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Bob Bakish, CEO of Paramount Global, has canceled a scheduled appearance at a media conference this afternoon due to illness. The chief executive had been slated for an afternoon Q&A keynote session at J.P. Morgan's 47th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston. The event at the Westin…

Stephen Colbert is back. After cancelling last week’s shows due to the host experiencing “symptoms consistent with a recurrence of Covid”, CBS announced the full return of Colbert to The Late Show. “I’m footloose and Covid free! See you tomorrow,” Colbert wrote from his personal Twitter feed. Last week’s cancellation…

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is going dark again this week after its host was seemingly struck by another bout of Covid. The CBS show announced it would "not be taping new episodes until further notice" saying that Colbert is "experiencing symptoms consistent with a recurrence of Covid". "Out of an abundance of…

The Late Show has been hit by Covid. CBS has canceled this evening's show after host Stephen Colbert tested positive for the virus. The comedian noted that he's "basically feeling fine" and is grateful to have been vaxxed and boosted. Ozark stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney were set to be the guests on tonight’s…

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert was sure that Chris Licht was the right person for the job of showrunner of his CBS late-night show when the pair met over a drink six years ago. But Colbert said, "I wasn't sure whether I would like him, whether we would become friends, because we're all show folk here, and Chris is…

Stephen Colbert will be offering his live take on the news on the night of the State of the Union. The Late Show will be broadcasting live on the East Coast on Tuesday March 1 as the CBS late-night show marks the 44th time that it has broadcast live since 2016. Senator Bernie Sanders will be Colbert's guest at the Ed…

Tonight on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host talks about Covid-19 on the high seas. While Delta, and Omicron variants rage through the population, there has been a spike in regular Covid-19. According to Colbert, the U.S. is averaging 100k cases a day, and not just on land, but on cruise ships as well. A…

Andrew Garfield stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his Netflix film tick, tick…BOOM! the Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's autobiographical pre-Rent musical. Garfield, who plays Jon, a young theater composer who's waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990…

Colbert opens the show by stating tonight is different, that there is something in the air that makes tonight special.  "There's a crispness in the air, and the magical sparkle that could only mean one thing: It's infrastructure season," he jokes. The infrastructure bill has been hot on everyone's minds and today the…

Stephen Colbert knows Hollywood talent agents are always looking for the next big thing. In a new sketch, The Late Show, suggests that this may even include Covid and its variants. The CBS late-night series has parodied the ten-percentaries in a new sketch on Friday night’s show. "2020 was a tough year for…

On tonight’s episode of CBS’ Late Show, Stephen Colbert talked about elections. While elections are going on across the country, he focused the New York City Mayoral race specifically by starting with a jab at NYC’s current Mayor, Bill DeBlasio. “Here in New York, the mayoral election voters will get to replace bill…

Stephen Colbert is getting into the podcast game. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is launching a daily podcast – The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert. Launching on Monday October 25, the show will be an audio lift of the linear late-night series and will be hosted on Spotify's Megaphone. The Late Show is the…