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Elton John | Brandi Carlile | Tegan And Sara Jun 30, 2023

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Superstar Elton John commemorated the 50th anniversary of his successful songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin with an ultimate greatest hits compilation entitled 'Diamonds,' and took Stephen through his entire catalogue (Original Air Date: November 13th, 2017). Six-time GRAMMY award-winner Brandi Carlile tells Stephen about the trials she faced navigating her faith journey as a young queer woman. Find that story and more in her new memoir, 'Broken Horses' (Original Air Date: April 6th, 2021). Next up, they've been telling the story of their lives separately for 20 years, but rarely agreed on the details, so musicians Tegan & Sara Quin decided to work together on their memoir 'High School' (Original Air Date: September 27th, 2019).

Wanda Sykes | Tig Notaro | Hannah Gadsby Jun 29, 2023

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Our friend Wanda Sykes returned to The Late Show last summer to chat with Stephen about her Netflix show, “The Upshaws,” and her honest reaction to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade (Original Air Date: June 27th, 2022). Next, comedian Tig Notaro announced on her first appearance on The Late Show that she had no fear of awkward moments ahead of her Carnegie Hall debut (Original Air Date: November 3rd, 2016). And Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby's 2018 Netflix special 'Nanette' was nominated for an Emmy in the same category as Beyoncé, but unlike the pop superstar's projects, Gadsby's special inspired a line of handmade pet rocks (Original Air Date: August 5th, 2019).

Meanwhile | Billy Eichner Jun 28, 2023

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Meanwhile… Belgium is having trouble getting rid of all the cocaine authorities have seized, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk's net worth dropped by at least $100 billion (Original Air Date: November 23rd, 2022). Billy Eichner stops by to tell Stephen how he pulled off making the first big-budget major studio gay romantic comedy, 'Bros,' and how he broke the internet when he released the first new episode of “Billy on the Street” in three years (Original Air Date: September 20th, 2022).

Jonathan Van Ness (Extended) | Tan France Jun 27, 2023

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The 'Queer Eye' star hairstylist and author of the book 'Over The Top' wants to encourage people to be themselves, or like Jonathan's mother always said, 'bloom where you're planted' in this extended interview (Original Air Date: October 8th, 2019). And 'Queer Eye' fashion expert Tan France got his start in the fashion industry making knock-off Disney denim jackets at his grandfather's factory (Original Air Date: January 6th, 2020).

Laverne Cox | Jim Parsons Jun 26, 2023

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'Orange Is The New Black' star Laverne Cox somehow kept her composure and did not cry when she met Beyoncé for the first time at the GRAMMY Awards (Original Air Date: February 13th, 2017); and 'The Big Bang Theory' star Jim Parsons rejects the idea that the latest crop of LGBTQ characters in lead roles arrived too late to make a difference (Original Air Date: May 7th, 2018).

Billy Porter Jun 25, 2023

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Fashion icon, Emmy, Tony, & Grammy winning performer Billy Porter talks zebra print shoes and his memoir, "Unprotected" (Original Air Date: November 4th, 2021).

Big Questions with Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, & Bryan Cranston Jun 24, 2023

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Stephen gets deep and asks the big questions with even bigger stars, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston. All three actors star in the new Wes Anderson film, "Asteroid City," in theaters now.

Original air dates in order of appearance: 9/30/2015, 9/9/2015, and 11/5/2015.

Meanwhile | 'The Bear' Star Ayo Edebiri Jun 23, 2023

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Meanwhile... Stephen explores some health-related stories including good news for coffee drinkers and the rise of personality disorders related to the pandemic (Original Air Date: September 29th, 2022). Actor and comedian Ayo Edebiri describes the wild ride she’s been on since her FX show, “The Bear,” became a massive hit (Original Air Date: January 4th, 2023).

David Sedaris, Joel Kim Booster | Pride Month News Parade Jun 22, 2023

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Stephen Colbert celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community with a roundup of the most colorful stories from last year’s Pride Month (Original Air Date: June 30th, 2022). 'Calypso' author David Sedaris' eight-part message to graduates at his Oberlin commencement address was that they're perfectly well-equipped for poverty and rejection (Original Air Date: May 24th, 2018). And Joel Kim Booster, the writer and star of the new film, "Fire Island," made his first visit to The Late Show and explained what makes a small patch of land off New York's Long Island such a special place for LGBTQ people (Original Air Date: June 6th, 2022).

Ta-Nehisi Coates | Nikole Hannah-Jones Jun 21, 2023

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"Between The World And Me" author Ta-Nehisi Coates says readers sometimes resist accepting the implications of facts presented in non-fiction writing, whereas the storytelling employed in works of fiction can be effective in communicating real facts (Original Air Date: September 24th, 2019). Next, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and creator of The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones, explains what the project is all about and gives Stephen her take on why 14 states have banned or attempted to ban teaching it in schools. Her new book, “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,” is available now (Original Air Date: October 26th, 2022).

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