Stephen Colbert likes to give credit where it’s due. The Late Show host raised a toast to the so-called “QAnon Shaman,” also known as Jake Chansley, for his potty-mouthed attack on President Donald Trump over the Epstein files.

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Stephen Colbert, both critics of President Donald Trump, spoke about a variety of topics on the show, which is slated to end next year.

Paramount announced last week that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” would be ending in May 2026. While the company claimed the move was a purely “financial decision,” speculation has swirled over whether Colbert’s sharp criticism of Trump had anything to do with his ouster as Paramount looked to get its merger approved.

Stephen Colbert has returned to the stage in New York for his first full program after CBS announced it was canceling his “Late Show” next May.

Stephen Colbert offered his corporate bosses a simple math lesson after President Donald Trump claimed the company would pay up millions more than had been initially reported as part of a widely criticized settlement.

Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Thursday said President Donald Trump “gave a whole dumb speech” this week on artificial intelligence, and played a clip of him awkwardly greeting tech leaders. “What a group of smart ones we have in front of me today.

Stephen Colbert shares a pointed message after President Trump celebrated CBS's stunning decision to end 'The Late Show.' Late-night hosts Jon Stewart, John Oliver and others rally behind Colbert.

In his Puck newsletter this week, Matt Belloni, Hollywood’s insider du jour, predicted a landslide Emmy victory for Stephen Colbert. “Now a comedy martyr,” Belloni wrote, “Colbert is a shoo-in to beat rivals The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the three-horse race to win his first series Emmy for Late Show .”

Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent company, Paramount. By doubling down on attacking his most powerful enemy, at a time when network execs are facing such intense scrutiny for what many believe was a politically motivated firing,