Stephen Colbert’s time with “The Late Show” gained’t finish when the ultimate episode tapes on the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York Metropolis on Thursday. Sources inform me that he’s internet hosting an after-party following the taping at a close-by occasion area.
The invitation is topped with the present’s purple, white and blue emblem tweaked to say “The LAST SHOW with Stephen Colbert” adopted by “that’s a WRAP! (PARTY).” The costume code reads, “Fired & Festive!”
Colbert’s closing present will tape on Could 21 and air later the identical evening on CBS. The community introduced in July that it was ending “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” after 11 seasons, insisting it was a purely monetary determination.
Following the cancellation announcement, Colbert took CBS to process for his firing in addition to President Donald Trump, who celebrated his pink slip on Reality Social. “Go fuck yourself,” Colbert said to the President on camera during his opening monologue on July 21. “Folks, I’m gonna go ahead and say it: Cancel culture has gone too far,” Colbert mentioned. “Over the weekend, it sunk in that they’re killing off our show. But they made one mistake: They left me alive. And now, for the next 10 months, the gloves are off. I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think about Donald Trump, starting right now.”
Friends for Colbert’s closing present haven’t been introduced. I’m informed that many celebrities, moreover those invited to the collection finale, have been invited to the after-party.
Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon have introduced that their packages will go darkish on Thursday to honor Colbert, that means ABC and NBC will air reruns of their reveals as an alternative of latest episodes.
Up subsequent for Colbert is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” film. Peter Jackson not too long ago informed Selection that Colbert pitched the script earlier than “The Late Show” was cancelled.
