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Amber Ruffin reflected on being axed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinneron a new episode of The Late Show. The comedian was originally slated to perform at the annual event, but was disinvited several weeks out after a White House deputy chief of staff raised concerns about Ruffin’s critical comments …

Is there any upside to a billionaire? In honor of yesterday’s tax day, Stephen Colbert aired a music video for a song called “Billionaires Are Actually Good,” which included an appearance from The Traitors host Alan Cumming. On The Late Show, Colbert opened the show by discussing how there are …

Donald Trump‘s tariffs plan has officially come into play, and late-night TV hosts responded to the economic chaos with an equal measure of comedy and horror. On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert noted, “I hope you have finished your Christmas shopping because today was officially the last shopping day before …

Paris Paloma made her U.S. TV debut on The Late Show to perform her recent single “Labour” alongside the Resistance Revival Chorus. To showcase the anthemic song, which reflects on women’s rights, Paloma recreated iconic feminist art installation The Dinner Party, with choreography that paid homage to the history of …

Monica Lewinsky stopped by The Late Show to chat about her new podcast, Reclaiming, and took the opportunity to reflect on her life since her scandal with Bill Clinton in the late ’90s. Host Stephen Colbert asked Lewinsky how her life has changed since she started telling her own story …

Robert De Niro appeared on The Late Show to promote his new Netflix series Zero Day, on which the actor plays a former U.S. president. During the conversation, host Stephen Colbert asked if De Niro has any heroes. “Well, [Marlon] Brando, I knew him a little bit and did a …

George Clooney, who was instrumental to Joe Biden stepping down during the presidential election, has taken a common sense approach to Donald Trump’s victory. The actor appeared on The Late Show to discuss his new Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck, an adaptation of his 2005 film about journalist …

President Donald Trump announced a series of tariffs over the weekend, resulting in a potential trade war between the U.S. and countries like China, Mexico, and Canada. Although several of the tariffs, including with Mexico, have been delayed, late-night TV hosts still had a lot to say on the matter. …

President Joe Biden delivered his final address from the Oval Office this week, using the speech as an opportunity to warn about the threat of an impending oligarchy in America. Late-night hosts, of course, had some thoughts about Biden’s farewell words. On The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon recounted Biden’s speech …

Late-night TV hosts had a few thoughts after Donald Trump held a lengthy press conference at Mar-a-Lago announcing his plans to merge Canada with the U.S. and take control of Greenland. “We have almost two weeks of Joe Biden, but Trump is already reminding us of what a terrible mistake …