As Stephen Colbert enters the ultimate weeks of The Late Present, his late-night friends are coming collectively to provide him a correct send-off.
Following their podcast run throughout the 2023 Hollywood strikes, the host will reunite with the Strike Drive 5, that includes Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver and Seth Meyers on the Monday, Could 11 episode, airing at 11:35pm ET/PT on CBS.
The 5 late-night hosts beforehand began a podcast collectively throughout the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023, elevating funds for his or her out-of-work writers whereas discussing the labor strife and the state of the business at giant.
In the meantime, Colbert’s Late Present predecessor David Letterman will be part of him on the Thursday, Could 14 episode, following his robust phrases for the community over the speak present’s cancellation.
“He was dumped as a result of the folks promoting the community to Skydance stated, ‘Oh no, there’s not going to be any bother with that man. We’re going to deal with the present. We’re simply going to throw that into the deal. When will the ink on the verify dry?’ I’m simply going to go on document as saying: They’re mendacity,” Letterman informed The New York Occasions this week. “Let me simply add one different factor. They’re mendacity weasels.”
Along with the Strike Drive 5, the Could 11 episode will characteristic a particular Broadway efficiency from Annaleigh Ashford, Christopher Jackson, Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt and Patrick Wilson. The Strokes will carry out on the Could 14 episode.
After CBS introduced final July that The Late Present is ending, the ultimate episode will air Thursday, Could 21 on the community, with Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed taking up the 11:35pm time slot.
