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Late night hosts react to violent Capitol breach: 'Today was terrorism'

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and more weighed in on Donald Trump supporters rushing the Capitol on Wednesday.

stephen colbert - Entertainment Weekly
10:29pm PST - January 6th, 2021

Stephen Colbert examines Trump and Pence's election schoolyard stand-off

"To support the Republican candidates last night the President went down to Georgia — as devils often do," quipped Late Show host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday. Georgia is currently amidst runoff elections which will decide who controls the Senate during Preside…

stephen colbert - Mashable
11:02pm PST - January 5th, 2021

Stephen Colbert unpacks the stinking desperation of Trump's leaked Georgia call

Sadly but unsurprisingly, the start of 2021 has been much like the end of 2020. The coronavirus pandemic is still ravaging the world, thousands of people in the U.S. are still dying, and President Donald Trump is still baselessly insisting he didn't lose the …

stephen colbert - Mashable
10:36pm PST - January 4th, 2021

Hawley's White House path: Be No. 1 at pandering to Trump and trampling democracy

Conservatives call Hawley a traitor and a threat to democracy. And he could yet end up in limbo, if Trump keeps raising money and flirting with 2024.

stephen colbert - USA Today
12:15am PST - January 4th, 2021

'Late Show' outtakes prove celebs are just as awkward on Zoom as you are

"I want to put all of the stars who came onto the show into a montage of them just slating." That's what Stephen Colbert told Cate Blanchett during one of The Late Show's many video interviews this year, and it looks like he's finally got his wish. Slating, f…

stephen colbert - Mashable
3:03am PST - December 22nd, 2020

Nearly 50 years after death of wife and daughter, empathy remains at Biden's core

The president-elect has dealt with unthinkable family tragedies.

stephen colbert - ABC News
3:18am PST - December 19th, 2020

Explainer - U.S. government hack: espionage or act of war? - Reuters.com

The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it "virtually a declaration of war" and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that "America must retaliate, and not just with san…

stephen colbert - Reuters
3:14am PST - December 19th, 2020

Explainer - U.S. government hack: espionage or act of war? - Reuters India

The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it "virtually a declaration of war" and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that "America must retaliate, and not just with san…

stephen colbert - Reuters
3:11am PST - December 19th, 2020

Why ‘Dr. Biden’ Became a Flashpoint

This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Jill Biden is about to inherit a new title: FLOTUS, or First Lady of the United States. But the one she’d rather hold…

stephen colbert - Time
10:57am PST - December 18th, 2020

Biden says he is not concerned about accusations against son Hunter - Reuters

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday he is not concerned about accusations against his son Hunter Biden, who is under investigation by federal prosecutors over his taxes.

stephen colbert - Reuters
4:06pm PST - December 17th, 2020

Watch Stephen Colbert's furious monologue after Trump's 'desperate attack' on democracy

Donald Trump's outrageous, sad, and dangerous statements made in the White House briefing room on Thursday night have left us in some kind of obese turtle shellshock. Standing at the podium, the president repeated baseless, false claims of election fraud as…

stephen colbert - Mashable
12:47am PST - November 6th, 2020

Election anxiety: Cardi B's smoking, Chrissy Teigen's 'stress cooking' and how more celebs are coping

If you've broken out the chips, the pizza, the ice cream — or whatever your stress relief vice may be — you're far from alone.

stephen colbert - USA Today
10:40pm PST - November 3rd, 2020

The very best moments from this messy year of late night political comedy

There are a lot of jobs that got harder and scarier in 2020, and let's be honest — "late night show writer" is way down on the list. Just about everyone who's paying attention is burned out and bummed out, and it was often clear that comedians and writers wer…

stephen colbert - Mashable
7:34am PST - November 3rd, 2020

Reconsidering 'Star Wars kid,' the early internet's meanest moment

In Tales of the Early Internet , Mashable explores online life through 2007 — back before social media and the smartphone changed everything. Had it happened in later years, there's a good chance Ghyslain Raza would never have become Star Wars kid.  If like…

stephen colbert - Mashable
4:00am PDT - October 28th, 2020

Jon Stewart's next TV show is coming to Apple TV+

Whatever the outcome of the November 3rd presidential election, Jon Stewart will be there to give his take on the politics of the day thanks to a new deal the comedian has signed with Apple. The Hollywood Reporter reports Stewart will host a new series for Ap…

stephen colbert - Engadget
3:10pm PDT - October 27th, 2020

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart will return in new Apple TV+ series

Hour-long episodes will each tackle a current affairs issue.

stephen colbert - Ars Technica
2:07pm PDT - October 27th, 2020

Unseen 'Borat' clip shows Sacha Baron Cohen fleeing gun rally

Playing Borat can be a dangerous business. During an interview with Stephen Colbert on Monday, Sacha Baron Cohen relived the moment when  he was recognised during a gun rally in Washington State — and had to make a hasty run for freedom as the crowd stormed t…

stephen colbert - Mashable
3:25am PDT - October 27th, 2020

John Oliver unpacks the Trump administration's quiet, 'truly evil' war on asylum seekers

"The Trump administration's attack on asylum has been focused, dedicated and deeply resourceful," said John Oliver at the top of Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight. "And I know that those aren't adjectives you're used to associating with this administratio…

stephen colbert - Mashable
1:46am PDT - October 26th, 2020

The Flaming Lips performed a concert with the band and fans encased in plastic bubbles

It's unclear whether The Flaming Lips are using jelly -- or vaseline, for that matter -- at their concerts these days. The rock band is, however, trying plastic bubbles.

stephen colbert - CNN
11:00pm PDT - October 17th, 2020

'This is news to a lot of people!' Mindy Kaling reveals she gave birth to a boy last month

Mindy Kaling revealed she has given birth to her second a child, a boy. The actress revealed Thursday on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."

stephen colbert - USA Today
8:58pm PDT - October 8th, 2020

Buzz off! Errant housefly on Pence's head photobombs VP debate - Reuters India

A stray housefly briefly commanded the U.S. national stage on Wednesday, generating buzz when it perched on Vice President Mike Pence's cropped white hair as he debated his Democratic rival, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris.

stephen colbert - Reuters
9:10pm PDT - October 7th, 2020

Anderson Cooper decided to co-parent with ex because he wants 'more people to love my son'

Anderson Cooper is co-parenting his new baby, Wyatt Morgan Cooper, with ex Benjamin Maisani because he wants "more people to love my son."

stephen colbert - USA Today
6:41am PDT - May 13th, 2020

History's great moments happened indoors, and 'The Late Show' can prove it

Spending so much time at home can be tough, but when you think about it, there's been plenty of history that's been made indoors. "Man Who Dresses Like a Professor Paul F. Tompkins" is here to prove it to you. For a sketch dubbed "Great Moments in Indoor Hist…

stephen colbert - Mashable
2:15am PDT - May 13th, 2020

Stephen Colbert puts Trump's staff on blast for refusing masks until it was too late

In the very same week as Donald Trump proclaimed "We have prevailed," the coronavirus pandemic has now reached its spiky, invisible tentacles right into his White House. Inner-circle staff have tested positive over the past week, including a presidential vale…

stephen colbert - Mashable
12:50am PDT - May 13th, 2020

Stephen Colbert points out the obvious flaw in Trump's 'Death Star' election campaign

What with the White House's lethally disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the president's need to prop up his ego by downplaying the scale of the crisis, something unimaginable has happened in the last few weeks. It's actually been possible to …

stephen colbert - Mashable
2:13am PDT - May 8th, 2020

I really needed these great laughs before bed tonight. Maybe you do, too? Truly original, and really funny, comedians on a Stephen Colbert Late Show Pod Show: https://t.co/ixLPg0wj4E

#EhrForce (@storyheadjillmc)
9:33pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

ConservDog (@DanielFDevers)
8:57pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
RT @OkButStill: stephen colbert (and his producers) discovered a new band called big thief in 2023 https://t.co/QWhmHtqjid

RT @OkButStill: stephen colbert (and his producers) discovered a new band called big thief in 2023 https://t.co/QWhmHtqjid

Rob (@aboynamedposh)
8:52pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023
stephen colbert (and his producers) discovered a new band called big thief in 2023 https://t.co/QWhmHtqjid

stephen colbert (and his producers) discovered a new band called big thief in 2023 https://t.co/QWhmHtqjid

rob (@OkButStill)
8:47pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @3Tony48: 2015...“I want to thank you, not only for being here, but for running for president, ” Stephen Colbert told Donald Trump on Th…

The Ultra Kevin of Kanye…… (@kevin_kanye)
8:17pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

JJRsvl (abhorrent) LIBERTY (@jjrsvl)
8:01pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

adam (@kayoticdreamz)
7:23pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

rocco bossa (@BossaRocco)
7:08pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

1 Welsh Rose (@BeeSue64687496)
7:05pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

and deprive me of stephen colbert having a conversation with rdj? fuck off lol https://t.co/Rh4CI9Zmzk

(@sashahawkins15)
6:51pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

Sam (@Sam12554430)
6:48pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

Isla del Encanto (@LatinaPatriotPR)
6:47pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @N4T6K: Stephen Colbert is an outspoken and arrogant Liberal who admitted in a video I watched that he gets driven around in a LIMOUSINE…

Red Wave 2024 (@N4T6K)
6:43pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

The Silver Surfer (@TheSilverSurf11)
6:22pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Stephen Colbert is an outspoken and arrogant Liberal who admitted in a video I watched that he gets driven around in a LIMOUSINE!!! I guess the term "Limousine Liberal" is NOT a stereotype at all. Hey Stephen! Why don't you take the Subway or get a Taxi like other New Yorkers???

Red Wave 2024 (@N4T6K)
6:18pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

Ruben Ghereben (@Gheruben)
6:17pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @3Tony48: 2015...“I want to thank you, not only for being here, but for running for president, ” Stephen Colbert told Donald Trump on Th…

Thelma Bartlett (@ThelmaBartlet18)
6:12pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @3Tony48: 2015...“I want to thank you, not only for being here, but for running for president, ” Stephen Colbert told Donald Trump on Th…

rick317 (@Joseph48167044)
6:00pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @3Tony48: 2015...“I want to thank you, not only for being here, but for running for president, ” Stephen Colbert told Donald Trump on Th…

Pro Trump Lady (@sptrump1)
5:59pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

FLM (@Plague0Frogs)
5:55pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @Emme0703: This is Stephen Colbert! I remember seeing this video 3+ years ago & it started me down the path of researching these EVIL…

Truth Bombs (@HarryParts22)
5:44pm PDT - July 23rd, 2023

Stephen Colbert is absolutely trying to Destroy America.

james Sinast (@JSinast)
8:50pm PDT - July 21st, 2023
RT @MsArielKnox: How did I miss this!?

Stephen Colbert & Michelle Obama = epic duo https://t.co/vnkH4Jknm7

RT @MsArielKnox: How did I miss this!? Stephen Colbert & Michelle Obama = epic duo https://t.co/vnkH4Jknm7

BBFan53 (@baseballfan1953)
8:16pm PDT - July 21st, 2023

Stephen Colbert's Hot Takes: Sesame Street https://t.co/91rmJwoEMQ

Kirby Griffin (@Kirbygriffin7)
9:40am PDT - July 21st, 2023
I’m taking a break from this Dan Wootton saga and reminiscing on how Prince Harry promoted his book in January with a few interviews on top networks even shared a cocktail with Stephen Colbert. He ignored the heck out of the #ToxicBritishMedia and went to work the next day. Boss https://t.co/ts6ymwh4xP

I’m taking a break from this Dan Wootton saga and reminiscing on how Prince Harry promoted his book in January with a few interviews on top networks even shared a cocktail with Stephen Colbert. He ignored the heck out of the #ToxicBritishMedia and went to work the next day. Boss https://t.co/ts6ymwh4xP

JaneFrankenstein (@JanFranctweet)
9:31am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @MittRomney: Had fun making this @ColbertLateShow promo and then smiling at @StephenAtHome’s wallet. #LSSC http://t.co/lHiDaBeGEf http:/…

Felix Sarcona (@felixsarcona5)
9:21am PDT - July 21st, 2023

RT @Chaosity8: @ScottAdamsSays Every time I hear her speak, her interview with Stephen Colbert pops up in my mind. Call it HDS, if you will…

Jimmy Hill (@JimmyHillBilly2)
7:06am PDT - July 17th, 2023

My favorite part about this guy is his AVI makes him look like Earth-2 Stephen Colbert. https://t.co/G13cnyco5o

ChatDMT (㎝) (@realcinematik)
4:17am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @pokeeffejr: People said it was John Podesta but am pretty sure it’s Stephen Colbert. It’s Monday the 17th of July 2023 and it’s alway…

Tonyh1882 ⏫ (@aydoneymang)
2:23am PDT - July 17th, 2023

I miss Stephen Colbert. That’s the tweet.

Human (@terrycoco1)
12:16am PDT - July 17th, 2023
People said it was John Podesta but am pretty sure it’s Stephen Colbert. 

It’s Monday the 17th of July 2023 and it’s always been about the children https://t.co/tvi12k3kGz

People said it was John Podesta but am pretty sure it’s Stephen Colbert. It’s Monday the 17th of July 2023 and it’s always been about the children https://t.co/tvi12k3kGz

Patrick O Keeffe (@pokeeffejr)
11:17pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @DiscussPWEnt: "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Guests and Preview for the Week of July 17 2023 | #StephenColbert #LateShow https://t.c…

Chris DKB! (@DropkickBro)
10:40pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

"Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Guests and Preview for the Week of July 17 2023 | #StephenColbert #LateShow https://t.co/B0SKReXxd2

Entertainment | DiscussPW (@DiscussPWEnt)
10:35pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @BrianHartPR: To steal a line from Stephen Colbert, Larry Krasner believes on Wednesday what he did on Monday, no matter what happens Tu…

ariesbabe (@ariesbabe)
10:29pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

Found out I'm moving 11 miles away from Stephen Colbert. Speaking as someone who's lived in the middle of nowhere most of her life, do I have to take a class to become a stalker or do I just bring snacks and hope for the best? @StephenAtHome

Ellie L (@RedPencilScript)
10:18pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @RozSpirations: TIME FOR A LITTLE HUMOR When my car runs out of gas, I buy a new one. I don't want to ride around in a quitter! ~Stephe…

Real Marsha Wright® (@marshawright)
10:05pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
On stage with my beautiful wife doing a trade-show in the early 90’s. I guess I’m doing…. what? My best Stephen Colbert impersonation? https://t.co/C19e4kYkUY

On stage with my beautiful wife doing a trade-show in the early 90’s. I guess I’m doing…. what? My best Stephen Colbert impersonation? https://t.co/C19e4kYkUY

HotDog Larry (@HotDogLarry1)
8:24pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @abandon_mansion: @charlottehoward My Stuff: https://t.co/LVS6NRzWh8 https://t.co/eWxk40WLuU https://t.co/d6T2dOV91Q…… https://t.co/T7u8…

Jesse Seth Frankel--YA Fantasy/Adventure Author (@JessSFrankel)
6:06pm PDT - July 13th, 2023

"With writers on strike, can an AI chatbot be as funny as Stephen Colbert?"https://t.co/q9sCWZRekA

Antony J Funnell (@antonyjfunnell)
5:40pm PDT - July 13th, 2023