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The show might go on: what happens to late-night TV without Stephen Colbert?
The end of The Late Show, an American institution since 1993, leaves those still surviving within the format wondering what the future looks like Share your favorite memories from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert In a way, it’s a shock every time the biggest talkshow hosts assemble into their “ Strike Force Five ”, the podcast-born group consisting of Stephen Colbert , Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver. No, the shock isn’t the lack of Greg Gutfeld, the highly viewed Fox News talkshow host who has nonetheless only ever been funny as a punchline unto himself, and was playfully name-checked on the final episode of Colbert’s The Late Show, after the deposed king of late-night was informed the highest-rated host was getting the boot. (“They’re canceling Gutfeld?!” he cried in fake panic.) The real repeated surprise is the realization that there are (or were) five major
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According to The Guardian’s source item, The show might go on: what happens to late-night TV without Stephen Colbert?, The end of The Late Show, an American institution since 1993, leaves those still surviving within the format wondering what the future looks like Share your favorite memories from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert In a way, it’s a shock every time the biggest talkshow hosts assemble into their “ Strike Force Five ”, the podcast-born group consisting of Stephen Colbert , Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver. No, the shock isn’t the lack of Greg Gutfeld, the highly viewed Fox News talkshow host who has nonetheless only ever been funny as a punchline unto himself, and was playfully name-checked on the final episode of Colbert’s The Late Show, after the deposed king of late-night was informed the highest-rated host was getting the boot. (“They’re canceling Gutfeld?!” he cried in fake panic.) The real repeated surprise is the realization that there are (or were) five major
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- The show might go on: what happens to late-night TV without Stephen Colbert?The Guardian - 2026-05-23T09:00:23+00:00
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