S1·E122 Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, Ken Burns

Episode recap

The episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert identified as season 1, episode 122 continues the series’ established comedy‑talk format, with Stephen Colbert serving as host and primary interviewer. In this installment, Colbert greets three distinct guests: actress and writer Mindy Kaling, actor and singer Tituss Burgess, and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. The presence of these guests is confirmed by the program’s official synopsis, which notes that Stephen “welcomes Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, and filmmaker Ken Burns.”

Consistent with the show’s structure, the episode opens with Colbert’s entrance onto the set, after which he introduces each guest in turn. The segment with Mindy Kaling follows her introduction, providing an opportunity for conversation that aligns with the series’ talk‑show conventions. Similarly, Tituss Burgess appears as a separate guest, and his interview proceeds under Colbert’s direction. The final guest segment features Ken Burns, identified specifically as a filmmaker, indicating that his portion of the program includes discussion of his work in documentary cinema.

Throughout the broadcast, Colbert’s role remains that of host, guiding the dialogue, delivering his characteristic humor, and maintaining the pacing typical of a late‑night talk program. The episode’s content is framed by the series’ classification as a “Comedy and Talk” show, a description supplied by the series overview on The Movie Database. No additional segments, performances, or external content are detailed in the available synopsis, and the recap therefore limits itself to the confirmed guest appearances and the host’s welcoming of each.

In sum, episode 122 of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert presents a standard episode of the comedy‑talk series, featuring Stephen Colbert’s introductions and interviews with Mindy Kaling, Tituss Burgess, and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, as explicitly noted in the program’s official synopsis.