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News Articles: Stephen Colbert

From left: Jeff Bezos, Roland Garros, Jill Biden.

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  • National

Which first lady feared her husband might be having a stroke? The quiz knows

This week, the pope took aim at AI, a fancy carmaker dipped a toe in the EV market and a first lady made a surprising comment.

May 29, 2026
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
Host Stephen Colbert receives a standing ovation during Thursday night's <em>Late Show</em> finale.

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  • Television

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' ends with a swan song and a giant wormhole

With a dash of sci-fi, Colbert ended his CBS late-night show with a powerful musical sendoff featuring Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste.

May 22, 2026
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
A marquee for <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert </em>at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.

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  • TV Reviews

Colbert's last episodes: What happened on 'The Late Show' last night

Stephen Colbert spent Monday's show revisiting material that never made it to air, performing for a studio audience made up entirely of his staff.

May 19, 2026
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Stephen Colbert during a taping of Comedy Central's <em>The Colbert Report</em> in December 2014.

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  • Analysis

For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends on Thursday. Here's how he has evolved to meet the moment.

May 18, 2026
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guests Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers during Monday's May 11, 2026 show.

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  • Television

Stephen Colbert and late night hosts strike again as his show nears finale

Stephen Colbert invited his "best television friends," fellow late night hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the two Jimmies— Kimmel and Fallon— to join him, as his final show on CBS is set for May 21.

May 12, 2026
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
From left: Arsenio Hall, Stephen Colbert, Zendaya.

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  • National

Stephen Colbert and Marjorie Taylor Greene are OUT. Who is IN? The quiz knows

If you keep up with secret identities, you'll get at least one question right this week!

April 10, 2026
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  • Holly J. Morris
Stephen Colbert in Dec. 2025.

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  • Movies

Stephen Colbert's next epic quest? Writing a new 'Lord of the Rings' movie

The film will focus on chapters in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the first movie in the trilogy.

March 25, 2026
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By:
  • Ivy Buck
Jimmy Kimmel appeared as a guest on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert</em> on Tuesday, September 30, a week after Kimmel's return to ABC.

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  • Television

Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong

Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself.

October 13, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live! </em>was pulled off the air by ABC this week following threats from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr. Kimmel is shown above in Hollywood, Calif., in 2018.

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  • Television

'We are all Jimmy Kimmel': What late night hosts are saying about Kimmel's suspension

The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday.

September 19, 2025
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  • Clare Lombardo
Stephen Colbert during <em>The Late Show</em> on Monday, July 21.

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  • Television

This was the week that comedy pushed back

South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.

July 27, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Stephen Colbert at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on April 21, 2024.

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  • Television

CBS will end 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' next year

Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."

July 18, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Comedian and writer Mohanad Elshieky

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  • Arts & Culture News

Comedian Mohanad Elshieky on plot twists, political jokes, and going on tour

Comedian Mohanad Elshieky reflects on political satire, absurd headlines, and late-night’s uncertain future as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert prepares to end.

July 18, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling has named the mosquito as the world's scariest animal. He has a point.

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  • Global Health

Ryan Gosling has the correct answer to Colbert's question about the scariest animal

Spoiler alert: It's a bug. It flies. And it bites. There's no "Ken-fusion" about the fear factor of a mosquito's bite.

May 10, 2024
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  • Marc Silver
Stephen Colbert returns to new episodes during Monday's <em>Late Show</em> program.

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  • Television

Late night TV is back! We rank their first episodes

The strike meant the hosts were sidelined for about five months and their return reminds us that satire helps us process the absurdities of modern life and politics.

October 03, 2023
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show.

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  • Television

Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers' strike

The biggest names in late night have turned their private group chat into a Spotify podcast. All the proceeds will go to support their staff during the writers' strike.

August 31, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
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