Stephen Colbert: Check out the list of his first guests on 'Late Show'
Some of the guests for Colbert's first week on CBS's 'Late Show' include Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick as well as celebrities like George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson.
Some of the guests for Colbert's first week on CBS's 'Late Show' include Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick as well as celebrities like George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson.
Stephen Colbert has announced the guests for his first week as host of CBS鈥檚 鈥淭he Late Show.鈥�
Mr. Colbert, who previously worked on the Comedy Central program 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� and hosted his own Comedy Central show, 鈥淭he Colbert Report,鈥� is taking over for host David Letterman, who retired earlier this year.聽
On Colbert鈥檚 first show on Sept. 8, his guests will be current presidential hopeful Jeb Bush and actor George Clooney. On Sept. 9, actress Scarlett Johansson, rapper Kendrick Lamar, and Elon Musk, Tesla Motors CEO and CEO of spacecraft company SpaceX, will come to the show. Then on Sept. 10, singer Toby Keith and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will stop by and 鈥淭rainwreck鈥� star Amy Schumer, writer Stephen King, and Troubled Waters, a Paul Simon tribute band, will appear on Sept. 11.聽
The list is very different from the actor and musician-driven lists of people popping up on other late-night shows. For example, on Jimmy Fallon鈥檚 NBC 鈥淭onight Show,鈥� the guests this week include actor Tom Cruise, singers Neil Young and Ashley Monroe, and actors Vin Diesel and Carl Reiner. Basketball player Kobe Bryant will also be on the show as a guest.
For fellow CBS program 鈥淟ate Late Show,鈥� which is hosted by James Corden, guests this week will include actors Chris Tucker, Judy Greer, and Matt LeBlanc as well as singer Laura Marling and the band American Authors. Again, one athlete, soccer player Carli Lloyd, is appearing.
If Colbert and his team stick with this variety, his version of 鈥淟ate Show鈥� could incorporate a wider field of experts and public figures than are usually seen on late-night programs. In the book world, Jon Stewart鈥檚 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� was praised for giving attention to lower-profile titles such as Sarah Chayes鈥� 鈥淭hieves of State鈥� and "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah.鈥�
For "Colbert Report," Colbert followed in Stewart鈥檚 footsteps when it came to authors, with guests including Bill Deresiewicz of 鈥淓xcellent Sheep鈥� and James McPherson of the Jefferson Davis book 鈥淓mbattled Rebel,鈥� and his guests聽on "Colbert" also included some figures that probably wouldn鈥檛 have popped up on other talk shows like Partners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer and UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao. Judging from the list of his first guests on 鈥淟ate,鈥� Colbert seems to be sticking with this model for his new show.