Well, this is a plot twist I did not have on my 2025 Bingo card. CBS just announced that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air its final episode in May 2026, bringing an end to one seriously historic run.
Since taking over in 2015, Colbert turned the late-night stage into a nightly therapy session for anyone trying to survive the news cycle, with jokes, of course.
While CBS says it’s just “the end of an era,” the internet has other ideas. People are already pointing fingers at Colbert’s relentless Trump takedowns and wondering if that’s the real reason the show’s getting the axe.
Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who agrees that it was a bullshit move for CBS to cancel Stephen Colbert's show just days after he called out their parent company Paramount for bending the knee to trump.
Twitter (sorry, X) has been in full meltdown mode, with fans calling out CBS for cancelling one of the few late-night hosts who wasn’t afraid to go all in. One person even said, “He’s the only reason I remembered what channel CBS is.” Can’t even argue with that.
Here are some of his best moments with guests that can crack me up at any given time of the day.
1.When Colbert asked Chris Hemsworth about sandwiches and accidentally triggered his Australian passport requirements.
2.When Colbert tried to prove Hey Stephen was about him and Taylor Swift shut it down with his exact age.
3.When Colbert asked Nicki Minaj who likes big butts more—Biden or Trump—and she didn’t hesitate to answer.
4.When Woody Harrelson said nail polish was the worst smell and Colbert reminded us it’s also a fire hazard on planes.
5.When Colbert asked Cate Blanchett about the afterlife, and she said what we all think is totally normal.
6.When Colbert tried to join BTS and asked for a style makeover like it was totally normal.
7.When Colbert accidentally called his show 'The Colbert Report' in an interview with Joaquin Phoenix and nostalgia smacked him mid-sentence.
8.When Ryan Gosling said man or mosquito is the scariest animal and Colbert suddenly got very quiet about it.
9.When Saoirse Ronan listed her worst name fails, Colbert said she gives Suarez vibes.
10.When Colbert watched Gordon Ramsay commit a $2 million crime in real time.
11.When Keanu Reeves casually said George Carlin's autograph read “f* you” and Colbert approved.
Well, at least he'll be leaving behind a legacy of fearless monologues and weirdly specific burns.
