The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Season 9 Season 9, episode 9 10/16/23 (Jada Pinkett Smith, Ricky Velez) 10.0 / 10 October 16, 2023 41 min Stephen welcomes actress Jada Pinkett Smith and comic Ricky Velez. Previous episode 10/12/23 (John Mulaney, Darius Rucker) Next episode Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Arlo Parks