy Stinson, Laura Benanti (R 12/16/25)
- Wednesday, December 31, 2025:
Pre-empted for "New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash"
Guests for the week of January 26, 2026
- Sunday, January 26, 2025:
Deion Sanders, Kane Brown
- Monday, January 27, 2025:
Chris Hayes, Nicole Scherzinger
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025:
Drew Barrymore, Brandon Scott Jones
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025:
Will Ferrell, FLO
- Thursday, January 30, 2025:
Nicole Kidman, Jacob Soboroff
- Monday, January 26, 2026:
Charli XCX, Gov. Josh Shapiro
- Tuesday, January 27, 2026:
Sam Rockwell, George Saunders
- Wednesday, January 28, 2026:
Bad Bunny, Katherine LaNasa
- Thursday, January 29, 2026:
Alexander Skarsgård, Jacob Soboroff
Guests for the week of January 19, 2026
- Monday, January 20, 2025:
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor, Jalen Ngonda
- Tuesday, January 21, 2025:
Michelle Yeoh, Britt Lower
- Wednesday, January 22, 2025:
John Dickerson, Willow Avalon
- Thursday, January 23, 2025:
Drew Brees, Morris Chestnut
- Friday, January 24, 2025:
Rerun TBA, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Jon Batiste (R 1/6/25)
- Monday, January 19, 2026:
Paul Giamatti, Ryan Coogler (R 1/14/26)
- Tuesday, January 20, 2026:
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Lucinda Williams
- Wednesday, January 21, 2026:
Jane Fonda, Jessica Williams
- Thursday, January 22, 2026:
Chance the Rapper, Maria Stephan
Guests for the week of January 12, 2026
- Monday, January 13, 2025:
David Schwimmer, Kwame Alexander
- Tuesday, January 14, 2025:
Josh Gad, Betty Gilpin
- Wednesday, January 15, 2025:
Adam Scott, Janet Yellen
- Thursday, January 16, 2025:
Julia Garner, Jharrel Jerome
- Friday, January 17, 2025:
Billy Crystal, Arooj Aftab (R 12/9/24)
- Monday, January 12, 2026:
Jimmy Kimmel, Abigail Spanberger
- Tuesday, January 13, 2026:
Amanda Seyfried, Yo-Yo Ma
- Wednesday, January 14, 2026:
Paul Giamatti, Ryan Coogler
- Thursday, January 15, 2026:
Stellan Skarsgård, Scott Galloway, Warren Haynes, Jon Meacham
- Friday, January 16, 2026:
Jen Psaki, "Weird Al" Yankovic (R 12/4/25)
Guests for the week of January 05, 2026
- Monday, January 06, 2025:
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Jon Batiste
- Tuesday, January 07, 2025:
Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rossellini
- Wednesday, January 08, 2025:
Alan Cumming, Diane Morgan
- Thursday, January 09, 2025:
Ben Stiller, June Squibb
- Friday, January 10, 2025:
Adrien Brody, Ben Schwartz (R 12/18/24)
- Monday, January 05, 2026:
Ethan Hawke, Julia Ioffe
- Tuesday, January 06, 2026:
Jodie Foster, Tracy Letts
- Wednesday, January 07, 2026:
Chris Hayes, Robyn
- Thursday, January 08, 2026:
Tom Hiddleston, Terry Gross
- Friday, January 09, 2026:
Taylor Swift (R 12/10/25)
Guests for the week of December 29, 2025
- Wednesday, January 01, 2025:
Elton John, Brandi Carlile (R 12/17/24)
- Thursday, January 02, 2025:
Selena Gomez, Seth Meyers (R 12/3/24)
- Friday, January 03, 2025:
Kate McKinnon, Peter Sarsgaard (R 12/5/24)
- Thursday, January 01, 2026:
Lady Gaga, Mikie Sherrill, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Schwartz, Daniel Craig (R 12/1/25)
- Friday, January 02, 2026:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Patton Oswalt, Jesse Welles (R 11/19/25)
