Stephen Colbert Videos

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow says that her partner Susan's very scary bout with the coronavirus changed her perspective on how to cover the pandemic. Check out Rachel's new book, 'BAG MAN: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House.'

Megan Thee Stallion was inspired to write 'Body' after she noticed she'd added some 'fluff' during quarantine, and decided to embrace it by writing a song that celebrates everyone's body.

The most talked-about rock band in the world treats us to this plugged-in performance of 'My Way, Soon' from their forthcoming album, 'The Battle At Garden's Gate.:'

Our friend Chris Stapleton, recently honored as The ACM's 'Artist-Songwriter of the Decade,' returns to A Late Show to perform this track off his latest album 'Starting Over.'

Meryl Streep, who stars in the new Steven Soderbergh film 'Let Them All Talk,' describes the process of shooting on a cruise ship and improvising the entire script.

Michael Eric Dyson's new book hopes to harness the power from this year's massive protests on the streets and turn that into real fundamental change in everyday American life. Be sure to check out 'Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America' available now!

Kate Winslet lived alone in a drafty seaside cottage while filming her new film, 'Ammonite,' in order to really get into her character, English paleontologist Mary Anning.

'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' premiered a parody of 'Alexander Hamilton' about president-elect Biden's Treasury Secretary pick, Janet Yellen.

Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush wore a Breonna Taylor mask at her congressional freshmen orientation and was devastated when fellow House members came up to her thinking her name was Breonna Taylor. She was driven to run for Congress to make sure America understands what Black people in the community are going through everyday.

Bryan Cranston teaches Stephen how to make a delicious cocktail and then settles some holiday arguments in a segment called, 'Bryan Cranston's Yule Of Law.' You can see more Bryan Cranston in his new Showtime TV series, 'Your Honor.'

President Obama describes the decision-making process behind his administration's use of drone strikes and why he ultimately had to reform the system. Barack Obama's new memoir 'A Promised Land' is available everywhere now.

HAERTS treat us to this performance of 'For The Sky' from their upcoming album 'Dream Nation,' due out in March 2021.

Friend of the show Brittany Howard, who was just nominated for an incredible six GRAMMY awards, joins us on this special night to perform a high-energy take on 'Revolution' by The Beatles.

President Barack Obama is frustrated by the 'shambolic nature of the government response' to the pandemic, but he has high hopes for America under the incoming Biden-Harris administration.

Hot off his AMA win for Favorite Male Artist - Country, Kane Brown returns to A Late Show alongside his collaborators Swae Lee and Khalid for a performance of their hit song 'Be Like That.'

From a song by his favorite artist, Marvin Gaye, to a theme song for his character in 'The Neighborhood,' to a song that best describes 2020, this is Cedric The Entertainer's Mood Mix.

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Glenn Close has kept herself laughing during quarantine by dressing up as different characters, including a homegrown take on the villain Cruella de Vil. You can see Glenn Close in 'Hillbilly Elegy' on Netflix.

Today, Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) releases his music video for “Some Dream,” which is taken from his critically acclaimed album Set My Heart On Fire Immediately.

Tony winner Laura Benanti has just released her sultry new music video for the track 'Go Slow,' featuring guitarist Pasquale Grasso. Filmed at The Leroy House in New York City, Benanti seductively croons to the tune played by Grasso in a series of intimate black-and-white vignettes, displaying yet another side of the singer.

Watch Dave Grohl and the band, who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first Foo Fighters album, unleash their new single 'Shame Shame' on A Late Show. The new Foo Fighters album 'Medicine at Midnight' comes out on February 5, 2021.