The Late Show Band is a band originally founded and led by American musician Jon Batiste as Stay Human. They became the house band for Stephen Colbert's late-night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on September 8, 2015. When Batiste departed the show on August 12, 2022, Louis Cato became the new bandleader and Stay Human was renamed The Late Show Band, a change that took effect on September 6, 2022.
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Starring as House Band
(105 episodes)
- Episode 2024-05-09: Ryan Gosling, Desi Lydic (May 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-08: Jen Psaki, Elyanna (May 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-07: Tiffany Haddish, Meredith Scardino (May 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-06: Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer (May 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-02: John Leguizamo, Laura Coates (May 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-05-01: Carol Burnett, Phil Keoghan, Jacob Collier (May 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-30: Jeff Daniels, Hannah Einbinder, Béla Fleck (Apr 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-29: Jean Smart, Gayle Rankin (Apr 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-18: Sandra Oh, Reid Scott, Daniel Radcliffe (Apr 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-17: John Lithgow, Doris Kearns Goodwin (Apr 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-16: Orlando Bloom, George Takei, Maggie Rogers (Apr 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-15: Salman Rushdie, Anna Sawai, Terence Blanchard (Apr 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-10: Christiane Amanpour, Wilmer Valderrama (Apr 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-09: Maren Morris, Demetri Martin (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-08: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tyla (Apr 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-04: Steve Buscemi, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Apr 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-03: Gillian Anderson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Remi Wolf (Apr 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-02: Savannah Guthrie, Tim Blake Nelson (Apr 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-04-01: Matt Damon, Hannah Waddingham (Apr 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-27: Liam Neeson, Fareed Zakaria (Mar 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-26: Carol Burnett, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-25: Stephen Breyer, Justin Thomas (Mar 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-14: Paul Simon (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-13: Paul Rudd, Cecilia Vega (Mar 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-12: Diane Lane, Patton Oswalt (Mar 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-11: Kristen Stewart, Tom Hollander (Mar 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-07: John Dickerson, De La Soul (Mar 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-06: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ariel Elias (Mar 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-05: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Bleachers (Mar 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-04: RuPaul, Yuval Noah Harari (Mar 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-29: Rebecca Ferguson, Denis Villeneuve (Feb 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-28: Chris Hayes, Carrie Preston (Feb 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-27: Josh Brolin, Amanda Gorman, Jan Vogler (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-26: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julio Torres (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-15: Billy Joel, Chappell Roan (Feb 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Mark Wahlberg, Lily Gladstone (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-13: Matt Damon, Danielle Pinnock (Feb 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-12: John Oliver, Killer Mike (Feb 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-11: John Krasinski, Ryan Gosling, Jon Stewart (Feb 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-08: André 3000, Justin Hartley (Feb 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-07: Christopher Nolan (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-06: Joy-Ann Reid, A'ja Wilson (Feb 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-05: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Usama Siddiquee (Feb 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-01: John Cena, Kwame Alexander, Asake (Feb 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-31: Demi Moore, Paul Walter Hauser (Jan 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: Emma Stone, Jaime Harrison (Jan 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-29: Bryan Cranston, Michelle Norris (Jan 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-25: Martin Scorsese, Future Islands (Jan 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-24: Austin Butler, Kingsley Ben-Adir (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-23: André 3000, Jelani Cobb (Jan 23, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-22: Trevor Noah, Ruby Bridges (Jan 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-18: Common, Steven Wright (Jan 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-17: Clive Owen, Juno Temple (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-16: Nicki Minaj, Jeff Tweedy, Daniel Caesar, Taylor Tomlinson (Jan 16, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-11: Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo (Jan 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-10: America Ferrera, Reneé Rapp (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-09: Gayle King, Charles Barkley, Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Jan 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-08: Barbra Streisand, Taylor Tomlinson (Jan 8, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-21: Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen (Dec 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-20: Nicki Minaj (Dec 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-19: Adam Driver, Jon Batiste (Dec 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-18: Kenan Thompson, Olivia Rodrigo, Evie Colbert (Dec 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-14: Greta Gerwig, Andrew Scott, Oprah Winfrey (Dec 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-13: Jason Momoa, Robert Smigel (Dec 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-12: Taraji P. Henson, Jason Isbell, the 400 Unit (Dec 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-11: Liz Cheney, Olivia Rodrigo (Dec 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-22: Peter Dinklage, Tig Notaro (Nov 22, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-21: Bradley Cooper, Chef José Andrés (Nov 21, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-20: David Letterman, The National (Nov 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-16: Jonathan Karl, Maria Bamford (Nov 16, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-15: Paul Giamatti, Tom Blyth (Nov 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-14: Rachel Maddow, Gracie Abrams (Nov 14, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-13: Barbra Streisand (Nov 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-02: Sec. Pete Buttigieg, Willie Nelson (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-01: Adam Kinzinger, Willie Nelson (Nov 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-31: John Dickerson, Alex Newell (Oct 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-30: Henry Winkler, Melissa Etheridge (Oct 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-26: Keegan-Michael Key, Elle Key, John Carpenter (Oct 26, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-25: Talking Heads, Mae Martin (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-24: Jim Gaffigan, Caroline Polachek (Oct 24, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-23: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Arlo Parks (Oct 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-12: John Mulaney, Darius Rucker (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-11: Sen. John Fetterman, Melissa Villaseñor (Oct 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-10: Kerry Washington, Rep. Maxwell Frost (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-09: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alex Newell (Oct 9, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-05: Bob Odenkirk, Fortune Feimster (Oct 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-04: Anderson Cooper, Japanese Breakfast (Oct 4, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-03: John Oliver, Boygenius (Oct 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-02: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Louis Cato (Oct 2, 2023)
- Episode 2023-05-01: James Marsden, Joy Oladokun, Nicolas Cage (May 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-20: Rachel Weisz; Danny Trejo (Apr 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-19: Elizabeth Olsen; Jena Friedman (Apr 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-18: Woody Harrelson; Justin Theroux; The Walkmen (Apr 18, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-17: Josh Groban; Sheryl Lee Ralph (Apr 17, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-13: Nicolas Cage, Christine and the Queens (Apr 13, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-12: Steven Yeun, Joan Baez (Apr 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-11: Jennifer Garner, Rep. Katie Porter (Apr 11, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-10: Brian Cox, Keri Russell (Apr 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-05: Victor Glover; Reid Wiseman; Christina Koch; Jeremy Hansen; Jodie Comer (Apr 5, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-04: Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Kander (Apr 4, 2023)
- Episode 2023-04-03: Stephen A. Smith, Dylan McDermott, Davido (Apr 3, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-30: Brooke Shields, Clint Smith, Weyes Blood (Mar 30, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-29: Taron Egerton, Jay Chandrasekhar, Evie Colbert (Mar 29, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-28: Mary J. Blige, Alison Roman (Mar 28, 2023)
- Episode 2023-03-27: Hugh Grant, Sean Hayes (Mar 27, 2023)