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Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone | Community Calendar Sep 08, 2023

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Back when they got started at the Groundlings in L.A., married couple Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone wrote their first sketch about Bob Seger, naturally (Original Air Date: April 5th, 2016). Then, Melissa McCarthy and Stephen sit down to announce some upcoming local events on the Community Calendar for her hometown of Plainfield, Illinois (Original Air Date: May 11th, 2018).

Meanwhile | Adam Scott Sep 07, 2023

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Meanwhile... Stephen celebrates the joy that viral sensation Tariq inspires with his love of corn, and wonders if he can get in on the "quiet quitting" trend (Original Air Date: September 7th, 2022). Adam Scott shares a preview of his new AppleTV+ show, "Severance," and fantasizes about a way to achieve the mythical goal of a balanced life (Original Air Date: February 17th, 2022).

Larry David | Susie Essman Sep 06, 2023

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Stephen talks about the unexpected repercussions of his guest role on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" with the show's star and creator, Larry David (Original Air Date: January 8th, 2020). And "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Susie Essman makes her first visit to The Late Show and talks about what separates her co-star Larry David from other stand-up comedians (Original Air Date: October 6th, 2021).

Sen. Bernie Sanders Sep 05, 2023

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16-time Late Show guest Sen. Bernie Sanders gives examples of how corporations and wealthy individuals put profit motives ahead of the public good, hindering progress and allowing inequality to become entrenched. Read more of Sen. Sanders’ thoughts about the dangers of corporate greed in his new book, “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism,” which is available everywhere now.

Original Air Date: February 20th, 2023.

Meanwhile | Rosamund Pike Sep 04, 2023

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Meanwhile... New York City's elected leaders decided they no longer wanted to conduct business in the shadow of a man who enslaved people, so a statue of Thomas Jefferson was packed up and moved to a new location this week. Next, the star of "The Wheel of Time" on Amazon Prime, Rosamund Pike, tells Stephen about her days busking on the streets of London, when she played cello to raise money for her theater school tuition.

Original Air Date: November 24th, 2021

Denzel Washington Sep 03, 2023

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Denzel Washington returns to The Late Show to talk Shakespeare with Stephen and preview his new film, "The Tragedy of Macbeth," streaming now on Apple TV+.

Meanwhile | Laura Dern Sep 02, 2023

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Meanwhile... Excitement is running high around the opening of a new "Star Wars"-themed hotel at Disney World, but wannabe hotel guests may be scared off by the sky-high room rates (Original Air Date: August 10th, 2021). And Laura Dern, who stars in "Marriage Story" and "Little Women," pulls back the curtain on her rumored relationship with Baby Yoda (Original Air Date: January 10th, 2020).

J.J. Abrams Sep 01, 2023

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J.J. Abrams is the director for "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" and he talks about an eerie message the late Carrie Fisher left him in her last book (Original Air Date: November 25th, 2019).

Mark Hamill | Adam Driver Aug 31, 2023

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Living legend Mark Hamill appreciates the loyal fanbase of Star Wars so much that he has given them a name (Original Air Date: December 8th, 2017). Then, Adam Driver and Stephen reenact a scene from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' with figurines from the franchise (Original Air Date: December 14th, 2017).

Meanwhile | 'Pickled' Stars Tig Notaro, Phil Keoghan, Dierks Bentley Aug 30, 2023

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Meanwhile… Turf battles over space for Pickleball courts have erupted nationwide (Original Air Date: March 7th, 2023).

Phil Keoghan, the Emmy-winning host of "The Amazing Race," and multi-platinum Country music superstar Dierks Bentley share the secret to how they won the first ever celebrity pickleball tournament, #PICKLED, which aired on CBS and raised money for Comic Relief (Original Air Date: November 17th, 2022).

Tig Notaro can’t say who she partnered with in Stephen Colbert’s celebrity pickleball tournament, but she can share what her doctor said when she notified him that she’d be competing despite having a fractured femur (Original Air Date: November 16th, 2022).

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