Stephen Colbert raised an eyebrow at some shifts in information about Covid-19 coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on The Late Show Tuesday, September 22nd. Less concerning outright was the CDC’s advice for Halloween this year: while trick-or-treating during a pandemic was discouraged, the organization recommended alternate …
Read More »Jon Batiste Talks Leading Musical March for George Floyd on 'Colbert'
Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste spoke with Stephen Colbert about leading a musical march through the streets of Manhattan over the weekend as part of the ongoing protests against the police killing of George Floyd. Batiste led We Are: A Peaceful Protest March With Music with keytar in tow, joined …
Read More »Cory Booker Discusses Bill to Hold Cops Accountable on 'Colbert'
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker detailed two facets of a plan he and his congressional colleagues are working on to stop abuses of power by police during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Thursday. Booker’s interview with Colbert was wide-ranging, and frequently emotional, especially when the senator …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Leads Virtual 'Bloomsday' Event Celebrating James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
Stephen Colbert will appear during a virtual marathon reading of James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses, hosted by the New York venue Symphony Space. The event will take place June 16th, which is known as “Bloomsday,” as Ulysses takes place over the course of one day, June 16th, 1904, and the book’s …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Covers George Harrison's 'Beware of Darkness' on 'Colbert'
Sheryl Crow performed an intimate rendition of George Harrison‘s “Beware of Darkness” on The Late Show Tuesday evening. “I love you, Stephen Colbert,” Crow tells the camera, sitting at her piano. “There, I said it. I’m going to play you guys a song called ‘Beware of Darkness’ from George Harrison, …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Mocks Coronavirus Protestors Who Want Economy to Reopen
Delivering his latest monologue from the at-home Late Show, Stephen Colbert took one of his favorite targets, President Donald Trump, to task. Earlier this week, Trump announced that states on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic may soon be ready to reopen and invigorate the damaged economy, even before his …
Read More »'America Can't Have Nice Things': Late-Night Hosts React to Warren Ending Campaign
Stephen Colbert summed it up nicely when he said he had “sad news for fans of competence” as he and other late-night hosts reacted to Elizabeth Warren‘s decision to suspend her presidential campaign Thursday. In his monologue on The Late Show, Colbert said that Warren dropping out was “further proof …
Read More »Kamala Harris Teases Presidential Run Announcement on 'Colbert'
California Senator Kamala Harris remained coy about her presidential hopes on Thursday’s Late Show, but the Democrat did tease the possibility of a 2020 run. “Many people who put out books two years before a presidential election do so to introduce themselves in a broad way to the American people,” …
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