Stephen Colbert tried to hold strong while watching the recent viral video Nick Jr. shared on Twitter of Steve Burns, the original host of popular television series Blue’s Clues, which updated fans on where he went. Burns left abruptly after hosting the show for six years, from 1996 to 2002. …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson Performs 'Breakers Roar,' Talks John Prine on 'Colbert'
Sturgill Simpson performed his bluegrass version of “Breakers Roar” and discussed his bout with Covid-19 and friendship with John Prine on The Late Show Tuesday, November 10th. For the performance, Simpson was joined by the all-star band he assembled for his latest album, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Ridicule Trump for Delaying COVID-19 Relief Checks
President Donald Trump provided late-night hosts with more fodder than usual Wednesday, when news broke that some Americans’ COVID-19 relief checks would be delayed because the president was insisting his name be printed on each of them. On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert‘s cold open was a faux infomercial for …
Read More »Thom Yorke Talks Brexit, Dreams, 'Anima' on 'Colbert'
Thom Yorke made a rare late-night appearance Tuesday as a guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where the Radiohead singer touched on a variety of topics ranging from Brexit to his new album Anima to the importance of dreams. Yorke — whose last U.S. late-night TV appearance came …
Read More »Watch Democratic Debates Get Motown Treatment on 'Colbert'
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert riffed on the Democratic primary debates in Detroit on Thursday night with a sketch called “Motown Sings the Debates.” In the spoof, a Motown-style soul quartet performed sing-along renditions of the most common Democratic talking points. “Papa’s got a kidney stone/Got no insurance, so …
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