Final Late Show to Run 79 Mins / Tributes Roll In / Colbert Answers Questionert

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View in your browser Thursday May 21, 2026 Colbert’s Late Show Finale to Run 17 Minutes Over (Exclusive) Thursday’s series finale is scheduled to end at 12:54 a.m., a full 17 minutes past the show’s usual 12:37 a.m. end time. Read more Colbert’s Exit Casts a Shadow Over Late Night’s Most Famous Stage Bill Carter writes: 33 years after Letterman’s arrival turned Broadway into a late-night block party, Colbert’s exit from the Ed Sullivan Theater is shaping up as a far more bitter farewell. Read more 'F*ck You CBS and Trump' Scrawled Outside Ed Sullivan Theater Ahead of Finale Choice words for both CBS and Trump were scrawled in chalk outside The Ed Sullivan Theater ahead of tonight's Late Show with Stephen Colbert series finale. Read more Colbert Finale Day Tributes Pour In: 'A Huge Loss to Common Sense' Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog are just a few of those paying tribute to Colbert ahead of his farewell tonight. Read more Stephen Colbert Finally Took 'The Colbert Questionert': Here Are His Answers Stephen Colbert is now officially “fully known.” Here are all of his answers to The Late Show’s "Colbert Questionert." Read more Springsteen Assails Trump, Ellisons in Late Show Performance Bruce Springsteen dedicated “Streets of Minneapolis” to Stephen Colbert on his penultimate Late Show, saying Colbert lost his show because Trump “can’t take a joke.” Read more Kimmel to Viewers: 'Don't Ever Watch CBS Again' After Colbert's Finale Jimmy Kimmel urged ABC viewers to catch The Late Show series finale on Thursday night: "Tune in to CBS, for the last time. Don’t ever watch it again." Read more Colbert Presents $2.5M Check to José Andrés's World Central Kitchen The "Late Show Home Shopping" charity auction left Chef José Andrés's World Central Kitchen well-stocked via a check for $2,497,404. Read more Fallon Sends On-Air Well-Wishes to Colbert Ahead of Final Late Show Jimmy Fallon closed Wednesday’s Tonight Show with a message for Stephen Colbert, whose final Late Show airs Thursday night. Read more Seth Meyers Says He’s ‘Heartbroken’ Over Colbert’s Late Show Finale Seth Meyers isn't on this week to offer his own on-air goodbye to Stephen Colbert, but the Late Night host is weighing in from afar. Read more Stephen Colbert’s Invisible Props Dept Was a Callback to His Improv Roots Ask anyone who works in improv and they'll tell you: Stephen Colbert is master of "object work"—and bits of that mastery were on display nearly every night on The Late Show. Mike Thomas explains. Read more Colbert’s Public-Access TV Tryout Set the Tone Early for His Late Show If Stephen Colbert finds himself missing TV after The Late Show, the public-access show that helped introduce the real Colbert to late night viewers may have an opening. Read more Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2026 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use