When Stephen Colbert accepted The Late Show's Emmy for best talk show last fall—its first, after a decade on the air—he thought all the way back to its beginnings, when he set out do to "a late-night ...

The last steward of "The Late Show" wrapped up 33 years at the Ed Sullivan Theater with a finale structured like a regular episode, until the outside world broke through and shut down the Joy Machine.

Stephen Colbert went out with a bang hosting his final episode of “The Late Show” Thursday night after CBS canceled the program last year. He brought out multiple surprise guests including Bryan ...

Stephen Colbert put on an emotional and existential final episode of “The Late Show” Thursday night, thanking his staff, studio audience and viewers for eleven years of laughs. Colbert walked on stage ...

The total tripled his usual audience this season. But it is only about half of what Jay Leno and David Letterman attracted for their final episodes. By John Koblin See more of our coverage in your ...