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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday's May 6, 2026 show. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images The Late Show With Stephen Colbert has revealed some of the guests that will visit during the show’s final week on the air.
While some surprise guests will appear throughout the week, The Late Show announced Friday that the Tuesday, May 19 episode will feature interviews with Steven Spielberg and Colbert’s Daily Show cohort Jon Stewart, as well as a performance by David Byrne with Colbert.
The Wednesday, May 20 episode will include a performance by Bruce Springsteen as well as appearances by special guests, with Colbert also answering his own “The Colbert Questionert” for the first time.
Details of the series finale on Thursday, May 21 have not yet been revealed. The Monday, May 18 episode is currently guest-less, with Colbert opting to revisit “The Worst” of The Late Show, although the episode is “not a clip show!”
