In the final weeks of his TV show, host Stephen Colbert sent out an invitation that his rival hosts could not resist.<\/p>\n
\n WTOP’s Sandy Kozel talks to TV Guide’s Matt Roush about Colbert’s last shows.<\/p>\n
For the final weeks of his show, host Stephen Colbert sent out an invitation that his rival hosts could not resist.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s gonna make a little bit of Late Night history on Monday night,\u201d said TV Guide\u2019s Matt Roush.<\/p>\n
All of his friendly rivals, the other late night hosts, including Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, will be on \u201cThe Late Show\u201d in a show of solidarity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were all part of the \u2018Strike Force 5\u2019 podcast that they formed during COVID when the shows were shut down, and they all got together bonding on this podcast and raising money for their crews who were out of work,\u201d Roush said.<\/p>\n
This time, though, it\u2019s because CBS is ending the show after the May 21 episode, blaming financial reasons after 33 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m still in denial that he\u2019s in the last two weeks of that show \u2026 there\u2019s no good reason, although they say its financial,\u201d Roush said.<\/p>\n
Look for Broadway performers to also join in the farewell in the show\u2019s remaining days.<\/p>\n
A previous host of the late night circuit is also scheduled this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid Letterman is going to drop by the theater where he reigned by something like 23 seasons. And so, that will be another moment of history when Letterman comes back to what we used to call the \u2018Letterman Theater,’\u201d Roush said.<\/p>\n
Before that, it was the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles and so many others entertained viewers on Sunday nights.<\/p>\n
And what happens to that Broadway theater after Colbert departs?<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. It\u2019s such a historic venue. I can\u2019t imagine they won\u2019t use it for something,\u201d Roush said.<\/p>\n