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Wednesday’s “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” features a very high-profile lead guest.<\/p>\n

Actress Natalie Portman drops by as the lead interviewee, chatting with host Stephen Colbert as he oversees the final months of the CBS late-night series.<\/p>\n

Chris Hayes also drops by for an interview on the broadcast. Later, Robyn takes the stage for a musical performance.<\/p>\n

Filmed earlier in the day, the episode will air at 11:35PM ET\/PT on CBS. Ahead of the airing, the network shared first-look photos from the taping.<\/p>\n

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Natalie Portman during Wednesday\u2019s January 7, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Natalie Portman during Wednesday\u2019s January 7, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Natalie Portman during Wednesday\u2019s January 7, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Chris Hayes during Wednesday\u2019s January 7, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Robyn during Wednesday\u2019s January 7, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The high-profile actress drops by “Late Show.”","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[275,7937,2060,4862],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Look: Natalie Portman Appears On Wednesday's "Late Show With Stephen Colbert"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wednesday's "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" features a very high-profile lead guest. 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