Biography Flash Stephen Colbert Late Show Finale Era Oprah Tribute and the CBS Shift That Changes Everything

About this episode

Stephen Colbert's Late Show era concludes with a tribute from Oprah and significant changes at CBS.

Stephen Colbert's Late Show era is winding down with poignant drama and star power as CBS announced on April 6 that the network will replace his 11:35 p.m. slot with Comics Unleashed hosted by Byron Allen starting May 22 right after the show's finale, a move CNN Business attributes to the financial strains of late-night TV though insiders whisper deeper ratings woes. Fox News reports Oprah Winfrey swapped seats with Colbert on Tuesday in a tearful on-air tribute praising him for holding the space for laughter amid the looming cancellation, a moment thats already iconic for his 12-year run. On the creative front Colbert skewered Trump and Iran war chaos in a recent monologue uploaded three days ago by The Late Show YouTube channel joking about how Bibi got Trump to bomb Iran and JD Vances cringe rally call while two days back he riffed on the record-setting Artemis II lunar mission and a FEMA officials wild Waffle House teleport tale both racking up millions of views. Music legends kept the Ed Sullivan Theater buzzing with Grammy winner Brandi Carlile delivering a stripped-down Church and State five days ago and Rock Hall inductee Robert Plant with Saving Grace performing Higher…

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Colbert

Guest: Jack White

Topics covered

• Late Night TV
• Tribute
• Comedy
• Media Changes
• Celebrity Guests

Keywords

• Stephen Colbert
• Oprah Winfrey
• CBS
• Late Show
• Comics Unleashed
• Jack White
• Tribute
• Comedy
• Media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS, Comics Unleashed

Books & works: Saving Grace, Church and State

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