Back in 2021, during the heart of the pandemic, Alamo Drafthouse recruited Colbert to host a series of Zoom reunions with the casts of all three Lord of the Rings movies. Colbert,

It was his last show and it was the only episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert I’ve ever watched. Yes, I’d seen clips, but I had honestly never watched a full episode ever. I never actually watched an episode of The Colbert Report either,

The host and his colleagues were joined by such luminaries as Anderson Cooper, Gayle King, Katie Couric, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Hamill, Tiffany Haddish, Drew Barrymore and the CBS host's final guest,

Colbert was joined by famous friends, fellow hosts and special guests like Paul McCartney for the finale of “The Late Show.”

The host aired the classic Vince Guaraldi song during a segment, a move that he said could result in a lawsuit

Stephen Colbert said goodbye to “The Late Show” on Thursday with a poignant send-off that included cameos from prominent figures – and some pointed digs at Paramount and CBS. While Colbert ended the program on a largely joyful note – and never mentioned President Donald Trump by name – he did include a running bit about a black hole/interdimensional portal that took aim at CBS’s parent company and news coverage of the administration.

Byron Allen is officially stepping into the CBS late-night time slot previously occupied by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and he’s already responding to concerns surrounding fan backlash. In this video,