Last summer, CBS made the shocking decision to cancel the iconic late-night series, revealing that it and Colbert would sign off for good in May 2026. Now, as his final show on May 21 approaches, Colbert has revealed what his preferred swan song would have been.

As Stephen Colbert prepares to sign off from The Late Show on May 21, he has shared candid thoughts on CBS's decision to end the program, his preferred farewell, and the show’s replacement. While expressing he would have liked to choose his own exit ...

A vocal group of supporters concluded that CBS's parent company, Paramount, ended The Late Show in an effort to curry favor with President Donald Trump and his administration. The company needed approval for a merger and had recently settled a lawsuit with the president over the editing in a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

On Thursday, May 21, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air its last episode at 11:35/10:35c on CBS. A full list of guests for the final couple of weeks of the talk show has yet to be revealed. However, the guests for the rest of this week include Colbert ’ s wife, Evie McGee Colbert,Sally Field, John Krasinski, and Chris Stapleton.

Stephen Colbert joked that fellow late-night host Jon Stewart missed a televised reunion to annoy President Donald Trump. Speaking on a special episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that reunited the Strike Force Five podcast,