Stand-up comedian and writer Jena Friedman returns to The Late Show to tell Stephen what inspired the title of her new book, “Not Funny,” and explain why she abandoned a plan to get someone named Bill Cosby to write the forward. “Not Funny” is available everywhere now.
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The judge in Trump’s hush money trial is finding it hard to keep personal information about jurors from leaking out, a new poll shows President Biden trailing his rival by double digits in a hot dog eating contest, and workers at a Connecticut bird sanctuary rescued two vultures who got intoxicated after dumpster diving. Growing up in Canada, where an apology can sometimes mean much more than “sorry,” all Sandra Oh wanted was to move to New York and become a theater actor, which she’ll be doing this summer in a new off-Broadway show. Stick around for more with Sandra Oh and catch her performance Sundays on HBO in the new series, “The Sympathizer.”
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Sandra Oh | Jury's Out

The House GOP’s impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas died in the Senate today, Stephen Colbert won’t tolerate abuse of his “Strike Force Five” teammate Jimmy Kimmel, and President Biden is using fashion to shave a few years off his look. “I wanted to be an artist back then,” says acting legend John Lithgow as he tells Stephen about his experience going back to high school for the new special “Art Happens Here,” which airs next Friday on PBS.
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John Lithgow | Mock Trial

With the former president’s criminal trial under way, over 6,000 New Yorkers received summonses for jury duty. The judge denied several of Donald Trump’s requests for days off from the trial, while a small number of the MAGA faithful supported the defendant outside the courthouse. Actor Orlando Bloom tells Stephen about overcoming fear to attempt the “dangerous, terrifying, unnatural” stunts in his new show. Stick around for more with Orlando Bloom and watch “Orlando Bloom: To The Edge” streaming this Thursday on Peacock.
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Orlando Bloom | Jury Up And Wait

Stephen has a new accountant, the former president’s criminal trial kicked off in New York City, and Billy Joel fans were left in shock when a broadcast of the artist’s concert came to an abrupt end on Sunday night. Renowned author Salman Rushdie shares details about the stabbing attack that nearly took his life. Stick around for more with Salman Rushdie and learn more about the attack in his new book, “Knife: Meditations After An Attempted Murder.”
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Salman Rushdie | Snooze Criminal

Emmy-winning documentarian and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recalls his years at Yale University and the ideological bullies who tried to tell him how to be Black. With his new book “The Black Box” Gates aims to vanquish those bullies and help young Black people avoid the anxiety and angst that his generation suffered. “The Black Box” is available everywhere now. 
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Comedian Jena Friedman

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