David Letterman says he has 'every right to be pissed off' over 'Late Show' cancellation, strips stage of set furniture | Video

David Letterman expressed his frustration over the cancellation of "The Late Show," telling Stephen Colbert point-blank that he was "pissed off" by the news. The comedian, who served as creator and host of "The Late Show" for 22 years,

Letterman unloads on 'lying weasels' who axed Colbert's 'Late Show'

David Letterman is slamming the "lying weasels" who canceled "The Late Show" and predicting late-night TV may not last more than another "year or so."

'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' gets ready to call it a day

What were the gags?" A superfan who had waited months to attend the first "Late Show With David Letterman" taping, Waldmann rattled off answers with relish and (better yet) clarity. A story was filed,

When Is the Last Episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”? All About the Final Show

The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs on May 21 at 11:35 p.m. ET. Colbert has not revealed what his next TV project will be after The Late Show ends, but in March 2026, he announced that he is working on a new Lord of the Rings movie.
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David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert's show, says network doesn't want to 'spend any money'

David Letterman, who hosted "The Late Show" for decades before Stephen Colbert's current iteration, spoke out in a new interview on CBS' decision to replace it, saying the network doesn't want to "spend any money." CBS announced in July that it had ...
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Stephen Colbert Explains Why ‘The Late Show’ Became More Political: ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

Stephen Colbert said he leaned into current events on The Late Show after initially planning to be less political after leaving The Colbert Report. Speaking to The New York Times this week, Colbert explained that when he took over for David Letterman in ...
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David Letterman Says Time Slot Replacement for Stephen Colbert's Late Show Is Because CBS Didn't 'Want to Spend Any Money'

Letterman previously hosted 'The Late Show' from 1993 to 2015, when Colbert took over Arturo Holmes/Getty; Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty David Letterman is sounding off on The Late Show's time-slot replacement. The former late-night host ...

The Stephen Colbert Exit Interview: “I Did Not Expect It to End This Way”

As ‘The Late Show’ nears its final bow, the host opens up about the cancellation that shocked the industry, the win of going out as a “martyr” and his next act in Middle-earth.

Stephen Colbert and John Krasinski take shots and then leg wrestle in wild “Late Show” interview

Stephen Colbert and John Krasinski drank bourbon during their Late Show interview. Colbert then challenged Krasinski to a leg wrestling match. Next week's round of guests include David Letterman and the Strike Force Five crew. Stephen Colbert obviously couldn't end The Late Show without leg wrestling John Krasinski!