‘He made us laugh and he never flinched’: America says goodbye to The Late Show and Stephen Colbert
Jane Fonda, Bruce Springsteen and Joe Biden are among the names paying tribute to host of cancelled late-night show
TL;DR
- The Late Show, hosted by Stephen Colbert, aired its final episode after 11 years on CBS.
- The episode drew 6.74 million viewers, more than double the season average.
- Celebrities and politicians, including Joe Biden, Jane Fonda, and Bruce Springsteen, paid tribute to Colbert and criticized the show's cancellation.
- While CBS cited financial reasons for the cancellation, many suspect it was politically motivated due to Colbert's criticism of Donald Trump.
- Donald Trump expressed glee over the show's ending on social media.
- Colbert's next project is co-writing a new Lord of the Rings film.
- The show's set will be donated to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.