Stephen Colbert and ‘The Late Show’ Make ‘Very Emotional’ Return to Ed Sullivan Theater

Don’t mess with Merry and Pippin.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC’s “Today” has long been part of many an American morning ritual. Starting today, however, fans of the program can truly interact with a full version of it at almost any time they want.NBC News is launching its venerable A.M.

Conan O’Brien might be, as Stephen Colbert described him last night, “like a kid who keeps saying he’s running away [but] he’ll be back before you know it,” yet that didn’t stop either the CBS Late Show host or ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel from paying fond and funny tribute to their nighttime brother.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe most compelling element of Jonathan Capehart’s next MSNBC special may not be the host, but rather a video tableau of White House officials who have publicly identified as being LGBTQ.“You really see all of these people and just think about how far the community has come, and how far the nation has come,” says the host of MSNBC’s “Sunday Show,” in an interview.

Stephen Colbert and Christine Baranski just brought Sondheim back to Broadway.

Stephen Colbert and Christine Baranski couldn’t wait for Broadway’s return, so they created a little Sondheim spark of their own Wednesday night by duetting on “Side by Side by Side,” a number from the composer’s Company.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe hits of Stephen Sondheim are finally back on Broadway — kind of, anyway.A week after moving back to live audiences for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephen Colbert welcomed “The Good Fight” star Christine Baranski as a guest on “The Late Show” on Wednesday, and acknowledged that while they chatted during lockdown, video calls just aren’t the same in plenty of ways.“One of the problems with talking over Zoom,” Colbert opened, “is that you

There are few people as well equipped as Steve Carell to present Stephen Colbert with an award.

The Peabody Awards kicked off five days, yes, five days of winners announcements on Monday, and today’s big winners were “Ted Lasso,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Time.” These honors were presented virtually by Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and D.L. Hugley, respectively.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Ted Lasso” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” are among the first batch of this year’s Peabody Award winners.

Remember a couple of years ago when Steven Spielberg seemed like he was one of the most vocal opponents of the streaming future, dubbing Netflix films “TV movies?” Well, it’s crazy how times have changed, as it appears the iconic director has signed a massive deal with the streaming platform to produce a bunch of projects over the years to come.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAfter months of pandemic broadcasting, late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have moved back to their regular studios. For Trevor Noah, the task of finding a post-coronavirus norm will take a little more time.Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” will go on hiatus, with host Noah doing his last “socially distanced” production on Thursday.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert returned to the studio with all the bells and whistles last night.

Jon Stewart used his time as the first post-COVID guest on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to push the theory that the coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China.  The former "Daily Show" host sat down with his old comedy friend for an interview where he almost immediately began pushing the unproven theory that COVID-19 began spreading across the world after leaking from a lab that was doing research on bat coronaviruses in Wuhan.  "I think we owe a great debt of gratitude to science

And just like that, he’s back! Stephen Colbert returned to the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Monday night for the first time in 460 days.

Stephen Colbert returned to the stage at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Monday night for the first time in 460 days. The 57-year-old host of  had been hosting the CBS late-night show first from his home amid the coronavirus pandemic and then from a converted storage room for months after that. «It's great to be back,» Colbert told the live audience on Monday. «We never really left, but we certainly weren't here.

“Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to The Late Show, I’m Stephen Colbert.” Those are words that the comedian and broadcaster hasn’t said for well over year.

There are good trips and there are bad trips, The Late Show host Stephen Colbert noted.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was the most-watched late-night show in total viewers for the 2020-21 television season – its fifth consecutive year at the top.