Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Colbert to Launch His Hosting of the 'Late Show' with Appearances by Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

Stephen Colbert launches his career as host of the 'Late Show' tonight.

The guests that will appear on the show for the next two weeks have been named.

I have highlighted the various names that have caught my eye for a variety of different reasons:

Week 1

Tuesday, Sept. 8: Actor George Clooney; Jeb Bush; house band Jon Batiste and Stay Human

Wednesday, Sept. 9: Actress Scarlett Johansson; SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk; rapper Kendrick Lamar

Thursday, Sept. 10: Vice President Joe Biden; Uber CEO Travis Kalanick; country singer Toby Keith

Friday, Sept. 11: Comedian Amy Schumer; author Stephen King; Paul Simon tribute band Troubled Waters

Week 2

Monday, Sept. 14: Actress Emily Blunt; Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Jack White's rock band the Dead Weather

Tuesday, Sept. 15: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal; hip-hop duo Run the Jewels with indie band TV on the Radio

Wednesday, Sept. 16: Actor Kevin Spacey; actress Carol Burnett with comedians Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer; country singer Willie Nelson

Thursday, Sept. 17: Actress Naomi Watts; United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

Friday, Sept. 18: Actress Lupita Nyong'o; Senator Bernie Sanders; "An American in Paris" director Christopher Wheeldon with stars Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope.

-RW

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