John Oliver stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday after winning two Emmys for Last Week Tonight, and he took the opportunity to reflect on being forced to keep his acceptance speech short. Oliver recounted how he managed to thank everyone in only 19 seconds after the Emmys host, Nate …
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Stephen Colbert earned his second standing ovation tonight — this time, after The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series. After chants of “Stephen, Stephen” from the crowd, Colbert took the stage alongside the crew behind the CBS late-night show, which is scheduled to end …
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Stephen Colbert salvaged the 2025 Emmy Awards, on a night when nobody else could. He was the show’s big winner, in terms of actual memorable moments. Colbert’s always had a knack for rising to the big occasion, but he turned this Emmys evening into a total humiliation for CBS, the …
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Stephen Colbert spoke out about the death of Charlie Kirk on the most recent episode of The Late Show, reminding viewers that “political violence does not solve any of our political differences.” “Good evening, everybody,” Colbert said as he opened the late-night show. “After our scripts for tonight’s show were …
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The salacious birthday card Donald Trump made for Jeffrey Epstein was the main subject of late-night shows last night, with the hosts commenting both on the scandal and on the president’s artistic skill. On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert recapped the situation, recalling how Trump initially denied being part of …
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Lady Gaga stopped by The Late Show to perform her song “Vanish Into You.” Hot off her win for Artist of the Year at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night, Gaga performed an intimate, emotional rendition of the piano-led ballad. “Vanish Into You” appeared on Lady Gaga’s most recent LP, …
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The Late Show is back for its final season. Host Stephen Colbert kicked off his return from break with a look at the rampant speculation over the weekend that Donald Trump had died. “When I came to the office I was shocked to learn that this weekend the biggest story …
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Conan O’Brien said that late-night shows will eventually “disappear” from television amid the “seismic change” in the industry, but that hosts like Stephen Colbert — whose Late Show run will end next year — are “too talented and too essential to go away.” Speaking at the Television Academy Hall of …
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For seven years, Jon Batiste watched Stephen Colbert lead The Late Show night after night. The musician began serving as bandleader on the series with his house band Stay Human in 2015 and held the position through 2022. Now, Colbert is on his way out, too, following the cancellation of …
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Stephen Colbert is not impressed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cut $500 million in funding for vaccines. On the latest episode of The Late Show, Colbert took aim at the Health and Human Services secretary over the decision, which former Surgeon General Jerome Adams said “is going to cost …
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