Last Night on Late Night

Ronny Chieng covers Donald Trump’s successful retaliation against Republican critic Thomas Massie before dissecting a reported plan to restore former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He also mocks the indictment of a 94-year-old over alleged Cuba ties and highlights the contradictions in Trump’s approach to Iran, loyalty and political revenge.

Stephen Colbert mocks the delayed Trump-branded phone for abandoning its made-in-America promise and ridicules Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the war with Iran will end quickly. He also examines the president’s fundraising and contrasts grand patriotic branding with imported products, shifting deadlines and small charitable commitments.

Jimmy Kimmel salutes Stephen Colbert and his staff ahead of their final broadcast, then turns to Donald Trump’s attacks on fellow Republicans and his efforts to profit from the presidency. He also covers the administration’s latest controversies while arguing that Colbert’s influence and work will continue beyond CBS.

Amanda Peet discusses the new season of Your Friends & Neighbors and the intensity of working with Jon Hamm.

Jonnie Park promotes SPIT: A Life in Battles, tracing how he became the battle rapper Dumbfoundead and learned to turn predictable racist attacks into material. He discusses the craft and community of battle rap, his friendship with Anderson .Paak, conflicts with his father and immigration story, then improvises a verse for Ronny Chieng.

Sacha Baron Cohen promotes Ladies First, a Netflix comedy about a chauvinist transported into a world where women behave as badly as men, and explains using a prosthetic muscular body for the role. He also reacts to Borat’s placement among the century’s best films, recalls being mistaken for Jacob Elordi and stays in character after Jimmy Fallon drops a dumbbell on his foot.

RuPaul promotes Stop That Train, a disaster-movie parody in which he plays the president trying to prevent a high-speed crash, and explains why he has no interest in running for real office. He also revisits his exuberant 1983 prom look, talks about DJing and Drag Race and reminisces about fronting the Atlanta band Wee Wee Pole.

Vincent D’Onofrio promotes season two of Daredevil: Born Again, discussing his decade as Kingpin, the character’s mayoral power and the physical training required beneath a fat suit. He also recounts hanging up on Stanley Kubrick before landing Full Metal Jacket, describes the director’s exacting process and closes with a card trick.

Questlove promotes Earth, Wind & Fire: To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World, explaining how the band used Afrofuturism and positivity to transform skeptical audiences. He shares Maurice White’s kalimba, describes their influence on Stevie Wonder and reveals why “September” names the 21st despite songwriter Allee Willis’s objections.

Sarah Sherman promotes her HBO special Sarah Squirm Live in the Flesh and explains why making an audience uncomfortable puts her at ease. She recalls Paul McCartney pulling her mullet after the SNL finale, discusses baring herself in a Will Ferrell sketch and traces her grotesque humor to family pranks and the prosthetic eyeballs inherited from her grandmother.

Sue Bird predicts the Knicks can reach the NBA Finals and reflects on having her UConn number retired after entering the Hall of Fame. She also reveals that she has not played basketball since retiring, explains how she still studies game film for broadcasting and jokes about avoiding casual pickup games that could undermine her reputation.

Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets of Minneapolis,” dedicating the protest song to Stephen Colbert and condemning the Trump administration’s actions in Minneapolis.

Ecca Vandal makes her U.S. television debut with “Cruising to Self Soothe” from her album Looking for People to Unfollow.