Stephen Colbert has only been off The Late Show for a few months, and apparently the first order of post-late-night business is the same one David Letterman embraced after leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater: stop shaving. The good news is Colbert has not yet gone full mountain man.
The former Late Show host popped up in a video shared by the Television Critics Association on Instagram to accept the show’s 2026 TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch. He was sporting a noticeably grayer goatee, giving us our first real glimpse at Post-Late Show for the long-time comedian. You can see for yourself in the video embedded below.
