When we first got the listings for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for the week, there wasn’t a mention of anyone on Thursday, Dec. 4. When this has happened in the past, the episode hasn’t been new.
Well, there is some great news tonight. There will be a new episode. It just took CBS time to get the listing up, and part of that will be linked to booking the guests. Look, the celebrities are busy people, and it takes time to make sure the schedules align, especially when it comes to promotion.
Who will be on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tonight?
The Thursday, Dec. 4 episode will feature two celebrities. The first is Jen Psaki, the former White House Press Secretary, who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations until May 2022.
She now hosts the MS NOW talk show Inside with Jen Psaki, and she has also started hosting The Briefing with Jen Psaki, continuing her coverage of American politics. So, it’s not that surprising that Colbert, who regularly shares his thoughts on the current state of the union, has her on as his guest.
The second guest of the night is “Weird Al” Yankovic, an American comedy musician and actor. There is plenty for him to discuss, including his time on The Naked Gun movie and his upcoming tour in 2026. He’ll also be involved on the Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular on NBC, so he may mention something about that.
You can watch the new episode tonight, Thursday, Dec. 4 at 11:35/10:35c on CBS. You can also stream the series the following day if you don’t feel like staying up late, and don’t forget that a lot of the show is put on the official YouTube channel.
The Late Show will likely be a rerun on Friday
As of right now, there isn’t a set guest list for Friday, Dec. 5. It’s possible that we’ll get another rerun on the night. We tend to see all the late night shows go into reruns on Friday nights.
There should still be at least one more week of new episodes of The Late Show on CBS. It’s unclear how much further into December the show is going to go. While primetime will run new episodes until Friday, Dec. 19, that’s unlikely for this late night show due to costs and interests, so we’re probably set to see one more week.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs on weeknights at 11:35/10:35c on CBS.