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Megan Behnke

Hugh Jackman Changed The Lyrics To 'Sweet Caroline' To Be About The Late Show's Untimely Demise: ‘I Just Love This Motherf---ing Show.'

Hugh Jackman and Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.

As the 2025 TV schedule comes to an end, fans will be able to look forward to 2026. However, the new year will come with some sad moments too, inclduing end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The late-night talk show will officially come to an end in May, and the cancellation has been one for the books. Plenty of Colbert’s celebrity guests have mentioned the show's untimely demise since it was announced, and Hugh Jackman is the latest one to do so. However, he didn't talk about it; he sang about it.

Jackman appeared on The Late Show on Thursday while promoting his new film, Song Sung Blue, which is about the real-life Neil Diamond tribute band, Lightning & Thunder. To celebrate, the actor sang “Sweet Caroline,” but he totally changed the lyrics, telling Colbert it was a surprise for him. Now, I am both singing along and crying after watching this lovely tribute:

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