The CBS show will be in repeats this week. The news means that guests including Sarah Paulson, Jason Isbell, Mark Ruffalo, Nicki Minaj, Sara Bareilles and Rep. Liz Cheney will no longer appear on the show.
While speaking at the Banff TV Festival on Tuesday, CBS CEO George Cheeks revealed that CBS had reached a contract extension with the comedian to continue as host of its top-rated The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for another three years. His current pact was set to expire this year. “We just extended him for three more years and I was praying for that to happen,” Cheeks said.
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert is canceling the taping of new episodes “until further notice” after its host exhibited COVID-19 symptoms. The news comes only a few weeks after Colbert’s COVID diagnosis paused taping of his CBS latenight show from April 21 to May 2.
Stephen Colbert won’t be ripping into anyone else this week in his evening monologue. He’s having to take a break from “The Late Show” on CBS after testing positive for COVID-19. Colbert responded to his show’s own tweet to note that he is feeling fine. He also confirmed he is both vaxxed and boosted.
CBS will be eligible to receive at least $11 million in tax credits over five years for continuing to broadcast The Late Show from New York and will have access to $5 million in grants for renovations to the Ed Sullivan Theatre. In turn, the network has committed to providing 200 jobs.
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David Letterman’s successor says the CBS show will continue to broadcast from The Ed Sullivan Theater. The network is eligible for up to $11 million in tax credits for keeping the show in New York.
Stephen Colbert, the Comedy Central host, visited the Late Show for the first time since it was announced earlier this month that he will replace David Letterman sometime next year. He was greeted warmly, with Letterman introducing him as “very talented” and “always entertaining,” and the two men posed for the obligatory selfie.
David Letterman’s successor will leave his “Stephen Colbert” persona behind when he heads to CBS sometime in 2015, taking over for the retiring Late Show host (who has not yet specified an exit date). But in lieu of “Stephen Colbert,” who will Colbert offer up to his audience instead? Who is behind the “Stephen Colbert” mask?
One week after David Letterman announced he was leaving his longtime job as host of The Late Show on CBS, the network has found his replacement. Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, will take over for Letterman sometime next year. Mayors of New York and Los Angeles have already publicly urged the new Late Show host to choose their city.
