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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' bids farewell Skip to content NOWCAST WDSU News at 10pm Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News WDSU Investigates Northshore News Entertainment Carnival Central News We Love Upload Weather Alerts Radar Hurricanes Map Room Traffic Road Patrol Politics Hot Seat Get the Facts Project CommUNITY Sports Saints Pelicans Olympics Contests Advertise with WDSU About Careers News Team Very Local Titan TV Guide Editorials Contact MeTV Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye

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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' bids farewell Skip to content NOWCAST WDSU News at 10pm Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News WDSU Investigates Northshore News Entertainment Carnival Central News We Love Upload Weather Alerts Radar Hurricanes Map Room Traffic Road Patrol Politics Hot Seat Get the Facts Project CommUNITY Sports Saints Pelicans Olympics Contests Advertise with WDSU About Careers News Team Very Local Titan TV Guide Editorials Contact MeTV Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show Colbert started night two of the late show with Stephen Colbert with *** confession except the priest with CBS and we're guessing there was *** lot of asking for forgiveness involved. Hi guys with 60 Colbert admitted *** number of glitches nearly kept the show's premiere off the airwaves. The show's taping ran almost 2 hours long. It difficult for editors to cut down despite CBS allowing for an extra 6 minutes of airtime. On top of that, computers crashed at 11:20 p.m., 15 minutes before airtime, almost preventing the show from premiering at all. Luckily Colbert was able to make light of the situation. I thought if we actually make it to air, this will be *** pretty good story. And if we don't, it'll still be *** very interesting story at the theater camp. I will be running in Idaho despite the glitches, the show managed to draw 6.6 million viewers, which could bear credits CBS's marketing plan of plastering his face on every flat surface on the planet. Now the question is if *** glitch does happen again, where do we sign up for that camp because I've never been to Idaho, but 69, you know, pass it on. Updated: 12:46 AM CDT May 22, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press Advertisement Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show Updated: 12:46 AM CDT May 22, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye” on the final broadcast of “The Late Show” on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.At the top of his last show, which grew more surreal and absurd as it went on, Colbert highlighted the “joy” that he and his team felt creating more than 1,800 episodes of “The Late Show.”Video above: Stephen Colbert admits premier show almost didn't happen due to technical glitches“The energy that you’ve given us, we sincerely need that to have done the best possible show we could have for you for th

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