The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Season 9 4/17/24 (John Lithgow, Doris Kearns Goodwin) Season 9, episode 81 4/17/24 (John Lithgow, Doris Kearns Goodwin) April 17, 2024 41 min Stephen welcomes actor John Lithgow and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Previous episode Orlando Bloom, George Takei, Maggie Rogers Next episode Sandra Oh, Reid Scott, Daniel Radcliffe