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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 …

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 …

Elton John stopped by The Late Show to discuss his documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late. During the lengthy conversation with host Stephen Colbert, the singer said fans can expect new music. “You will be getting some more,” John confirmed. “The juices have never dried up. They never want to …

Sabrina Carpenter stopped by The Late Show to promote her new holiday special, A Nonsense Christmas, and to discuss her six Grammy nominations. During the conversation with host Stephen Colbert, the pop singer recalled hearing the Beatles‘ “Rocky Raccoon” for the first time as a child and immediately falling head …

Jake Paul may have defeated Mike Tyson over the weekend, but it’s the late-night TV hosts who are claiming the final victory. The fight, which aired live on Netflix, is continuing to provide joke fodder days later, much to the delight of everyone leading a late-night show. “Was that a …

Stephen Colbert incredulously recapped Donald Trump‘s cabinet selections so far, noting that it was “not the outrageous, stupefying story that I thought I’d be leading my monologue with tonight.” The Late Show host, who quipped that he was only the host “for now,” started his monologue by saying he had …