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Stephen Colbert Follows CBS Finale 24 Hours Later With Hilarious Hour of Michigan Public Access TV, Featuring Jack White, Jeff Daniels, Eminem, Steve Buscemi and Byron Allen
On the final night of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” the host harked back to a stunt he did just prior to that show going on the air and said, “Technically our first show in July of 2015 was from a public access station in Monroe, Michigan for an audience of 12 people. Show […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Stephen Colbert Follows CBS Finale 24 Hours Later With Hilarious Hour of Michigan Public Access TV, Featuring Jack White, Jeff Daniels, Eminem, Steve Buscemi and Byron Allen, On the final night of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” the host harked back to a stunt he did just prior to that show going on the air and said, “Technically our first show in July of 2015 was from a public access station in Monroe, Michigan for an audience of 12 people. Show […]
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