Colbert's 'Late Show' ends its nearly 11-year run
Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" ended its nearly 11-year run last night. Colbert was joined by his mentor Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show," and by his TV friends John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Colbert also sang with his surprise guest, former Beatle Paul McCartney. Finally, through visual effects, Colbert’s show and the entire theater were sucked into a giant interdimensional wormhole. CBS canceled the show last summer, calling it a "purely a financial decision,
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- May 23, 2026 at 5:03 AM PDT
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