What Stephen Colbert leaves behind as he exits late night

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM MDT

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Nick Riccardo, a contributor to the news site LateNighter, about the finale of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

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