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Late-Night TV Show Lineups This Week: Colbert, Fallon, Meyers, and More (Dec. 15–21)

We have this week's guest lineups for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night With Seth Meyers, and more of your favorite late-night TV shows.

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Edited By Mike Strayer

What’s on late-night TV this week?

Can’t go to sleep until you’ve had your late-night laughs? We feel you. Here are this week’s late-night lineups, including couch guests for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, After Midnight, and the rest of the after-hours comedy crew.

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Late-night lineups for Dec. 15–21

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, Paramount+)

  • Monday, December 15: Paul Rudd, Lesley Manville
  • Tuesday, December 16: Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, The Mountain Goats, Laura Benanti
  • Wednesday, December 17: Kumail Nanjiani, St. Vincent
  • Thursday, December 18: Hugh Jackman, Nick Offerman
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, Hulu)

  • Monday, December 15: Michelle Obama, Mia Goth
  • Tuesday, December 16: Will Arnett, Tobias Jesso Jr.
  • Wednesday, December 17: Robby Hoffman
  • Thursday, December 18: Macaulay Culkin, Jason Clarke, Dawes

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Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, Peacock)

  • Monday, December 15: Simu Liu, Jake Connelly, Alysa Liu, Greg Warren
  • Tuesday, December 16: Finn Wolfhard, Martha Stewart, Nathaniel Rateliff
  • Wednesday, December 17: Timothée Chalamet, the Duffer Brothers, Bleachers
  • Thursday, December 18: Caleb McLaughlin, Carmelo Anthony, Darlene Love, Paul Shaffer, Little Steven & the Disciples
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, Peacock)

  • Monday, December 15: Gwyneth Paltrow, Brad Paisley
  • Tuesday, December 16: Sabrina Carpenter, Jack Black, Ella Purnell
  • Wednesday, December 17: Kate Hudson, Odessa A’zion, Mary Ellen Matthews
  • Thursday, December 18: Ariana Grande, Fran Drescher
  • Friday, December 19: Tom Hanks, Matt Rogers (rerun)
Promotional image for Watch What Happens Live (Bravo) shows host Andy Cohen relaxing on set. Part of CableTV.com's Late-Night TV This Week column.

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, Peacock)

  • Monday, December 15: Victoria Beckham, Kerry Washington
  • Tuesday, December 16: Meredith Marks, Noah Schnapp
  • Wednesday, December 17: Craig Conover, S.E. Cupp
  • Thursday, December 18: Erika Layne, Brooks Nader
A promotional image for Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen shows the host, plus the logo in neon lights, in front of a blurry cityscape at sunset.

Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen (CBS)

  • Monday, December 15: Maria Bamford, James Johann, J.B. Ball, Myq Kaplan
  • Tuesday, December 16: Aida Rodriguez, Josh Blue, Christopher Titus, Mike Estime
  • Wednesday, December 17: Ariel Elias, Lowell Sanders, Tom Cotter, Adam Cozens
  • Thursday, December 18: Laurie Douglas, Zac Townsend, Guy Torry, Andy Kozel
  • Friday, December 19: Katherine Blanford, Ryan Niemiller, Rickey Smiley, Jonny Loquasto (rerun)
Title image for Saturday Night Live (NBC). Part of CableTV.com's Late-Night TV This Week column.

Saturday Night Live (NBC, Peacock)

  • Saturday, December 13: Josh O’Connor, Lily Allen
  • Saturday, December 20: Ariana Grande, Cher

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