The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/Season Four

Season Four
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season Premiere	September 4, 2018
Season Finale	August 15, 2019
Episode Count	195
Previous Season Three	Next Season Five

Season Four of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 4, 2018.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
600	1	Show 600 John Krasinski; Yvonne Orji			September 4, 2018
601	2	Show 601 Rob Lowe; Former Secretary of State John Kerry			September 5, 2018
602	3	Show 602 Emma Thompson; Troye Sivan; musical guest Troye Sivan			September 6, 2018
603	4	Show 603 Sharon Osbourne; stand-up by Kathleen Madigan; musical guest Jay Rock			September 7, 2018
604	5	Show 604 Bob Woodward; musical guest The Knocks featuring Foster the People			September 10, 2018
605	6	Show 605 Neil deGrasse Tyson; Michael Rapaport			September 11, 2018
606	7	Show 606 Keira Knightley; Rep. Beto O'Rourke; Martha Stewart			September 12, 2018
607	8	Show 607 John Heilemann and Alex Wagner; Judy Greer; musical guest First Aid Kit			September 13, 2018
608	9	Show 608 Anna Kendrick; musical guest Anne-Marie			September 14, 2018
609	10	Show 609 Admit It, You Forgot This Happened			September 18, 2018
610	11	Show 610 Jane Fonda; Willie Nelson; musical guest Willie Nelson			September 19, 2018
611	12	Show 611 Tiffany Haddish; Iain Armitage			September 20, 2018
612	13	Show 612 Hillary Rodham Clinton Special Appearance by: Neil deGrasse Tyson			September 21, 2018
613	14	Show 613 Emma Stone; Flight of the Conchords; musical guest Flight of the Conchords			September 24, 2018
614	15	Show 614 America Ferrera; Nas; musical guest Nas			September 25, 2018
615	16	Show 615 Candice Bergen; New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern; musical guest Jon Batiste			September 26, 2018
616	17	Show 616 Jeff Bridges; Cedric the Entertainer			September 27, 2018
617	18	Show 617 Kristen Bell; Mark Leibovich; stand-up by Nik Dodani			September 28, 2018
618	19	Show 618 Jake Tapper; Eric Idle; musical guest Lauv ft. Julia Michaels			October 1, 2018
619	20	Show 619 Eva Longoria; Damon Wayans Jr.; Steve Kornacki			October 2, 2018
620	21	Show 620 Nick Kroll; Jodie Whittaker; musical guest Cat Power			October 3, 2018
621	22	Show 621 Lady Gaga			October 4, 2018
622	23	Show 622 Ellie Kemper; Sam Elliott			October 5, 2018
623	24	Show 623 Melissa McCarthy; Phoebe Robinson			October 15, 2018
624	25	Show 624 Lin-Manuel Miranda; Brooke Baldwin			October 16, 2018
625	26	Show 625 Peter Dinklage; Busy Philipps; musical guest Noname			October 17, 2018
626	27	Show 626 Joe Scarborough & Mika Brzezinski; Laura Benanti; musical guest The Revivalists			October 18, 2018
627	28	Show 627 Robin Wright; stand-up by Caitlin Peluffo special appearances by Hillary Rodham Clinton & Melissa McCarthy			October 19, 2018
628	29	Show 628 Sarah Silverman; Scott Bakula; musical guest Transviolet			October 22, 2018
629	30	Show 629 Pod Save America (Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor); musical guest Charlamagne Tha God			October 23, 2018
630	31	Show 630 Gerard Butler; Rowan Atkinson; Ina Garten			October 24, 2018
631	32	Show 631 Gayle King; musical guest Andrea & Matteo Bocelli			October 25, 2018
632	33	Show 632 Dr. Phil; Kayli Carter; musical guest Janelle Monáe			October 26, 2018
633	34	Show 633 Kerry Washington; Taylor Mac; musical guest Taylor Mac			October 29, 2018
634	35	Show 634 Sarah Jessica Parker; Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi; musical guest Christine and the Queens			October 30, 2018
635	36	Show 635 Mike Myers; Christiane Amanpour			October 31, 2018
636	37	Show 636 Chris Wallace; Cole Sprouse; musical guest Tony Bennett			November 1, 2018
637	38	Show 637 Billy Eichner; Itzhak Perlman; musical guest Itzhak Perlman			November 2, 2018
638	39	Show 638 Jude Law; Senator Amy Klobuchar special appearance by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog			November 5, 2018
639	40	Show 639 Live Midterm Lateness Alex Wagner & John Heilemann; Hasan Minhaj			November 6, 2018
640	41	Show 640 Chris Pine; Major Garrett			November 7, 2018
641	42	Show 641 Billy Crystal; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand			November 8, 2018
642	43	Show 642 Alexander Skarsgård; Triumph the Insult Comic Dog; musical guest Big Red Machine			November 9, 2018
643	44	Show 643 Hugh Jackman; Jeff Tweedy; musical guest Jeff Tweedy United States Army Field Band's Six String Soldiers sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human			November 12, 2018
644	45	Show 644 Rachel Weisz; Jason Mantzoukas; stand-up by Demetri Martin special appearance by Dolph Lundgren			November 13, 2018
645	46	Show 645 Ricky Gervais; Bianna Golodryga; chef Flynn McGarry			November 14, 2018
646	47	Show 646 Ben Stiller; Jemele Hill; musical guest Jorja Smith			November 15, 2018
647	48	Show 647 Timothée Chalamet; stand-up by Graham Kay special appearance by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor			November 16, 2018
648	49	Show 648 Millie Bobby Brown; Anthony Salvanto; musical guest Josh Groban			November 19, 2018
649	50	Show 649 Michael Douglas; Senator Ben Sasse			November 20, 2018
650	51	Show 650 Connie Britton; George R.R. Martin; chef José Andrés			November 21, 2018
651	52	Show 651 Stephen and Jon’s Cartoon Thanks-travaganza			November 26, 2018
652	53	Show 652 Stephen Colbert Edition Hosted by: Jon Stewart; Neil deGrasse Tyson, Kerry Washington; Jake Tapper; Charlamagne Tha God			November 27, 2018
653	54	Show 653 Eric McCormack; David Alan Grier; musical guest Sara Bareilles			November 28, 2018
654	55	Show 654 Garth Brooks; Tim Meadows			November 29, 2018
655	56	Show 655 Michelle Obama; musical guest Common			November 30, 2018
656	57	Show 656 Catherine Zeta-Jones; Lucas Hedges; musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats			December 3, 2018
657	58	Show 657 Julia Roberts; Patrick Wilson			December 4, 2018
658	59	Show 658 Jeff Daniels; Emily Mortimer			December 5, 2018
659	60	Show 659 Senator Bernie Sanders; Chris Gethard			December 6, 2018
660	61	Show 660 Kathy Griffin; stand-up by Emma Willmann			December 7, 2018
661	62	Show 661 Bryan Cranston; presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin			December 10, 2018
662	63	Show 662 Whoopi Goldberg; Adam Pally; musical guest Jungle			December 11, 2018
663	64	Show 663 Leslie Mann; Brandon Micheal Hall; musical guest Lil Wayne			December 12, 2018
664	65	Show 664 Diane Kruger; Julián Castro & Joaquin Castro; Ira Madison III			December 13, 2018
665	66	Show 665 Tony Shaloub; stand-up by Joe Wong special appearances by Bryan Cranston, Laura Linney, Rachel Dratch, John Oliver and Nick Kroll			December 14, 2018
666	67	Show 666 Sandra Bullock; Barry Jenkins			December 17, 2018
667	68	Show 667 Emily Blunt; Rep. Adam Schiff; musical guest St. Paul & The Broken Bones			December 18, 2018
668	69	Show 668 Steve Carell; KiKi Layne			December 19, 2018
669	70	Show 669 John C. Reilly; Senator Jeff Flake			December 20, 2018
670	71	Show 670 Jon Stewart; A Very Melania Christmas; musical performance by Jon Batiste and Stay Human			December 21, 2018
671	72	Show 671 Ethan Hawke; Jon Glaser; musical guest Taylor Bennett			January 7, 2019
672	73	Show 672 Keegan-Michael Key; Josh Hutcherson			January 8, 2019
673	74	Show 673 Kevin Hart; Nicole Byer			January 9, 2019
674	75	Show 674 Senator Kamala Harris; Bradley Whitford; musical guest Gary Clark Jr.			January 10, 2019
675	76	Show 675 Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson; Jamie Oliver			January 11, 2019
676	77	Show 676 James McAvoy; Sonequa Martin-Green; musical guest Kane Brown			January 14, 2019
677	78	Show 677 Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; M. Night Shyamalan			January 15, 2019
678	79	Show 678 Jake Gyllenhaal; Pete Holmes			January 16, 2019
679	80	Show 679 Sarah Paulson; Killer Mike; musical guest Future			January 17, 2019
680	81	Show 680 William H. Macy; Rebecca Traister			January 18, 2019
681	82	Show 681 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Method Man			January 21, 2019
682	83	Show 682 Drew Barrymore; Mo Rocca; musical guest Maggie Rogers			January 22, 2019
683	84	Show 683 Matthew McConaughey; musical guest Better Oblivion Community Center			January 23, 2019
684	85	Show 684 Michael Moore; Ken Marino; musical guest Dermot Kennedy			January 24, 2019
685	86	Show 685 John Goodman; stand-up by Samantha Ruddy			January 25, 2019
686	87	Show 686 Cliff Sims; Paul Simon; musical guest Paul Simon			January 28, 2019
687	88	Show 687 Chris Christie; Yvette Nicole Brown			January 29, 2019
688	89	Show 688 John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon & Alex Wagner; Max Greenfield			January 30, 2019
689	90	Show 689 Ellen Page; Radhika Jones; stand-up by Django Gold			January 31, 2019
690	91	Show 690 Super Bowl Edition Conan O'Brien; musical guest James Taylor Special Appearance by: Steve Carell			February 3, 2019
691	92	Show 691 Taraji P. Henson; Matt Walsh; Marie Kondo			February 4, 2019
692	93	Show 692 live at 11:35ET The Hosts of "CBS This Morning" (Norah O'Donnell, John Dickerson, Gayle King & Bianna Golodryga); Spike Lee			February 5, 2019
693	94	Show 693 Steve Buscemi; Bret Baier; musical guest Sasha Sloan			February 6, 2019
694	95	Show 694 Chris Pratt; Meghan McCain; musical guest Beirut			February 7, 2019
695	96	Show 695 Glenn Close, stand-up by Byron Bowers			February 8, 2019
696	97	Show 696 John Oliver; musical guest BLACKPINK			February 11, 2019
697	98	Show 697 Regina King; Bill & Melinda Gates; Jena Friedman			February 12, 2019
698	99	Show 698 Trevor Noah; Natasha Lyonne			February 13, 2019
699	100	Show 699 Bradley Cooper; Mayor Pete Buttigieg			February 14, 2019
700	101	Show 700 Jeff Goldblum; Jacques Torres; musical guest The Marcus King Band			February 15, 2019
701	102	Show 701 Jake Tapper; Amy Sedaris; musical guest The Claypool Lennon Delirium			February 18, 2019
702	103	Show 702 Former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe; Dan Levy; musical guest Sigrid			February 19, 2019
703	104	Show 703 Reba McEntire; Margaret Brennan special appearance by: Alexander Skarsgård			February 20, 2019
704	105	Show 704 Annette Bening; Ana Navarro; musical guest Ben Platt			February 21, 2019
705	106	Show 705 Don Cheadle; Colin Quinn			February 22, 2019
706	107	Show 706 Julianne Moore; Thomas Lennon; musical guest Bebe Rexha			March 4, 2019
707	108	Show 707 Kit Harington; Amber Tamblyn; musical guest Hozier			March 5, 2019
708	109	Show 708 Willie Geist; Phoebe Waller-Bridge; stand-up by Dwayne Perkins			March 6, 2019
709	110	Show 709 Gayle King; Pamela Adlon; musical guest Mumford & Sons			March 7, 2019
710	111	Show 710 Senator Cory Booker; Matt Ingebretson & Jake Weisman			March 8, 2019
711	112	Show 711 Damian Lewis; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; musical guest Ellie Goulding			March 11, 2019
712	113	Show 712 John Turturro; Andrew Rannells; musical guest Robyn			March 12, 2019
713	114	Show 713 Patricia Arquette; Ian McShane; musical guest Strand of Oaks featuring Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires			March 13, 2019
714	115	Show 714 Christine Baranski; Rep. Adam Kinzinger			March 14, 2019
715	116	Show 715 Donnie Wahlberg; Heidi Schreck special appearances by: Christine Baranski & Laura Benanti			March 15, 2019
716	117	Show 716 Lupita Nyong'o; Vicky Ward; musical guest Karen O & Danger Mouse directed by Spike Jonze			March 18, 2019
717	118	Show 717 Chris Hayes; Nico Parker			March 19, 2019
718	119	Show 718 Paul Giamatti; Senator Doug Jones special appearance by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez			March 20, 2019
719	120	Show 719 Senator Elizabeth Warren; Tony Hale			March 25, 2019
720	121	Show 720 Keri Russell; Martha Stewart			March 26, 2019
721	122	Show 721 Charles Barkley; Tig Notaro			March 27, 2019
722	123	Show 722 Nathan Lane; Cast of "Queer Eye": Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France			April 1, 2019
723	124	Show 723 Emilia Clarke; Henry Winkler; musical guest H.E.R.			April 2, 2019
724	125	Show 724 John Lithgow; Stacey Abrams; musical guest Kevin Garrett			April 3, 2019
725	126	Show 725 Sandra Oh; Zachary Levi; musical guest Nina Nesbitt			April 4, 2019
726	127	Show 726 Hank Azaria; Henry Louis Gates, Jr. special appearance by Emilia Clarke and Jeff Goldblum			April 5, 2019
727	128	Show 727 Zach Galifianakis; Rep. Eric Swalwell; musical guest Ellie Goulding special appearances by players from the Final Four			April 8, 2019
728	129	Show 728 Michelle Williams; Emily Bazelon special appearance by Oscar the Grouch			April 9, 2019
729	130	Show 729 Anderson Cooper; Ruth Wilson; Rep. Ilhan Omar			April 10, 2019
730	131	Show 730 Trevor Noah; Molly Shannon; Gary Cole; musical guest Paul Simon			April 15, 2019
731	132	Show 731 Laurie Metcalf; Ramy Youssef			April 16, 2019
732	133	Show 732 Anna Palmer & Jake Sherman; musical guest The Lumineers Just One Question with the cast of The Avengers			April 17, 2019
733	134	Show 733 Neal Katyal; Samantha Bee; musical guest Cage the Elephant			April 18, 2019
734	135	Show 734 Robert De Niro; Beth Behrs; Retta			April 19, 2019
735	136	Show 735 Seth Rogen; Jessica Yellin			April 29, 2019
736	137	Show 736 Christina Applegate; Van Jones			April 30, 2019
737	138	Show 737 Mariska Hargitay; Thomas Middleditch; musical guest Hootie & the Blowfish			May 1, 2019
738	139	Show 738 Chris Cuomo; Nicholas Hoult & Lily Collins; musical guest James Taylor			May 2, 2019
739	140	Show 739 Craig Ferguson; Ronda Rousey; Bear Grylls			May 3, 2019
740	141	Show 740 Common; Rachel Dratch; musical guest Maren Morris			May 6, 2019
741	142	Show 741 Anne Hathaway; Ari Melber			May 7, 2019
742	143	Show 742 Bryan Cranston; RuPaul Charles; musical guest Bonnie Raitt			May 8, 2019
743	144	Show 743 The cast of "Veep": Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Richardson, Sarah Sutherland and Clea DuVall			May 9, 2019
744	145	Show 744 Keanu Reeves; Santino Fontana special appearance by Bryan Cranston			May 10, 2019
745	146	Show 745 Bill Hader; musical guest James Bay			May 13, 2019
746	147	Show 746 Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil; Pete Holmes; musical guest The National			May 14, 2019
747	148	Show 747 Pod Save America (Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor); BTS; musical guest BTS			May 15, 2019
748	149	Show 748 The cast of the "The Big Bang Theory" (Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch); musical guest The Barenaked Ladies			May 16, 2019
749	150	Show 749 Olivia Wilde; Scott Pelley; musical guest BTS			May 17, 2019
750	151	Show 750 Julianna Margulies; Adm. William McRaven; performance by the Broadway cast of "The Prom"			May 20, 2019
751	152	Show 751 Howard Stern			May 21, 2019
752	153	Show 752 Senator Kamala Harris; Kaitlyn Dever			May 22, 2019
753	154	Show 753 Jim Sciutto; special appearance by Conan O'Brien; musical guest The National			May 23, 2019
754	155	Show 754 Wanda Sykes; Vanessa Bayer			June 3, 2019
755	156	Show 755 Emma Thompson; Adam Scott; musical guest Spiritualized			June 4, 2019
756	157	Show 756 James Corden; Zoë Kravitz; musical guest Lewis Capaldi			June 5, 2019
757	158	Show 757 Mindy Kaling; Seth Green			June 6, 2019
758	159	Show 758 Elisabeth Moss; Matt Bomer; stand-up by Steven Rogers			June 7, 2019
759	160	Show 759 Samuel L. Jackson; Former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter			June 10, 2019
760	161	Show 760 Tim McGraw & Jon Meacham; Tessa Thompson; musical guest Jessie Reyez & 6lack			June 11, 2019
761	162	Show 761 Rep. Beto O'Rourke; Billy Porter			June 12, 2019
762	163	Show 762 Kevin Bacon; Mark Ronson; musical guest Mark Ronson feat. Lykke Li			June 13, 2019
763	164	Show 763 Aubrey Plaza; Dan Abrams			June 14, 2019
764	165	Show 764 Dax Shepard; Preet Bharara; musical guest Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real special appearance by Jon Stewart			June 17, 2019
765	166	Show 765 Chris Matthews; Jessie Buckley; musical guest Jessie Buckley			June 18, 2019
766	167	Show 766 Ice Cube; Tig Notaro			June 19, 2019
767	168	Show 767 Russell Crowe; musical guest The Raconteurs			June 20, 2019
768	169	Show 768 Naomi Watts; Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot; musical guest The Raconteurs			June 21, 2019
769	170	Show 769 Tom Holland; Andrew Yang; musical guest Jenny Lewis			June 24, 2019
770	171	Show 770 Zendaya; Julian Edelman			June 25, 2019
771	172	Show 771 live Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; musical guest Incubus			June 26, 2019
772	173	Show 772 live Gov. Chris Christie; Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg special appearance by Gov. Steve Bullock			June 27, 2019
773	174	Show 773 Ricky Gervais; musical guest X Ambassadors			July 15, 2019
774	175	Show 774 Awkwafina; Donny Deutsch; musical guest The Mountain Goats			July 16, 2019
775	176	Show 775 Sofía Vergara; David Cross; musical guest Tove Lo			July 17, 2019
776	177	Show 776 Norah O'Donnell; Topher Grace; stand-up by Ahamed Weinberg			July 18, 2019
777	178	Show 777 John Oliver; Joe Namath			July 19, 2019
778	179	Show 778 Jake Gyllenhaal; Marianne Williamson; stand-up by Daniel Simonsen Valerie Simpsons sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human			July 22, 2019
779	180	Show 779 Sec. Julián Castro; Tony Hale; musical guest Nilüfer Yanya Valerie Simpsons sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human			July 23, 2019
780	181	Show 780 Chris Wallace; Jamie Bell Valerie Simpsons sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human			July 24, 2019
781	182	Show 781 Jeff Goldblum; Aisha Tyler Valerie Simpsons sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human			July 25, 2019
782	183	Show 782 John Leguizamo; stand-up by Candice Thompson special appearance by Ricky Gervais			July 26, 2019
783	184	Show 783 Idris Elba; Maude Apatow; musical guest Perry Farrell			July 29, 2019
784	185	Show 784 live Jeff Daniels; Katy Tur & Jacob Soboroff			July 30, 2019
785	186	Show 785 live Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Michael Ian Black			July 31, 2019
786	187	Show 786 Meek Mill; Nicholas Braun "Just One Question" with Senator Kamala Harris, Marianne Williamson, Sec. Julián Castro, Jeff Goldblum			August 1, 2019
787	188	Show 787 Brian Cox; Hannah Gadsby; stand-up by Shane Torres			August 5, 2019
788	189	Show 788 Amanda Seyfried; Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon & Keith L. William			August 6, 2019
789	190	Show 789 Tiffany Haddish; Jared Harris; musical guest The Smashing Pumpkins			August 7, 2019
790	191	Show 790 A Special Guest (Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy)			August 8, 2019
791	192	Show 791 Cate Blanchett; Marc Maron			August 12, 2019
792	193	Show 792 Jada Pinkett Smith; Rep. Ayanna Pressley; musical guest Goo Goo Dolls			August 13, 2019
793	194	Show 793 Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson; Jillian Bell; musical guest Tori Kelly			August 14, 2019
794	195	Show 794 Kirsten Dunst; Adam DeVine; Lee Pace			August 15, 2019