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Colbert's Questionnaire Delivers Sandwich, Spider, Epstein Reveal

5/21/2026

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Stephen Colbert hosted a “The Late Show” episode with “The Colbert Questionnaire” and celebrity guests.
Billy Crystal asked Stephen Colbert his favorite sandwich, receiving the answer tomato in summer or hot pastrami on rye with mustard, coleslaw, or muenster.
Josh Brolin asked the scariest animal, leading Stephen Colbert to name trapdoor spider, while Robert De Niro guessed a number that prompted a “2.5 million” Epstein-file comment, with finale Thursday, May 21.

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Story summary

Stephen Colbert hosted a “The Late Show” episode with “The Colbert Questionnaire” and celebrity guests.
Billy Crystal asked Stephen Colbert his favorite sandwich, receiving the answer tomato in summer or hot pastrami on rye with mustard, coleslaw, or muenster.
Josh Brolin asked the scariest animal, leading Stephen Colbert to name trapdoor spider, while Robert De Niro guessed a number that prompted a “2.5 million” Epstein-file comment, with finale Thursday, May 21.