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2015 • 11 seasons • Comedy, Talk • TV-PG
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · S7E116 — Pete Holmes, Elizabeth Alexander

Season 7 episodes

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Adam Schiff, Kacey MusgravesOct 18, 202123. Nick Offerman, Charlamagne Tha GodOct 19, 202124. Issa Rae, H.E.R.Oct 20, 202125. Timothée Chalamet, ZendayaOct 21, 202126. Andie MacDowell, Lana Del ReyOct 22, 202127. Bruce SpringsteenOct 25, 202128. Katie Couric, Gabby BarretOct 26, 202129. Elizabeth Banks, Jorja FoxOct 27, 202130. John Leguizamo, Thomasin McKenzieOct 28, 202131. Trevor Noah, My Morning JacketOct 29, 202132. David Byrne, Huma AbedinNov 1, 202133. Michael C. Hall, Michael Eric DysonNov 2, 202134. Andy Cohen, ThundercatNov 3, 202135. Billy Porter, Annaleigh AshfordNov 4, 202136. Tony Hale, Snail MailNov 5, 202137. Jonathan Karl, Brandi CarlileNov 8, 202138. Quentin TarantinoNov 9, 202139. Aubrey Plaza, Bruce SpringsteenNov 10, 202140. Kenneth Branagh, Ellie KemperNov 11, 202141. Jeff Goldblum, Rod StewartNov 12, 202142. Paul Rudd, StingNov 15, 202143. Eric Adams, Dwyane WadeNov 16, 202144. Adam Driver, America FerreraNov 17, 202145. Kevin Hart, Robert Plant, Alison KraussNov 19, 202146. Andrew Garfield, José AndresNov 22, 202147. Lady Gaga, Tony BennettNov 23, 202148. Rosamund Pike, Peter JacksonNov 24, 202149. Peter Jackson, Chelsea CutlerNov 29, 202150. Peter Dinklage, Lee Jung-Jae, Aaron & Bryce DessnerNov 30, 202151. Javier Bardem, Gang of YouthsDec 1, 202152. Mahershala Ali, Jason ReynoldsDec 2, 202153. Jeff Goldblum, Natalie HembyDec 3, 202154. Jennifer Lawrence, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsDec 6, 202155. Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon; Glass AnimalsDec 7, 202156. Dr. David Agus; Natalie HembyDec 8, 202157. Michael B. Jordan; Nathaniel RateliffDec 9, 202158. Sting, David Alan GrierDec 10, 202159. Keanu Reeves, Brett EldredgeDec 13, 202160. Henry Cavill, Jonathan GroffDec 14, 202161. Denzel Washington, Maggie GyllenhaalDec 15, 202162. Anderson CooperDec 16, 202163. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Utkarsh AmbudkarJan 3, 202264. Jennifer Lawrence, Ralph Macchio, The Flaming Lips ft. Nell SmithJan 4, 202265. 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Synopsis

Stephen greeted comedian Pete Holmes and poet Elizabeth Alexander.