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Please Enjoy Candice Thompson’s Set from Colbert

July 29, 2019

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Well, we’d like to say that we gave you fair warning that Candice Thompson was on the rise a few years ago with our compilation album Comedians of Interest Vol. 1 where she was one of six personally handpicked acts.

Now, she has two late night sets under her belt along with writing on the new David Spade late night show, Lights Out.

So, this is just another friendly reminder to hop on board the Candice-Thompson-train as it’s pretty great. See for yourself with this set from last Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Larry Wilmore and Stephen Colbert Talk About the Surprising Cancellation of The Nightly Show and Hosting WHC Dinner

September 2, 2016

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These two Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums once had their own late night shows on the air at the same time.

Then, Comedy Central, seemingly out-of-nowhere, brought down the axe on The Nightly Show.

A few weeks later/last night, Stephen Colbert brought Larry Wilmore on The Late Show and commiserated the loss of his show as well as the strange experience of hosting the White House Correspondents Dinner.

At this point, we’d be surprised if several months go by without Larry hosting another show.

David Letterman Donates “Late Show” Set, Props, and Emmys to Ball State for “The David Letterman Experience”

December 5, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Hopefully, this will include throwing stuff a roof.

David Letterman’s alma mater Ball State is where you’ll be able to reminisce about the last era of The Late Show as Dave has donated the props, portions of his set (at least the parts that weren’t thrown away), and his Emmys that he won during his legendary tenure at CBS.

No word on if they’ll have a exhibit where you’ll get to throw out Crispin Glover after a near kick to the face, but you can always keep your fingers crossed.

Stephen Colbert Proves He’s a Worthy Successor to David Letterman in His Interview with Bill Maher

November 18, 2015

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David Letterman always distinguished himself with his era of The Late Show from the rest of the late night talk show landscape by interviews being allowed to get testy if the conversation found its way there. Dave wouldn’t back down and usually have the upper hand with anyone who sat across his desk.

Now, with Stephen Colbert at the helm of The Late Show, Stephen not only invites a dance in his conversation that can switch between sharp quips to pure sincerity on a dime, but invites intellectual and/or challenging guests on a more regular basis than almost anyone else on a late night right now. Stephen seems to pull off tight rope walking in his interviews quite well by making the conversation engaging, playfully jabbing them, and seemingly not even breaking a sweat if things get heated.

Not that any of you really doubted Stephen Colbert would be a great heir to The Late Show legacy, but you can now see it for yourself.

Watch Colbert put all of this on display as he chats with Bill Maher about Trump and being Catholic all while keeping the laughs coming.

Stephen Colbert and James Corden Sing Duet “Me & My Shadow”

October 10, 2015

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Last night, James Corden came on as a guest to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and, with his suit color coordinated with Stephen Colbert’s, they belted out an appropriate tune, “Me & My Shadow,” together with Jon Batiste and Stay Human backing them.

It looks like CBS’ late night line-up has quite the pipes, not to mention just enough retooling of the traditional late night format to keep late night talk shows going for several more years.

Stephen Colbert Is Able to Turn on Dime from Some Profound Words on UCC Shooting to Jokes

October 3, 2015

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One of the greatest challenges of late night is the handling of national or global tragedies that occurred a night before. As all late night show are comedy shows, it can be difficult to find the right level of sincerity, the duration of time of which you should address the topic, and how to overall go about it without creating a weird tension that keeps the comedy part of the show off balance.

Stephen Colbert not only does a great job in bringing up the Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon and addressing it, but he manages to almost seamlessly get right into the comedy without missing a beat. It’s another example of how Colbert is filling some big shoes at The Late Show pretty well.

Watch it here.

Watch Stephen Colbert and Laura Linney’s “Ad” for “Yesterday’s Coffee”

September 12, 2015

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Stephen Colbert just finished his first week in at The Late Show and he’s already got “promos” to run as segments.

Fortunately, he got to make up whatever product he’s hocking and included celebrated actress Laura Linney in the commercial.

So, enjoy an “ad” for Yesterday’s Coffee.

The Second Week of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Will Have Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer, Run The Jewels, Bernie Sanders, Carol Burnett, and More

September 1, 2015

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(via The Wrap)

Sept. 8th needs to be here already, so we can also get to the week of Sept. 14th.

Stephen Colbert has a more than solid line-up for his week at The Late Show. His second week will also be something to be sure to tune in for.

Emily Blunt, Justice Stephen Breyer,The Dead Weather, Jake Gyllenhaal, Run The Jewels with TV On The Radio, Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett with comedians Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, Willie Nelson, Naomi Watts, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Lupita Nyong’o, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope are all set to appear as Colbert’s guests following his debut week.

If you’re watching it live, set your DVRs now. If you’re going to watch it afterwards online, just set a reminder then.

Here’s Part Two of Having Lunch With Stephen Colbert

July 22, 2015

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This is day two having lunch with Stephen Colbert/why you should be careful for what you wish for if you’re wishing to have lunch with Stephen Colbert.

Watch it here, even though this is a really late lunch by this point.

We’ll All Get to Have Lunch with Stephen Colbert Every Day This Week

July 21, 2015

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Even though many of us are already charmed by one Stephen Colbert and are waiting as patiently as we can for his Late Show debut, he still manages to further charm and build his audience with all of his online content that he has released over the last several weeks.

Case in point: try not enjoying “Lunch with Stephen”, which will be done in 5 parts, each day, this week.

Stephen Colbert Challenges Neil De Grasse Tyson About Pluto No Longer Being a Planet

July 15, 2015

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As the very first images of Pluto came in yesterday, Stephen Colbert was amazed at its surface as well as the idea that it’s no longer a planet.

In fact, he summoned Neil DeGrasse Tyson to try really understand why Pluto isn’t getting the love it deserves.

Watch it here.

Oh, in case you haven’t figured it out, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert looks like it’ll be pretty great.

Stephen Colbert Rides in a Car Made of Wood with Jerry Seinfeld on “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee”

July 9, 2015

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Also, in a rare, but ultimately very Colbert-like move, Stephen takes the wheel and attempts driving this very deep cut of a British sports car.

The latest episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee juxtaposes two living comedy legends in Stephen Colbert and Jerry Seinfeld side-by-side in a wooden sports car. In a couple of months, Colbert will not get to be so mobile and free-flowing with his interviews when starting at The Late Show.

The two find themselves in plenty of great awkward moments including Colbert finding himself quoting Neutral Milk Hotel and attempts at lulls.

Watch it all here.

Stephen Colbert Puts on a Push-Up Clinic For John Oliver’s Push-Up Challenge For The Troops

June 30, 2015

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Apparently, John Oliver issued a challenge to Stephen Colbert to do push-ups in dedication to the troops.

Though we’re not sure exactly how that works, it made for this great video of Colbert showing us all how to do a “flawless” 20 push-ups.

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Gets First Late Night Jokes on The SCOTUS Decision on Gay Marriage

June 27, 2015

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That’s right. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert isn’t on until September, but Stephen Colbert managed to be the first late night show host to have a segment of some sort weighing in on the milestone in U.S. history.

Such big news as yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that effectively made gay marriage legal across the country is usually met by comedy’s first responders (outside of social media) through the world of late night. We’re sure all comedians everywhere had something to say about it, especially regarding the dissenting opening from Scalia.

However, several most late night shows don’t tape on Friday like Conan, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Late Late Show with James Corden, @midnight with Chris Hardwick and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. The few that do tape on Fridays such as Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night with Seth Meyers opted for reruns this week.

In fact, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was scheduled to be the only late night show with a new episode, but he injured his hand to the point of needing surgery. Thus, he canceled last night’s taping.

SNL is on hiatus, so we were thinking we would have to wait for John Oliver to comment on this great moment on Last Week Tonight on Sunday.

Yet, leave it to the one and only Stephen Colbert to come up with an on-point remote segment from his desk that would otherwise be the type of opening monologue you’d be looking for on his era of The Late Show.

Watch Colbert continue to prove that he will do a bang up job on The Late Show right here.

Stephen Colbert “Comes Up” With His Theme Song For “The Late Show”

June 8, 2015

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After announcing his bandleader last week, Stephen Colbert has to come up with an iconic theme to kick off his era of The Late Show.

He put a lot of hours of hard work in and apparently didn’t have his bandleader involved and came up with this.

Let’s hope Colbert keeps making videos every week until September.

Letterman Does “Top Ten Things I’ve Always Wanted To Say To David Letterman” and Says His Final Goodbye to “The Late Show”

May 21, 2015

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After over a month of tributes and farewells, David Letterman kept his send-off relatively short and sweet.

There was a star-studded Top Ten List of Things I’ve Always Wanted To Say To David Letterman that included Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Peyton Manning, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Jim Carrey, as well as a special performance of “Everlong” by The Foo Fighters.

There was also a nice opening bit from various Presidents.

Outside of that, Dave respectfully spent much his time delving into nostalgia and thanking all of the folks that have been a part of his show over 30 years.

There was even a “day in the life” montage of what Dave goes through with his staff.

With over 30 years and 6000+ shows logged, it’s amazing that Letterman is still self-deprecating in his final remarks.

Just like that, just a little past midnight last night. The Late Show with David Letterman and an entire era of comedy comes to a close.

You can watch the entire finale here.

Of course, Dave also made sure to send his best wishes to the new guy, Stephen Colbert.

Speaking of which, does anyone have a countdown going for Sept. 8th?

Fellow Hoosier Jim Gaffigan Shares What David Letterman Means To Him

May 19, 2015

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Both Jim Gaffigan and David Letterman are both from Indiana.

Growing up and coming up as a comedian, Gaffigan looked up to Dave and admired his keeping of his Midwestern sensibilities even amongst the bright lights and skylines of NYC.

Watch Jim’s parting and touching words about Letterman on CBS Sunday Morning before Dave’s departure from The Late Show tomorrow night.

Norm MacDonald Performs His Final Set and Gives a Very Heartfelt Goodbye on Letterman

May 16, 2015

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For all the antics and absurd things that Norm MacDonald says and does, a moment of 100% irony free, tender sentiment from him is priceless and rare.

However, in the beginning of a valediction to David Letterman on last night’s Late Show, Norm got really vulnerable and took his time, not for comedic effect, to express his gratitude for Dave and all that he’s done for comedy as well as his favorite Letterman joke.

Norm also had a nice, great stand-up set too.

Watch it all here.

Howard Stern and Don Rickles Rib David Letterman One Last Time

May 12, 2015

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Well, it’s quite something to see three showbiz legends sitting right next to each other on a late night talk show.

It’s quite another thing to see two of those legends express their admiration for each other while the other legend, the host of said talk show, is made to wait his turn.

However, that’s the sort of great mischief you get when Howard Stern, Don Rickles, and David Letterman are all sitting side by side on one of the final episodes of The Late Show.

In fact, you even get more tomfoolery from Howard as he tries to kiss Dave.

Also, what Howard Stern appearance on Letterman wouldn’t be complete if he didn’t ask about Jay Leno?

Watch a First Look at “David Letterman: A Life on Television”

May 4, 2015

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Tonight, CBS will be doing a tribute special right before The Late Show.

“David Letterman: A Life on Television” will cover the entire career of a late night and comedy icon over the course of 90 minutes.

Variety got this preview of the special and you can that Dave has virtually seen it all.

Catch the special tonight at 9:30PM on CBS before Letterman chats with President Obama and Will Ferrell.

Here Are Letterman Tributes in The Forms of a Guest Retrospective and a Conan O’Brien Essay

May 3, 2015

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You have heard plenty and will be hearing plenty how much of an impact David Letterman made on comedy.

Pretty much all of it is worth watching, reading, etc.

As Dave’s final day, May 20th, at The Late Show nears, the reminiscing of Letterman’s landmark career has gotten well under way.

This week, a montage of his guests over the decades was put together showcasing Dave in his element with some of his favorite guests and favorite moments on The Late Show.

Also, Conan O’Brien wrote a heartfelt, personal essay at EW about what David Letterman meant to him and the state of comedy even as it is now.

Rest assured, there will be plenty more oral histories, speeches, etc. for Dave over the next two and a half weeks.

Watch Steve Martin’s Farewell to David Letterman

May 2, 2015

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Just in case you wondering, Steve Martin’s still got it.

Save for some sort of big star studded musical number at the final episode of The Late Show, Steve Martin made his final appearance and chatted with his old pal David Letterman.

He even made a “touching” video tribute to Letterman both in what he has done and what he’ll possibly do.

Martin also had one “final gift” for Dave to remember him by.

While Letterman is gone in less than a month, we hope Martin will continue showing up on late night to do bits.

Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Don Rickles Among Final Guests on Letterman

April 13, 2015

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After over 3 decades on late night, David Letterman has 28 episodes left of The Late Show left concluding on May 20th and has made sure the last set of guests is a cavalcade of the show’s most memorable, big names.

Thus far, Letterman has “George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Jack Hanna, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Rickles, Julia Roberts, Ray Romano, Paul Rudd, Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, Howard Stern, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Oprah Winfrey, The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Mumford and Sons, Ralph Stanley and Amos Lee, and many more names to be announced in the coming weeks.” for his final few weeks at The Late Show.

We wouldn’t be surprised at all if Bill Murray was the final guest as he was Letterman’s very first guest.

Jake Johannsen Makes His 46th Appearance on Letterman

March 26, 2015

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It just wouldn’t be right if Jake Johannsen didn’t get in another set on The Late Show before Letterman exits.

46 appearances on one late night talk show is a number that almost requires you to read again to be sure you read it right.

However, the renowned comedy stylings of Jake Johannsen definitely warrant being one of Letterman’s go to stand-ups. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised at all if Johannsen gets a 47th appearance in before May.

Watch his set from last night here.

Larry David Adjusts To Doing Theatre As If It’s an Episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

January 16, 2015

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Larry David is making the rounds to promote his new play Fish In The Dark and his latest interview on The Late Show with David Letterman is the closest you’ll get to a new episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm at this current moment.

The episodes could be called The Theater or The Maid and watching him talk with Dave over it, you can just imagine very vividly it like an episode of Curb.

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