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Stephen Colbert and Conan O'Brien swapped stories at the (Photo: Tony Turner)

Stephen Colbert Slices and Dices Comedian Conan O’Brien at NJ Performing Arts Center

Iris WienerDecember 15, 2025

Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien sparred their way through stories during a performance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. ...

COMEDYENTERTAINMENT

Trump Incompetence Savaged on Late Night as Coronavirus Spreads (See!)

Keith GirardMarch 10, 2020

Donald Trump has been lampooned for a lot of things on late night television, but never before has his rote incompetence become the subject of comedy routines like it was last night....

COMEDYCULTURETELEVISION

Donald Trump Lights Up Late Night (Again) as NATO Joke Goes Viral (See)

Keith GirardDecember 6, 2019

Donald Trump’s latest foray to a NATO summit provided more “must see” comedy on late night television after key world leaders joked about him during the summit....

COMEDYTELEVISION

Paul McCartney provides some rare insights on The Beatles on Late Night with Stephen Colbert. (Photo: ScreenCap/YouTube)

Paul McCartney Dreams of John Lennon and Other Startling Beatles Reveals on Colbert (Video!)

Keith GirardSeptember 24, 2019

When Paul McCartney dreams, they’re often about fellow Beatle John Lennon. “And they’re good dreams,” McCartney told Stephen Colbert in a lengthy new interview....

MusicTELEVISION

Tucker Carlson Tries to Defend Indefensible Hate Speech; Colbert Takes Him Down

Keith GirardMarch 12, 2019

Tucker Carlson has decided to go the Nixonian limited hangout route to defend sexist, mysogynistic remarks he made on a radio show a decade ago, but Stephen Colbert artfully dismantled him last night....

COMEDYMEDIAPOLITICS

Howard Schultz Rivals Donald Trump as Butt of Hilarious Late Night Jokes (See!)

Keith GirardFebruary 1, 2019

Donald Trump is still the undisputed king of Late Night jokes, but Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz scored some points last night in the funny sweepstakes. Schultz sparked political frisson this week by announcing plans to explore an independent campaign for president....

COMEDY

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reveals Herself on Colbert; Guess What? No Horns! (See!)

Keith GirardJanuary 22, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newly elected congresswoman from Queens, began making the rounds on on late night talk shows and provided a glimpse of her infectious charisma and command of issues on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”...

POLITICS

A bipartisan Senate probe affirms intelligence finding on Russian influence in 2016 election. (Photo collage, Getty)

Donald Trump Can’t Escape Truth on Late Night TV: Putin Owns Him (Watch)

Keith GirardJuly 18, 2018

Donald Trump has gotten himself in another fine mess. If there was any doubt before, it’s clearly evident now: Vladimir Putin owns him....

NATIONAL SECURITY

Stephen Colbert Uses N-Word (Nazi) To Describe Trump After FBI Director Fired

Keith GirardMay 11, 2017

Donald Trump’s decision to suddenly fire FBI Director James Comey looks like an effort to stymie the fed’s investigation of his campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 election. But Steven Colbert had another word for it… “Nazi.”...

WHITE HOUSE

Stephen Colbert Takes Donald Trump Back to the Future in Cold Open (Watch!)

Keith GirardMarch 7, 2017

Stephen Colbert apparently couldn’t swing Alec Baldwin to do his Donald Trump impression for a cold open, so he did the next best thing. He used an animated version of the president to illustrated a late night visit from two very different chief executives....

WHITE HOUSE