Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When The Late Show with Stephen Colbert takes its final bow on May 21, 2026, leaving behind an indelible mark on not just comedy and pop culture, but also the fight to preserve democracy.

After 11 years behind the Late Show desk, Stephen Colbert is signing off following CBS's decision to cancel the program. This brings an end to one of late-night television’s most memorable eras. From emotional celebrity conversations to viral comedy ...

You can’t really judge a new late-night show by its first week, even one hyped as Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show”: There are still a few bugs to work out, including making sure the show gets on air — which according to Colbert, nearly didn’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephen Colbert's final "Late Show" episode airs May 21, leaving a void in the late-night TV landscape. Colbert's departure underscores a shift from substantive interviews to viral content.

It may not be the sign-off he envisioned, but Stephen Colbert is trying to find the silver lining in his late-night goodbye. The Emmy-winning "Late Show" host, whose show is ending on Thursday, May 21, after 11 seasons, opened up about the series ...

With Stephen Colbert’s final episode of “The Late Show” airing tonight, KCCI is looking back at an exclusive 2015 interview KCCI’s Stacey Horst did with Colbert as he prepared to take over for David Letterman at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater.

Chicago's finest couldn't make it to the final "Late Show," so a lad from Liverpool will just have to do. There had been speculation that Stephen Colbert, a devout Catholic, might have booked Pope Leo XIV for the finale of "The Late Show," which he played ...