Late-Night Returns: ‘The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert Says “It Was A Crazy Summer To Be Off”
deadline.comStephen Colbert returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater to a standing ovation. The Late Show host is kicking off his first show back in five months with Neil deGrasse Tyson as his first guests.
It also marked Colbert’s first show since it was revealed that he’d signed a new contract to remain as host of the show until 2026. “It feels good to be back, it feels good to be back with all of you in the Ed Sullivan Theater because after the first few months of the strike, Evie refused to keep chanting my name,” he joked.
Obviously, he talked about the strike. “Now the writers strike is over, with a new contract that includes protections against A.I., cost of living increases, better pay and better pay for streaming.
Plus, thanks the picket lines, my writers got fresh air and sunshine and they do not care for that. Now, they’re back safely in their joke holes, doing what they do best, making my prompter word screen full of good and haha,” he said.
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