>> john batiste and i have committed to a charity basketball game against joe biden and president obama because john and i are in. and that is half. 50% is pretty good. obviously, it's for charity, too. for the kids. we don't know what kids or who. you know? it's for kid or former kid. and joe biden was on and he is like, i'm in but he is covering me, ed. he doesn't want to cover batiste. so now we are just waiting for the leader of the free world. he is probably got time. he'll have a lot of time pretty soon. >> does he have to play as president or could he play as ex-president? >> he could play as ex-president. that would be fine. >> you can see more of john dickerson's interview with stephen colbert tomorrow morning on "face the nation" on cbs. you can see more of john batiste on this show. not playing basketball. >> a double-header! >> a little later in the broadcast. >>> time to check >>> as the yuletide carols tells us it's christmastime in the city. every yerk thousands flock to new york to see some of the finest and largest decorations. ahead, we will meet the man behind much of

you can see more of john batiste on this show. not playing basketball. >> a double-header!dcas >>> as the yuletide carols tells us it's christmastime in the city. every yerk thousands flock to new york to see some of the finest and largest decorations. ahead, we will meet the man behind much of that magic. you're watching "cbs this morning: saturday." ♪ (toilet flush) if you need an opioid to manage your chronic pain, you may be sooo constipated it feels like everyone can go ...except you. tried many things? still struggling to find relief? you may have opioid-induced constipation, oic. it's different and may need a different approach. opioids block pain signals, but can also block activity in the bowel. which is why it can feel like your opioid pain med is slowing your insides to a crawl. longing for a change? have the conversation with your doctor about oic, and ask about prescription treatment options. made on behalf of those

john goodman tonight. now, make greetings towards jon batiste and the remaining humans! ( cheers and applause ) ( humming ) >> stephen: well, folks, the year's almost over, thank god. 2016 has been grueling-- whether your candidate won or lost, you had to endure the election global instability-- even batman and superman were fighting. ( cheers and applause ) thank you. thank you. very nice of you. thank you for clapping. thank you very much. ( applause ) so this holiday, we're all feeling bummed out. so to cheer everyone up, joining me live via satellite from the north pole-- please welcome kris kringle. ( cheers and applause ) >> ho-ho-ho! merry christmas, everyone! >> stephen: thanks for joining us, santa. i know this is a busy time. >> yes, every minute i'm away, 100 good children don't get a gift, but i'm sure this is important. >> stephen: okay, i'll make it quick -- 2016 has been a bummer, santa, and i was hoping you could help cheer up those of us feeling the holiday blues. >> sure! santa has an important message for those of you feeling down this year -- suck it

tonight, stephen welcomes octavia spencer, comedian john mulane and musical guest travis scott, featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york ( cheers and applause ) ? >> stephen: hey! thank you. thank you. thank you very much! welcome to "the late show," everybody. i am your host, stephen colbert, and check one's calendar because right now we are 43 days from the inauguration, and donald trump continues to fill out his cabinet. watching trump pick these people is like watching your nana get a spongebath; you know it has to yesterday, trump named scott pruitt, oklahoma attorney general and sworn enemy of the e.p.a., to be the head of the -- what's the word? the e.p.a. i would change my phone number, or else he's going to get some pretty angry calls from himself. there is a trend of trump appointing people to head things they're against. i'm looking forward to surgeon general joe camel. ( cheers and applause ) stop it! stop! ( piano riff ) this is the nicest audience i think that we've ever had. very lovely people. so what kind of e.p.a. head wi

john krasinski! and millie bobby brown! featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, it's the best in "late show" retrospectacular end-of- year wrapup-abration! captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: welcome to "the late show!" oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. oh, welcome to "the late show." i am happy to be your host, stephen colbert. ( cheers and applause ) ♪ did everybody have a good weekend? ( cheers and applause ) i had a nice one, too. i'm pre-thanksgiving carboloading. just to work everything out. ( laughter ) i took the last couple of days off. nice, didn't do much, hung out with some friends, made a pie. >> jon: what kind of pie? >> stephen: but, you know, had to work all weekend. >> jon: uh-huh. >> stephen: donald trump-- ( laughter ) poor guy can't catch a break. he didn't know being president was a full-time job. ( laughter ) first, he agreed to a $25 million settlement in the trump university fraud case. settlement, okay? ( audience booing ) settlement. technically he didn't lose, he settled. just how technically he didn't win the popular vote,

batiste and stay human, everybody, the greatest band on television, the greatest band. folks, you're definitely going toment to tune in next week. we have some fantastic guests. mark wahlberg, miranda lambert, liam neeson, john goodman, james franco, neil patrick harris, and and a special performance from the one and only jon batiste and stay human. i didn't know we had such great guests next week. what kind of host are you if you throw a party and you don't show the up >> jon: you got to be the. >> stephen: that's crazy billionaire behavior and i'm not there yet. also next weeks, we might tell some jokes about donald trump. but we'll see. we're learning so much about donald trump and here's the best thing, we're learning things from crump donald trump. he's teaching us. for instance, he's teaching us that there are a lot of things presidents do that we all to from previous presidents, like the one where you win by getting the most votes. a law. i'm going to explain the difference between a norm and a law in our new segment, "norm or law?" ( cheers and applause ) okay, here's the deal. here's how it works. it's notoo complicated. if i describe something that's a norm, like holding the door for someone at sta

wahlberg will be here, miranda lambert, liam neeson, john goodman, james franco, neil patrick harris, and a special performance from the one and only jon batisteh, yeah. yes, indeed. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: i did not actually know we had such great guests next week. i wasn't going to do any shows, but i'm going to do them now. because if the guests are going to be here, i should really be here. >> jon: yeah, you should be here. >> stephen: or else, what kind of host are you, if you throw a party and you don't show up for your own party? >> jon: you got to be there. >> stephen: that's crazy billionaire behavior and i'm not there yet. ( laughter ) going to get there, though. now, folks, also next week, we might tell some jokes about donald trump. but we'll see. because, the thing is, we're learning so much about donald trump, and here's the best part, we're actually learning things from donald trump. for instance, he's teaching us that there are a lot of things that presidents do that we all assumed are laws, but they are actually just norms we got from previous presidents, like the norm where you win by getting the most votes. not a