Colbert’s Final Late Show Guests Revealed, Mystery Finale Teased

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has unveiled the grand plan for its final four episodes, and… well, we almost have more questions now than we did before.

After a couple of weeks that brought to the Ed Sullivan Theater the esteemed likes of David Letterman, former President Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and a “Strike Force Five” reunion, we now know who will sit down with, and perform for, host Stephen Colbert during his cancelled talker’s final four episodes.

Yet we also don’t know a few things, including what’s planned for the actual series finale airing Thursday, May 21.

On Monday, May 18, viewers will get what is being described as “The Worst of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Not A Clip Show!),” which invites speculation of its own.

Tuesday, May 19, finds Colbert hosting former-boss-turned-late-night-peer Jon Stewart, who last stopped by for an April 22 “Late Show Home Shopping” segment, as well as filmmaker Steven Spielberg—in only his second Late Show visit ever, ahead of the June 12 release of his latest sci-fi film, Disclosure Day. Tuesday night will also feature a special performance by Colbert and David Byrne.

On Wednesday, May 20, the Late Show host himself will take “The Colbert Questionert,” with an unnamed group of “special guests” joining in on the fun. There will also be a performance by the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

As for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘s series finale on May 21? The show is simply describing that night as… “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series Finale.” Meaning, there’s no official word on who might show up, or what all will be involved in bringing the 11-year-old talker (and 33-year-old franchise) in for a landing.

What we do know is he won’t face any fresh competition that night, with both Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon stepping aside Thursday night. Both shows are scheduling repeats opposite Colbert’s finale.

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  1. Kathi Froio says:

    I can’t comment until I stop crying

  2. Frathi Kolo says:

    You just commented.

    1. Kathi Froio says:

      My, my, so clever. Including your name.

      1. Voice says:

        Well, they *do* have a point, Kathi.

  3. Enlighten says:

    knock knock, who’s there? Not Colbert anymore.

    1. Beefheart says:

      OMG HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

      How you liking that 5 bucks a gallon gas, maga dunce?

      1. okpkpkp says:

        $6.50 a gallon here in Northern California

  4. Katio Hifro says:

    Who needs a napkin? Not me

    1. You need a straightjacket! says:

      Because you’re not well!

  5. Joan Peters says:

    I’d love to see Pope Leo send a message and prayer to Stephen, a true believing Catholic.
    That would make him happy and those in the White House furious.

    1. Mark Anderson says:

      If he did show up, it would be to perform an exorcism on that pro-abortion nutcase.

      1. Wrong, Mucky Boy! says:

        He would actually bless Colbert in his future endeavors! Just what would a Drumpf licking loser, like you, know what the Pope would do?

  6. Niko says:

    Please let Jon Batiste be there.

    1. Mike says:

      Oooo, yes! He should definitely show up and play with Louis and the band. They could even be announced as “Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine featuring Jon Batiste and Stay Human,” or “Louis Cato, Jon Batiste, Stay Human, and the Great Big Joy Machine,” or…

  7. Yep says:

    I’m calling it. He gets under 3.5 million views even with Kimmel and Fallon taking a knee on their ratings that night. He’s getting well under 3 million in his final month. What does that tell you? $16 million annually for an irrelevant product in an obsolete format. You cannot reason with baby boomers. They are going kicking and screaming.

    1. Mark Anderson says:

      Letterman got 13.76 million live+SD viewers for his final show in 2015….that’s the benchmark…except there are 21+ more million people in the US now vs. 2015.

      1. Letterman backs Colbert 100%, Mucky Boy! says:

        You Drumpf licking filth are the baddies here, boy!

    2. But you zero millenials deserve to be listened to? says:

      Get help, loser!

      1. Yep says:

        It doesn’t matter. You b00mers are on your way out.

      2. My, but you're precious, you tool! says:

        Once we’re gone, you losers are toast! You don’t know what to do with the fucking mess you crybabies helped create, because you waste your time on your phones trolling Democrats! Because you Zeros too fucking lazy and stupid to solve problems on your own! Good luck in dealing with a worsening climate that you can’t fix because AI destroyed your jobs, bitchboi!