Stephen Colbert Guests March 12, 2026
Guests
The March 12, 2026 episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert featured Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel, and Dan & Peggy Reeder.
Episode clips
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Sykes discusses her dramatic turn as a boxer seeking reconciliation in Undercard, jokes about filming in Puerto Rico’s heat and brings her political comedy to war spending, unpaid TSA agents and Stephen Colbert’s eventual finale.
Wanda Sykes discusses her dramatic debut in the boxing film Undercard, where she plays a former fighter trying to reconnect with the son she gave up, and jokes about learning to work without audience laughter. She also recalls enduring heavy costumes and extreme heat while filming in Puerto Rico.
Wanda Sykes urges Stephen Colbert to end his final Late Show by bringing on the pope and metaphorically burning the theater down. Turning to politics, she criticizes war spending during a government shutdown, demands pay for TSA agents and ridicules rising grocery prices and Pentagon spending.
Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel explains how Humor Me recreates a comedy writers’ room by having comedians punch up real people’s speeches, interviews and awkward situations, then following up on the results. He also stages a caustic call from Triumph and promotes the autism benefit Night of Too Many Stars at the Hollywood Bowl.
Dan & Peggy Reeder
Dan and Peggy Reeder perform John Prine’s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” and their mortality-themed song “Maybe,” previewing a live album due the following day.
Dan and Peggy Reeder perform John Prine’s “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness.”
Dan and Peggy Reeder perform “Maybe” ahead of the release of their live album.
Other episode clips
FAQ
- Who were the guests on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Mar 12, 2026?
- Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel, and Dan & Peggy Reeder were the guests on this episode.
- When did this episode air?
- Mar 12, 2026.