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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • TV Series
  • 2015–
  • TV-PG
  • 41m
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7.2/10
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Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
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Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan... Read allStephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.

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    • Stephen Colbert
    • Stay Human
    • Jon Batiste
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Stephen Colbert
      • Stay Human
      • Jon Batiste
    • 101User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 23 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 78 nominations total

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    Louis Cato
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    Brian Stack
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    • Trivia
      The Ed Sullivan Theater (where the show is taped) underwent an extensive renovation during the time between David Letterman's retirement and Stephen Colbert's debut as host of the Late Show. In addition to the talk show set receiving an overhaul, several architectural features of the theater were restored. The theater's ornate domed ceiling, which had been hidden behind air ducts and sound buffers, was uncovered, and the ornate stained-glass windows, which had been removed and placed in storage during the Letterman era, were re-installed.
    • Quotes

      Stephen Colbert: [at the Republican National Convention podium] Welcome, citizens, to the 2016 Hungry for Power Games! Ha ha, beautiful! This week, in this arena, the Republicans shall prove they are truly passionate about one candidate: Hillary Clinton. They will do anything to stop her, up to and including nominating Donald J. Jonah Jameson Trump. But Tribute Trump will not enter the arena alone, no. He has formed an alliance with Indiana governor Mike Pence.

      [falls asleep]

      Stephen Colbert: Sorry, I blacked out there for a moment. So it is my honor to hereby launch and begin the 2016 Republican National Hungry for Power Games!

      [bangs gavel; security begins to escort him away]

      Stephen Colbert: Look, I know I'm not supposed to be up here, but let's be honest: neither is Donald Trump.

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    6/10
    Network TV is awful
    Well, after 3 shows that were quite disappointing, it's clear that (i) Colbert is a fantastic host but (ii) being on CBS basically kills his potential.

    This new show is passable, barely saved by Colbert's talent but offers pretty much no fun and no depth. In a nutshell, it's just another bland network TV show without much interest.

    The inability to bring the best of the best TV host in the US on CBS demonstrates why it is way overdue that network TV shall disappear and cable shall take over. HBO has done it for TV and movies, Comedy central demonstrated it in reverse by letting Stephen Colbert go and lose most of his potential.

    Stephen, please come back to cable and do what you do best instead of losing your soul and wasting your potential on CBS.
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    • Sep 11, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • CBS
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Late Show
    • Filming locations
      • Ed Sullivan Theater - 1697 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Spartina Productions
      • Busboy Productions
      • CBS Television Studios
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    • Runtime
      41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1080i (HDTV)
      • 16:9 HD

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