Stephen Colbert’s tenure as host of The Late Show sadly ended when CBS cancelled the historic series in May, but his 11-season run was only possible thanks to a prior gig. From 2005 to 2014, former The Daily Show alum played a larger-than-life, egotistical caricature of himself for Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report. In 2008,
Hot off his Emmy win for outstanding variety series, Stephen Colbert went on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night and revealed if he ever thinks about returning to late night television. “Late night TV. I remember it well. Many fond memories of this,” Colbert said while taking the stage. “Do you ever think about it?” Kimmel
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” may have been canceled by CBS, but after taking home the award for outstanding variety series at Monday night’s Emmy Awards, Stephen Colbert is still optimistic about the state of late-night television. Speaking with CNN correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister and Variety co-president and co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh following the Emmy Awards,