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From Lord of the Rings to Dua Lipa: Stephen Colbert’s 10 greatest Late Show moments
As the much-loved Late Show host says his final goodnight, a look back at his finest and funniest moments ‘He had a unique ability to be human’: late-night TV says goodbye to Stephen Colbert This week marks the end of two distinctive eras of network television, as CBS’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air its final episode. The show was created in 1993 by David Letterman after his controversial exit from NBC, and he held the reins for 22 years before retiring and turning the show over to Colbert, who had risen to prominence on Comedy Central as a member of The Daily Show, and then later host of his own political talkshow, The Colbert Report. Colbert’s run on the Late Show would last 11 years. Last July, CBS shocked everyone by announcing the show’s cancellation, with the final episode to air on 21 May. Although executives claimed the decision was purely financial – even with Late
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According to The Guardian’s source item, From Lord of the Rings to Dua Lipa: Stephen Colbert’s 10 greatest Late Show moments, As the much-loved Late Show host says his final goodnight, a look back at his finest and funniest moments ‘He had a unique ability to be human’: late-night TV says goodbye to Stephen Colbert This week marks the end of two distinctive eras of network television, as CBS’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air its final episode. The show was created in 1993 by David Letterman after his controversial exit from NBC, and he held the reins for 22 years before retiring and turning the show over to Colbert, who had risen to prominence on Comedy Central as a member of The Daily Show, and then later host of his own political talkshow, The Colbert Report. Colbert’s run on the Late Show would last 11 years. Last July, CBS shocked everyone by announcing the show’s cancellation, with the final episode to air on 21 May. Although executives claimed the decision was purely financial – even with Late
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- From Lord of the Rings to Dua Lipa: Stephen Colbert’s 10 greatest Late Show momentsThe Guardian - 2026-05-21T09:00:06+00:00
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