The months are counting down until the final credits roll on The Late Show in the 2026 TV schedule, and Stephen Colbert delivered an update on how he’s feeling about the cancellation since he previously said he’d learned not to “trust billionaires.” He visited another late night TV host to open up about feeling “not thrilled” as the reality of the looming finale sets in, with the comedy twist of a truly epic spit-take right on the set of Late Night with Seth Meyers.
CBS shocked the world back in July with the news that The Late Show was being cancelled after a final eleventh season with Stephen Colbert as host, and the ending feels a whole lot closer on this side of 2026. The Elsbeth scene-stealer has gotten snarky as well as emotional about the end over the past months, including when he won his first-ever Emmy for The Late Show. He was seemingly feeling sentimental again while visiting Late Night with Seth Meyers, telling SNL’s former “Weekend Update” anchor:
