Shows like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — a comedy and talk series — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like politics and late-night show. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Late Show with David Letterman 1993★ 6.5
Shares: Talk, Comedy
David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Comedy Bang! Bang! 2012★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Talk
Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.
Stream in India on Plex
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The Ed Sullivan Show 1948★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Talk
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962★ 7.6
Shares: Talk
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mock the Week 2005★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Penn & Teller: Fool Us 2011★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Talk
Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. If any illusionist fools the professionals, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dick Cavett Show 1968★ 6.8
Shares: Talk
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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QI 2003★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy, Talk
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Carol Burnett Show 1967★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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The Amanda Show 1999★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
The Amanda Show is an American live action sketch comedy and variety show that aired on Nickelodeon from October 16, 1999 to September 21, 2002. It starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, and Nancy Sullivan, along with several performing artists who came and left at different points, such as John Kassir, Raquel Lee, and Josh Peck. The show was a spin-off from All That, in which Bynes had co-starred for several years. The show was unexpectedly cancelled at the end of 2002, according to creator Dan Schneider's blog. Writers for the show included John Hoberg, Steven Molaro, Andrew Hill Newman, and Dan Schneider. Two years after the end of The Amanda Show, Dan Schneider created a new series, called Drake & Josh, featuring Drake Bell, Josh Peck and Nancy Sullivan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One on One 2001★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy, Talk
A sportscaster becomes a full-time dad when his ex-wife decides to accept a job out of the country and his teenage daughter, Breanna, moves in with him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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French & Saunders 1987★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Good Mythical Morning 2012★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Bit of Fry & Laurie 1989★ 7.9
Shares: Comedy
A British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Second City Television 1976★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Stream in India on Netflix
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All That 1994★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy
A zany sketch comedy featuring many wacky characters hosted for kids and by kids.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tyler Perry's House of Payne 2007★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
A multigenerational, working-class family experience life's struggles with faith, love and, most importantly, humor. Curtis, aka 'Pops', the uncle and head of the household, has house and home turned upside down when an unexpected event forces his nephew, CJ, and CJ’s kids to move in, putting three generations under one roof. This chaotic living situation takes its toll on cranky Pops, who is reluctant to have his routine disturbed. In addition to CJ’s family, Pops and Ella’s son, Calvin, a wise-cracking, broke college student, hangs out at home, making it impossible for any peace and quiet. It soon becomes evident just how wide the gap is, as the family tries to find a way to coexist through all of life’s hilarious ups and downs.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Mitchell and Webb Situation 2001★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy, Talk
Comedy sketch show with hilarious characters and absurdist twists from the duo that brought us Peep Show and The Smoking Room - David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Big Time Rush 2009★ 8.6
Shares: Comedy
Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque. As they seize this opportunity of a lifetime, these friends embark on an exciting comedy and music-filled journey to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now