{"id":81439,"date":"2026-05-23T08:05:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stephen-colbert-says-farewell-to-the-late-show-we-were-lucky-enough-to-be-here-for-the-last-11-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T08:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:05:46","slug":"stephen-colbert-says-farewell-to-the-late-show-we-were-lucky-enough-to-be-here-for-the-last-11-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stephen-colbert-says-farewell-to-the-late-show-we-were-lucky-enough-to-be-here-for-the-last-11-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert says farewell to &#8220;The Late Show&#8221;: &#8220;We were lucky enough to be here for the last 11 years&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/stephen-colbert-late-show-farewell\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Stephen Colbert<\/a><\/span> said goodbye to &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; Thursday night in the franchise&#8217;s finale after a 33-year run, saying he was &#8220;lucky enough to be here for the last 11 years&#8221; and never took the experience for granted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is so much history here in the Ed Sullivan Theater, and we&#8217;ve been honored to have been just a small part of it,&#8221; Colbert said in his opening monologue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the opening of the show, Colbert emphasized the &#8220;joy&#8221; the show brought him and cast members throughout his 11 years and over 1,800 episodes as host.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/7a9c96ac-8209-4cae-8f9e-48bbeaf1decd\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ecd9b34cbe7c540b1c49e81d53145436\/gettyimages-2276979654.jpg#\" alt=\"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/7a9c96ac-8209-4cae-8f9e-48bbeaf1decd\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ecd9b34cbe7c540b1c49e81d53145436\/gettyimages-2276979654.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/7a9c96ac-8209-4cae-8f9e-48bbeaf1decd\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/598b03f430e0dada9f21f33e2a8884fa\/gettyimages-2276979654.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Stephen Colbert on the finale of &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,&#8221; on May 21, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We call it the joy machine, because to do this many shows, it has to be a machine. But the thing is, if you choose to do it with joy, it doesn&#8217;t hurt as much when your fingers get caught in the gears,&#8221; Colbert said. &#8220;And I cannot adequately explain to you what the people who work here have done for each other and how much we mean to each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The final show, which ran 17 minutes longer than its usual hour, was packed with surprise cameos from celebrities such as &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; host Jon Stewart, comedian Tig Notaro, actors Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd and Bryan Cranston, longtime friend and comedy star Tim Meadows, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t think my show would end like this, but still grateful,&#8221; Colbert told Stewart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iU3PSAAgbrU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fellow late-night hosts<\/a>\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver also joined Colbert on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We came to say we&#8217;re gonna miss you. 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In recognition of Colbert&#8217;s final show, Kimmel and Fallon both aired reruns in their time slot on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/a06fad53-df83-485a-8862-b68b9a4105db\/thumbnail\/620x414\/5270240ce879dda854f7956738a1b826\/gettyimages-2276998529.jpg#\" alt=\"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/a06fad53-df83-485a-8862-b68b9a4105db\/thumbnail\/620x414\/5270240ce879dda854f7956738a1b826\/gettyimages-2276998529.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/a06fad53-df83-485a-8862-b68b9a4105db\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/26a3e1fb039daa1e8367d5562a7deb09\/gettyimages-2276998529.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Paul McCartney and Stephen Colbert on the final episode of &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; with Stephen Colbert. May 21, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the show, it was speculated that Pope Leo XIV might be Colbert&#8217;s final guest, and Colbert jokingly tried to introduce him before a cast member said Leo refused to come out of his dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>The show&#8217;s actual final guest was none other than Paul McCartney. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McCartney performed on the same stage at the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/ed-sullivan-theater-history-late-show-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Ed Sullivan Theater<\/a><\/span> with The Beatles during their American television debut on Feb. 9, 1964. He was a guest on the show in 2019 and in 2009, when David Letterman was still the host.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The show also featured Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste performing Costello&#8217;s &#8220;Jump Up.&#8221; Batiste&#8217;s return to the Ed Sullivan Theater as a musical guest comes after he was the bandleader and musical director for &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; from 2015 until 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/bd470df0-a132-4e70-9202-8d4fba6113f4\/thumbnail\/620x414\/4546d531954fcbbc59570691b44e5e27\/gettyimages-2276998578.jpg#\" alt=\"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/bd470df0-a132-4e70-9202-8d4fba6113f4\/thumbnail\/620x414\/4546d531954fcbbc59570691b44e5e27\/gettyimages-2276998578.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/22\/bd470df0-a132-4e70-9202-8d4fba6113f4\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/f6aa3451ad98fc1344f70ac3e2ee3427\/gettyimages-2276998578.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Elvis Costello, Jon Batiste, Stephen Colbert and Louis Cato on the final episode of &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.&#8221; May 21, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the final moments of Thursday&#8217;s finale, McCartney closed out the show with a performance of &#8220;Hello, Goodbye,&#8221; as Colbert, Batiste and Costello joined in and staff members filled the stage.<\/p>\n<p>In the days counting down to the franchise finale, a steady stream of star guests had appeared on the show, including actors Tom Hanks and Billy Crystal, director Steven Spielberg, Letterman, who premiered the show in 1993, and Bruce Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/the-late-show-stephen-colbert-end-may-2026\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS announced<\/a><\/span> back in July that it would end &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221; and retire &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; franchise at the end of this season. The company said it was &#8220;purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That explanation was met with skepticism from some viewers and media critics, who questioned whether political motives were involved, given Colbert&#8217;s outspoken criticism of President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take the president long to weigh in on the finale. Shortly before 2 a.m. Eastern Time, Mr. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116616669222083429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>\u00a0on his Truth Social platform: &#8220;Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he&#8217;s finally gone!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Colbert took a jab at the network during the show Thursday night when his band played &#8220;Linus and Lucy,&#8221; the theme song from the &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; television special, as part of a bit about a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/peanuts-music-owner-sues-us-government-others-tunes\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">copyright infringement lawsuit<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is the band right now playing the same music I said people are being sued for, for using without permission? &#8230; Oh no, I hope this doesn&#8217;t cost CBS any money,&#8221; Colbert quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert, 62, took over as host of &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; in September 2015 after Letterman retired from the role he&#8217;d held for 22 years.<\/p>\n<p>The entire set of &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; is <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/museum-broadcast-communications-acquire-late-show-stephen-colbert-set\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">being donated<\/a><\/span> to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, a city where Colbert has deep roots. Colbert attended Northwestern University and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/stephen-colbert-early-days-chicago-final-week-late-show\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">performed<\/a><\/span> in Chicago with the famous Second City improv troupe at the beginning of his comedy career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221; had been the No. 1 late-night program for nine consecutive seasons, CBS said last year. 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