Boygenius helped to celebrate the return of late-night with a performance of their emotive single “Cool About It” on The Late Show. Appearing on a darkened stage in a semi-circle, the trio—Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus—gave an intimate rendition of the song as the camera swept around them. …
Read More »Tom Hanks Pleas for People to Wear Masks in the COVID-19 Era
Tom Hanks recounted his COVID-19 odyssey and shared a common-sense plea for wearing a mask during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Tuesday. Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were famously the first two high-profile American celebrities to contract the virus, testing positive back in March while …
Read More »Kamala Harris Talks Police Reform, Possibly Becoming Joe Biden's VP
On The Late Show Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert invited on California Senator Kamala Harris who, like previous guest Stacey Abrams, is currently in the running for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick. “I’d be honored if asked, and I’m honored to be a part of the conversation,” she …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Tackles Trump's Attempts to Undermine Whistleblower Rick Bright
Stephen Colbert highlighted the worrying testimony of ousted public health official Rick Bright — and President Donald Trump‘s attempts to drag the spotlight away from his depiction of how the government has handled the COVID-19 crisis — on The Late Show Thursday. Bright, the former director of the Biomedical Advanced …
Read More »Paul McCartney Reminisces About Beatles, John Lennon on 'Colbert'
Paul McCartney reminisced about the Beatles during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on Monday. The legendary musician, who recently released his new children’s book, Hey Grandude!, spoke of his bond with John Lennon, experiencing the fallout from the Beatles’ break up and how his dreams have …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Mocks Joe Biden's Website Gaffe in Post-Debate Live Monologue
One night after roasting the first round of Democratic presidential contenders, Stephen Colbert returned Wednesday for a second live post-debate breakdown, dubbed “This Time It’s Not All White People.” His primary target, like many of the primary participants, was former Vice President Joe Biden, who faced political “[attacks] from all …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Ponders President Donald 'Youngest Person' Trump
Stephen Colbert poked fun at Donald Trump‘s attempts to lie his way past the natural passage of time on The Late Show Monday. With fellow septuagenarian Joe Biden entering the 2020 presidential race, a reporter recently asked Trump how old was too old to be president, prompting him to reply, …
Read More »Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Talk Meeting Trump, Impersonating Al Sharpton
Stephen Colbert decided “flip the script” for The Late Show‘s pre-filmedThanksgiving break episode on Tuesday, moving to the guest’s chair and answering questions from former Daily Show collaborator Jon Stewart. The former satirical news king jokingly introduced his friend as “the host of The Late Show on CBS…for now” before …
Read More »Watch Stephen Colbert Break Down Latest Kavanaugh Harassment Allegations
Stephen Colbert dissected the latest allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on The Late Show Monday. Colbert recounted the New Yorker‘s recent scoop, in which Deborah Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of drunkenly dangling his penis in front of her face during a college party. While Ramirez acknowledged …
Read More »Watch Bob Woodward Talk Damning Trump Book 'Fear' on 'Colbert'
Legendary reporter Bob Woodward spoke about cultivating sources within President Donald Trump‘s administration for his new book,Fear,during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Monday. Over the course of his career, Woodward has covered multiple presidents and written 19 books that often contain explosive information about the inner-workings …
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