Stephen Colbert Guests May 8, 2026

Episode clips

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal announces his Broadway show 860, built from memories and footage of the home he lost in the Los Angeles fires. He also celebrates sharing a birthday with his grandson and gives a heartfelt account of his friendship with Rob and Michele Reiner.

Interview

"He's My Birthday Buddy" - Billy Crystal Is Proud To Share A Birthday With His Grandson

Billy Crystal celebrates sharing a March 14 birthday with his grandson, whom he calls his “birthday buddy,” and marks the 65th anniversary of his own bar mitzvah alongside the boy’s ceremony. He also describes the joy his grandchildren bring him and remembers enduring early family birthdays at Chuck E. Cheese.

Interview

"I Documented Everything, Then I Started Writing" - Billy Crystal On His New Broadway Show, "860"

Billy Crystal promotes his Broadway show 860, created from stories and footage documenting the home he lost in the Los Angeles fires, and says he intends to rebuild there. He also serenades Stephen Colbert with a farewell parody of “In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning” as The Late Show approaches its final episodes.

Interview

"Hilarious. Devoted. Opinionated" - Billy Crystal Opens Up About Rob & Michele Reiner

Billy Crystal reflects on his 50-year friendship with Rob and Michele Reiner and the emotional tribute he delivered at the Academy Awards. He remembers Rob as hilarious, devoted and opinionated, explains how conversations between them inspired scenes in When Harry Met Sally and describes gathering longtime friends for the memorial.

Colbert Before Air: Billy Crystal Strolls Down Memory Lane at The Ed Sullivan Theater

Ina Garten

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Interview

"Fresh Lime Juice Only" - Ina Garten Says Store-Bought Is OK, But There Are Limits

Ina Garten promotes the paperback edition of her memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens and explains how leaving a White House nuclear-policy job to buy a specialty-food store changed her life. She also previews a 14th cookbook built around simple, make-ahead recipes and defends upgraded store-bought ingredients—except bottled lime juice.

Other episode clips

Monologue

"He's The Antichrist" | Teleportation Juice | America's Not Making Enough Babies

Stephen Colbert mocks Donald Trump’s AI-generated religious imagery and supporters who call him the Antichrist, then examines bizarre claims from FEMA official Greg Phillips about teleportation and “teleportation juice.” He also jokes about the United States reaching a record-low fertility rate and what might persuade Americans to have more children.

FAQ

Who were the guests on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on May 8, 2026?

Billy Crystal and Ina Garten were the guests on this episode. The episode originally aired on Apr 14, 2026.

When did this episode air?

This was a rerun broadcast on May 8, 2026. The episode originally aired on Apr 14, 2026.