The Tamesis
It’s hard to imagine a world without Stephen Colbert providing a reliable and soothing voice of sanity on the air. Just a year after his satirical political news show, colbert reportoff the air on Comedy Central, Colbert takes over late night show From David Letterman — This Thursday, the campaign will also come to an end (though not on Colbert’s terms).
In honor of the Emmy-winning series’ nearly 11-year run—during which Colbert and his writers managed to be thoughtful and irreverent about the day’s news without veering into preachiness—we’ve rounded up five of the show’s best moments. late night show History, it is history now.
Nick Cave talks powerfully about grief
Nick Cave appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Talking about his album in August 2024 wild godbut the conversation ended up covering much larger territory. Colbert often discussed the topic of loss with his guests—he suffered the deaths of his father and two brothers as a child—while Cave reflected generously on the deaths of his two sons. “On the other side of sadness, you’ll never believe there’s joy and happiness,” Cave said.
