Stephen Colbert gets ready to hang it up
After 11 seasons, the “Late Show” host opens up about his two-decade career as a late-night host.
From The Times
April 30, 2026

After 11 seasons, the “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert addresses his show’s surprising cancellation and his decades-long evolution from a reluctant topical jokester into a sharp critic of the president.

Stephen Colbert, sitting in a blue director’s chair, looks to his left at the camera with his left hand raised in a fist near his chin.

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