Stephen Colbert, David Letterman Toss CBS Property Off the Roof
As we inch nearer to the final air date of The Late Show With Stephen Colbertthe host recruited his predecessor, David Lettermanfor an important activity: to throw CBS property off the roof.
Standing on high of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Letterman advised Colbert, “I thought maybe tonight’s occasion would be a little sad, being the end of your run here, but this brings true joy to my heart. We are up here for the wanton destruction of CBS property!”
That property included couches, Colbert’s workplace chair, a number of watermelons, and even a three-tiered congratulatory cake with the phrases The Late Show: 1993-2026 in icing. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for our country,” Letterman advised him. “To the people at CBS, in the phrases of the nice Ed Murrow, ‘Goodnight and good luck motherfuckers.’
Letterman hosted The Late Show from 1993 by way of 2015, till Colbert took over for an 11-year run. CBS introduced the present’s shocking cancellation final July, regardless of being one in every of the most-watched late-night applications and successful an Emmy, a Peabody Award, and different awards. While CBS mentioned it was “purely a financial decision,” it is no secret that Colbert has been a frequent critic of President Donald Trump (at the time, CBS was attempting to finish a merger with David Ellison’s Skydance, which the Trump administration must approve).
Colbert’s last installment airs May 21. Out of solidarity, fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon will air reruns of their reveals. Earlier this month, Colbert had Kimmel, Fallon, and different late-night hosts, together with Seth Meyers and John Oliver, on the present. It marked a reunion of Strike Force Five, the podcasts they launched throughout the 2023 writers’ strike.
“You guys started before I did,” Colbert advised them. “Each of your shows you’re doing started before this show. And then you’re going to be here after I’m here. You’re like the candy shell, I’m like the nougat filling, and then someone came in and just sucked it out.”
“It’s like when your young wife dies,” Kimmel replied. “Gone too soon.”
