
Colbert Announces May 21, 2026 as The Late Show’s Final Curtain
Stephen Colbert announced on Late Night With Seth Meyers that May 21, 2026 will be the final episode of The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater, with Seth Meyers planning to attend for Colbert’s farewell. Colbert joked about aiming to book Pope Leo XIV as a dream guest before the finale, riffing on his Chicago Catholic background and past Vatican-related bits.
