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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Maya Yang

Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends

Stephen Colbert in a dark suit and glasses sits at a desk with a city backdrop behind him
Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/CBS/Getty Images

Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.

The popular late-night host, who aired his final episode of The Late Show last Thursday, quietly debuted the channel over the weekend with a single video titled: “Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026.”

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