The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Season 1, Episode 40: Ethan Hawke, Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Episode synopsis

Stacie Orrico sits in with the band and provides musical accompaniment. Cameo appearance by Rainn Wilson. Ethan Hawke discusses the New York City Marathon and his new book, ‘Rules for a Knight’. Stephen Colbert’s Midnight Confessions. Senators Claire McCaskill and Amy Klobuchar discuss women in the United States Senate and their books, ‘Plenty Ladylike’ and ‘The Senator Next Door’. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats perform "I Need Never Get Old" from their eponymous album.

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Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.

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• E4Amy Schumer, Stephen King, Troubled Waters (Paul Simon)
• E5Emily Blunt, Justice Stephen Breyer, The Dead Weather
• E6Tim Cook, Jake Gyllenhaal, Run The Jewels with TV On The Radio
• E7Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer, Willie Nelson
• E8Trevor Noah, U.N. Ban Ki-Moon, Chris Stapleton
• E9Lupita Nyong'o, Senator Bernie Sanders, Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope
• E10Stephen Curry, Senator Ted Cruz, Don Henley
• E11Donald Trump, Dr. Ernest Moniz, Raury
• E12Hugh Jackman, Hugh Evans, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Pearl Jam