Lamenting the End of Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
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Coverage varies in emphasis, with TheWrap focusing on the camaraderie and shared experiences of Stewart and Colbert, while both Variety and Rolling Stone highlight Stewart's message about the distinction between cancellation and failure.…
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- ▪ Watch 10 Great Stephen Colbert ‘Late Show’ Interviews — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Jon Stewart tells Stephen Colbert what he really thinks about The Late Show ending — Mashable
- ▪ Jon Stewart Celebrates Stephen Colbert as ‘Late Show’ Ends: ‘Don’t Confuse Cancellation With Failure’ — Rolling Stone
- ▪ Jon Stewart Showers Stephen Colbert With Gifts in Honor of ‘The Late Show’s’ Final Week: ‘Don’t Confuse Cancellation With Failure’ — Variety
- ▪ Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Bond Over Losing Late Shows to Paramount: ‘The Term Back Then Was S–t-Canned’ | Video — TheWrap
- ▪ Why Stephen Colbert thinks ‘Late Show’ cancellation ‘saved’ his life — Page Six
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| Canonical URL | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/opinion/colbert-late-show-cbs.html |
| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 16:14:58 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-19T16:19:57.866Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-19T16:19:59.481Z |
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