The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/Season Seven

Season Seven
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season Premiere	September 7, 2021
Season Finale	August 11, 2022
Episode Count	168 + 1 special
Previous Season Six	Next Season Eight

Season Seven of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 7, 2021.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
1134	1	Show 1134 Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez; musical guest The War on Drugs			September 7, 2021
1135	2	Show 1135 Chris Wallace; Holland Taylor			September 8, 2021
1136	3	Show 1136 Sarah Paulson; Kacey Musgraves			September 9, 2021
1137	4	Show 1137 Jeff Daniels; Nate Burleson			September 13, 2021
1138	5	Show 1138 Justice Stephen Breyer			September 14, 2021
1139	6	Show 1139 Jessica Chastain; Stephen Sondheim			September 15, 2021
1140	7	Show 1140 Melissa McCarthy; musical guest Lindsey Buckingham			September 16, 2021
S3	SP	The Late Show's Celebration of Season 6: This Time with Laughs! The Stars of the Colbert Questionert (Tom Hanks; Meryl Streep; Tiffany Haddish; George Clooney; John Oliver); Taylor Swift; Neil DeGrasse Tyson			September 20, 2021
1141	8	Show 1141 Bob Woodward & Robert Costa; musical guest Leon Bridges			September 21, 2021
1142	9	Show 1142 Climate Night Shawn Mendes; stand-up by Chris Turner			September 22, 2021
1143	10	Show 1143 Anderson Cooper; musical guest John Mayer			September 23, 2021
1144	11	Show 1144 Paul Giamatti; Colbert Questionert with Jon Stewart			September 27, 2021
1145	12	Show 1145 Drew Carey; Phoebe Robinson			September 28, 2021
1146	13	Show 1146 Anita Hill; Alessandro Nivola			September 29, 2021
1147	14	Show 1147 John Lithgow; musical guest Theo Croker and Wyclef Jean			September 30, 2021
1148	15	Show 1148 Rebecca Ferguson			October 1, 2021
1149	16	Show 1149 Julianna Margulies; musical guest Toby Keith			October 4, 2021
1150	17	Show 1150 Michael Keaton; musical guest Zac Brown Band			October 5, 2021
1151	18	Show 1151 Bret Baier; Susie Essman			October 6, 2021
1152	19	Show 1152 Dr. Sanjay Gupta; Denis Villeneuve			October 7, 2021
1153	20	Show 1153 the cast of "Succession" (Brian Cox, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen and J. Smith-Cameron)			October 8, 2021
1154	21	Show 1154 Rep. Adam Schiff; musical guest Kacey Musgraves			October 18, 2021
1155	22	Show 1155 Nick Offerman; Charlamagne Tha God			October 19, 2021
1156	23	Show 1156 Issa Rae; musical guest H.E.R.			October 20, 2021
1157	24	Show 1157 Timothée Chalamet & Zendaya			October 21, 2021
1158	25	Show 1158 Andie MacDowell; musical guest Lana Del Rey special appearance by Nick Offerman			October 22, 2021
1159	26	Show 1159 Bruce Springsteen; musical guest Bruce Springsteen			October 25, 2021
1160	27	Show 1160 Katie Couric; musical guest Gabby Barrett			October 26, 2021
1161	28	Show 1161 Elizabeth Banks; Jorja Fox			October 27, 2021
1162	29	Show 1162 John Leguizamo; Thomasin McKenzie			October 28, 2021
1163	30	Show 1163 Trevor Noah; musical guest My Morning Jacket			October 29, 2021
1164	31	Show 1164 Huma Abedin; David Byrne; performance from "American Utopia"			November 1, 2021
1165	32	Show 1165 Michael C. Hall; Michael Eric Dyson			November 2, 2021
1166	33	Show 1166 Andy Cohen; musical guest Thundercat			November 3, 2021
1167	34	Show 1167 Billy Porter; Annaleigh Ashford			November 4, 2021
1168	35	Show 1168 Tony Hale; musical guest Snail Mail			November 5, 2021
1169	36	Show 1169 Jonathan Karl; Brandi Carlile; musical guest Brandi Carlile			November 8, 2021
1170	37	Show 1170 Quentin Tarantino; People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (Paul Rudd)			November 9, 2021
1171	38	Show 1171 Aubrey Plaza; Bruce Springsteen takes the Colbert Questionert			November 10, 2021
1172	39	Show 1172 Kenneth Branagh; Ellie Kemper			November 11, 2021
1173	40	Show 1173 Jeff Goldblum; musical guest Rod Stewart			November 12, 2021
1174	41	Show 1174 Paul Rudd; musical guest Sting			November 15, 2021
1175	42	Show 1175 Mayor-elect of New York City Eric Adams; Dwyane Wade			November 16, 2021
1176	43	Show 1176 Adam Driver; America Ferrera The Superstars of WWE Answer Just One Question (Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Big E, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford), The Miz)			November 17, 2021
1177	44	Show 1177 Kevin Hart; musical guest Robert Plant & Alison Krauss			November 19, 2021
1178	45	Show 1178 Andrew Garfield; chef José Andrés			November 22, 2021
1179	46	Show 1179 Lady Gaga; musical guest Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett			November 23, 2021
1180	47	Show 1180 Rosamund Pike; Peter Jackson			November 24, 2021
1181	48	Show 1181 Peter Jackson; musical guest Chelsea Cutler			November 29, 2021
1182	49	Show 1182 Peter Dinklage; Lee Jung-Jae; performance from the film "Cyrano" by Peter Dinklage and Aaron and Bryce Dessner			November 30, 2021
1183	50	Show 1183 Javier Bardem; musical guest Gangs of Youth			December 1, 2021
1184	51	Show 1184 Mahershala Ali; Jason Reynolds			December 2, 2021
1185	52	Show 1185 Jeff Goldblum takes the Colbert Questionert; Remembering Stephen Sondheim			December 3, 2021
1186	53	Show 1186 Jennifer Lawrence; musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats			December 6, 2021
1187	54	Show 1187 Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon; musical guest Glass Animals			December 7, 2021
1188	55	Show 1188 Dr. David Agus; musical guest Natalie Hemby			December 8, 2021
1189	56	Show 1189 Michael B. Jordan; special holiday performance by Jon Batiste & Nathaniel Rateliff			December 9, 2021
1190	57	Show 1190 David Alan Grier; Sting takes The Colbert Questionert			December 10, 2021
1191	58	Show 1191 Keanu Reeves; musical guest Brett Eldredge			December 13, 2021
1192	59	Show 1192 Henry Cavill; Jonathan Groff			December 14, 2021
1193	60	Show 1193 a musical tribute to "The Lord of the Rings" (Lil' Merry (Dominic Monaghan), Big Pippin (Billy Boyd), $amwi$e G (Sean Astin), Frodo Motha F%#$@&' Baggins (Elijah Wood), Anna Kendrick, Killer Mike, Method Man, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving) Denzel Washington; Maggie Gyllenhaal			December 15, 2021
1194	61	Show 1194 Anderson Cooper			December 16, 2021
1195	62	Show 1195 CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky; Utkarsh Ambudkar			January 3, 2022
1196	63	Show 1196 Ralph Macchio; musical guest Nell and The Flaming Lips; Colbert Questionert with Jennifer Lawrence			January 4, 2022
1197	64	Show 1197 Senator Amy Klobuchar; musical guest SAINt JHN			January 5, 2022
1198	65	Show 1198 John Dickerson; Corey Hawkins			January 6, 2022
1199	66	Show 1199 Gayle King; Tig Notaro			January 10, 2022
1200	67	Show 1200 Bradley Cooper; musical guest Robert Finley with Dan Auerbach			January 11, 2022
1201	68	Show 1201 Caitríona Balfe Colbert Questionert with Keanu Reeves			January 12, 2022
1202	69	Show 1202 Liev Schreiber; musical guest Allison Russell			January 13, 2022
1203	70	Show 1203 Corey Stoll; musical guest Geese Bradley Cooper takes the Colbert Questionert			January 14, 2022
1204	71	Show 1204 Senator Elizabeth Warren; musical guest Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt			January 17, 2022
1205	72	Show 1205 Brian Cox; Samantha Bee			January 18, 2022
1206	73	Show 1206 Christine Baranski; musical guest Nation of Language			January 19, 2022
1207	74	Show 1207 Dionne Warwick; David Cross			January 20, 2022
1208	75	Show 1208 Elvis Costello; musical guest Elvis Costello and the Imposters			January 21, 2022
1209	76	Show 1209 Kristen Stewart; Jonathan Van Ness			January 24, 2022
1210	77	Show 1210 Joy Reid; Thomas Middleditch			January 25, 2022
1211	78	Show 1211 Adrien Brody; musical guest Lady Wray			January 26, 2022
1212	79	Show 1212 Kate & Oliver Hudson; musical guest St. Paul and The Broken Bones			January 27, 2022
1213	80	Show 1213 Marlee Matlin; Mackenzie Davis			January 28, 2022
1214	81	Show 1214 Whoopi Goldberg; Rep. Ro Khanna			January 31, 2022
1215	82	Show 1215 Faith Hill; musical guest Aurora special appearance by Clarissa Ward			February 1, 2022
1216	83	Show 1216 Tim McGraw; Martha Stewart			February 2, 2022
1217	84	Show 1217 Dua Lipa; musical guest 2 Chainz			February 3, 2022
1218	85	Show 1218 Jeffrey Wright; Alex Borstein; musical guest Maxwell			February 14, 2022
1219	86	Show 1219 John Oliver; musical guest Future Islands			February 15, 2022
1220	87	Show 1220 Daniel Craig; Doris Kearns Goodwin			February 16, 2022
1221	88	Show 1221 Margaret Brennan; Adam Scott			February 17, 2022
1222	89	Show 1222 Joseph Gordon-Levitt; musical guest alt-j			February 21, 2022
1223	90	Show 1223 John Turturro; John Avlon			February 22, 2022
1224	91	Show 1224 "The Circus" (John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Jennifer Palmieri); stand-up by Russell Howard			February 23, 2022
1225	92	Show 1225 Julia Ioffe; Thomas Lennon; musical guest Tears for Fears			February 24, 2022
1226	93	Show 1226 Sam Waterston; Sophia Bush Rescue Dog Rescue with John Oliver			February 25, 2022
1227	94	Show 1227 Bob Odenkirk			February 28, 2022
1228	95	Show 1228 live Senator Bernie Sanders; musical guest Big Thief			March 1, 2022
1229	96	Show 1229 Andy Serkis; Fiona Hill special appearance by Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban			March 2, 2022
1230	97	Show 1230 Kyle MacLachlan; Arian Moayed; musical guest Pusha T			March 3, 2022
1231	98	Show 1231 Anderson Cooper; Sutton Foster			March 7, 2022
1232	99	Show 1232 John C. Reilly; Kristin Chenoweth			March 8, 2022
1233	100	Show 1233 Ambassador Michael McFaul; Denée Benton; musical guest Father John Misty			March 9, 2022
1234	101	Show 1234 Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch; musical guest Rex Orange County Martha Stewart Takes the Colbert Questionert			March 10, 2022
1235	102	Show 1235 Aidy Bryant; stand-up by Alex Edelman			March 11, 2022
1236	103	Show 1236 Sandra Bullock; musical guest Billy Strings			March 14, 2022
1237	104	Show 1237 Anne Hathaway; Da'Vine Joy Randolph			March 15, 2022
1238	105	Show 1238 Michael Bublé; Rose Matafeo; musical guest Michael Bublé ft. Jon Batiste and Stay Human			March 16, 2022
1239	106	Show 1239 Chris Wallace; Wilmer Valderrama			March 28, 2022
1240	107	Show 1240 Hannah Gadsby; musical guest Buffalo Nichols Sandra Bullock Takes the Colbert Questionert			March 29, 2022
1241	108	Show 1241 Elle Fanning; Ben Schwartz			March 30, 2022
1242	109	Show 1242 James McAvoy; musical guest Arlo Parks special appearance by Jane Krakowski			March 31, 2022
1243	110	Show 1243 Ken Burns & Mandy Patinkin special appearance by John C. Reilly			April 1, 2022
1244	111	Show 1244 Shaquille O'Neal; Mayim Bialik			April 4, 2022
1245	112	Show 1245 Oscar Isaac Jon Batiste interviewed after winning 5 Grammys			April 5, 2022
1246	113	Show 1246 Anderson Cooper; musical guest Thomas Rhett			April 6, 2022
1247	114	Show 1247 Pete Holmes; Elizabeth Alexander			April 7, 2022
1248	115	Show 1248 Chance the Rapper; Beanie Feldstein; musical guest Chance the Rapper			April 11, 2022
1249	116	Show 1249 Molly Shannon; Representative Cori Bush			April 12, 2022
1250	117	Show 1250 Claire Foy and Paul Bettany; musical guest Bright Eyes Tribute to Gilbert Gottfried			April 13, 2022
1251	118	Show 1251 Hugh Laurie; musical guest IDLES			April 14, 2022
1252	119	Show 1252 Josh Brolin; musical guest The Who			April 15, 2022
1253	120	Show 1253 Julia Roberts; musical guest Wilco			April 18, 2022
1254	121	Show 1254 Neil deGrasse Tyson; stand-up by Emmy Blotnick Rescue Dog Rescue with Oscar Isaac			April 19, 2022
1255	122	Show 1255 Alexander Skarsgård; Jack White; musical guest Jack White			April 20, 2022
1256	123	Show 1256 Jon Bernthal; Alton Brown			May 2, 2022
1257	124	Show 1257 Jose Andres & Ron Howard; legal scholar Emily Bazelon; musical guest Lucius with Sheryl Crow & Celisse			May 3, 2022
1258	125	Show 1258 Glenn Close; Sheryl Crow			May 4, 2022
1259	126	Show 1259 Matt Walsh; musical guest Joy Oladokun Daniel Craig takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 5, 2022
1260	127	Show 1260 Chris O'Donnell Elvis Costello takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 6, 2022
1261	128	Show 1261 Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper; Judd Apatow			May 16, 2022
1262	129	Show 1262 Ricky Gervais; musical guest Trombone Shorty			May 17, 2022
1263	130	Show 1263 Secretary Antony Blinken; musical guest TWICE			May 18, 2022
1264	131	Show 1264 Mike Myers; Minha Kim; musical guest Beach House			May 19, 2022
1265	132	Show 1265 Sebastian Stan; musical guest Sharon Van Etten Shaquille O'Neal takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 20, 2022
1266	133	Show 1266 Jennifer Connelly; Patti LuPone; musical guest Patti LuPone			May 23, 2022
1267	134	Show 1267 Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern; musical guest Punch Brothers			May 24, 2022
1268	135	Show 1268 Michael Che; Admiral James Stavridis			May 25, 2022
1269	136	Show 1269 Hugh Dancy Josh Brolin takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 26, 2022
1270	137	Show 1270 Jake Tapper; Joel Kim Booster			June 6, 2022
1271	138	Show 1271 Robert De Niro; Rosie Perez			June 7, 2022
1272	139	Show 1272 Representative Adam Schiff; Chiwetel Ejiofor; musical guest Kurt Vile			June 8, 2022
1273	140	Show 1273 live Simu Liu Jon Batiste takes "The Colbert Questionert"			June 9, 2022
1274	141	Show 1274 Bryan Cranston; Senator Raphael Warnock			June 13, 2022
1275	142	Show 1275 Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein; musical guest Bonnie Raitt			June 14, 2022
1276	143	Show 1276 Emma Thompson; Tom Segura			June 15, 2022
1277	144	Show 1277 Tom Hanks; musical guest Regina Spektor			June 16, 2022
1278	145	Show 1278 Senator Cory Booker; musical guest The Lumineers			June 20, 2022
1279	146	Show 1279 Werner Herzog; musical guest Roger Waters Rescue Dog Rescue with Emma Thompson			June 21, 2022
1280	147	Show 1280 Taika Waititi; David Sedaris			June 22, 2022
1281	148	Show 1281 Beto O'Rourke; Matilda Lawler			June 23, 2022
1282	149	Show 1282 Wanda Sykes; Ronan Farrow			June 27, 2022
1283	150	Show 1283 Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; musical guest Jimmie Allen			June 28, 2022
1284	151	Show 1284 Representative Adam Kinzinger; Karl Urban; musical guest Stephen Sanchez			June 29, 2022
1285	152	Show 1285 Heidi Klum; Ibram X. Kendi			June 30, 2022
1286	153	Show 1286 Billy Crystal; Paul Hollywood			July 18, 2022
1287	154	Show 1287 Ethan Hawke; musical guest Courtney Barnett			July 19, 2022
1288	155	Show 1288 Ice-T; Michael Pollan; musical guest Rachael Price			July 20, 2022
1289	156	Show 1289 live Chris Hayes; musical guest Jack White			July 21, 2022
1290	157	Show 1290 Representative Jamie Raskin; musical guest Death Cab for Cutie			July 25, 2022
1291	158	Show 1291 Charlamagne tha God; Brett Gelman			July 26, 2022
1292	159	Show 1292 Amanda Seyfried; Stephen Merchant; special performance by Louis Cato and Stay Human St. Vincent and Louis Cato sit in with Stay Human			July 27, 2022
1293	160	Show 1293 Jonathan Karl; B.J. Novak			July 28, 2022
1294	161	Show 1294 Patton Oswalt; Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm James Taylor sits in with Stay Human			August 1, 2022
1295	162	Show 1295 "Pod Save America" (Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett & Tommy Vietor); stand-up by Bianca Cristovao James Taylor sits in with Stay Human			August 2, 2022
1296	163	Show 1296 Ron Howard; Morfydd Clark James Taylor sits in with Stay Human			August 3, 2022
1297	164	Show 1297 James Taylor; Colman Domingo James Taylor sits in with Stay Human			August 4, 2022
1298	165	Show 1298 Mindy Kaling; Senator Chris Murphy Joe Walsh sits in with Stay Human			August 8, 2022
1299	166	Show 1299 Ben Stiller; D'Arcy Carden Joe Walsh sits in with Stay Human			August 9, 2022
1300	167	Show 1300 Kieran Culkin; musical guest Run the Jewels Joe Walsh sits in with Stay Human			August 10, 2022
1301	168	Show 1301 White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre; Tatiana Maslany Joe Walsh sits in with Stay Human			August 11, 2022