Last Night on Late Night

Ronny Chieng examines Donald Trump’s expanding personal profits, from a corporate-funded White House ballroom to market gains after his public remarks. He also covers a proposed payout fund for January 6 defendants and mocks a new get-rich-quick scheme built around memorabilia from the Capitol riot.

Stephen Colbert condemns a taxpayer-funded arrangement that could enrich Donald Trump and January 6 defendants after Trump’s lawyers and Justice Department dropped a lawsuit. He also examines the continuing war in the Middle East and explains how the White House ballroom connects money, access and presidential self-dealing.

Wanda Sykes promotes her Netflix special Legacy, reflecting on filming at Hampton University and joking that the current political climate makes the first Trump administration seem quaint. She also remembers appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the night the show was suspended and discusses Undercard, her first dramatic lead role, a family-reconciliation story set in boxing.

Chelsea Handler promotes the High and Mighty Tour and explains why live comedy can offer collective joy during difficult times. She also describes using Instagram as an impromptu dating service, recounts meeting her boyfriend in Las Vegas before taking him to Antarctica for their first date and shares lessons from an unexpected parenting class.

Brendan Fraser reflects on taking risks in Hollywood and the experiences that shaped his career.

John Travolta reflects on his enduring connection with audiences and discusses his work and career with the host.

Jon Stewart reflects on losing his own late-night show and tells Stephen Colbert that grief over an ending is inseparable from the joyful noise created by the work and people around it. He also jokes about Paramount, shares a tender interruption from his mother and recalls building an absurd secret office room containing alpacas for his earlier program.

Jake Johnson promotes the Apple TV mystery Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, praising lead Tatiana Maslany and director David Gordon Green. He also tells the elaborate story of hiring a stranger named Rick to drive his mother from Chicago to Los Angeles, then shares her blunt rankings of his New Girl co-stars and admits she has not watched his new show.

Eiza González promotes Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, a genre-bending crime comedy involving time travel, cannibals and a cat she had to work around despite a severe allergy. She also recalls becoming a Nickelodeon star in Mexico and secretly flying out of New York on weekends to perform stadium concerts while studying at the Lee Strasberg Institute.

Ana Gasteyer promotes the Tony-nominated Broadway production of Schmigadoon!, describing its hand-painted sets, live orchestra and affectionate parody of Golden Age musicals. She also leads Jimmy Fallon through theatrical vocal warm-ups, recalls repeatedly breaking character with Will Ferrell on SNL and explains how the stage show unites her comedy and musical-theater backgrounds.

Steven Spielberg promotes Disclosure Day, describing John Williams’s thirtieth score for one of his films and explaining how empathy became the alien story’s central superpower. He reflects on their long collaboration, the fear created by uncertainty and his hope that audiences will approach the unknown with curiosity rather than hostility.

Dan + Shay perform “Say So” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

David Byrne performs “Burning Down the House” with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.