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One last ‘Late Show’ for Stephen Colbert

In July, Stephen Colbert looked directly into the camera and announced that his 11th season of “The Late Show” would be his last — bringing an end to the show’s 33-year run. After hosting more than 1,700 episodes, Colbert will take his final bow under the lights of the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee o...

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Deseret NewsNews report · May 21, 9:19 PM

One last ‘Late Show’ for Stephen Colbert

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In July, Stephen Colbert looked directly into the camera and announced that his 11th season of “The Late Show” would be his last — bringing an end to the show’s 33-year run. After hosting m...

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The FederalistNews report · May 21, 7:57 PM

Stephen Colbert Wasn’t Funny. Even Worse, He Wasn’t Interesting

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Stephen Colbert’s character on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report was funny and interesting. The real-life Stephen Colbert, or whatever iteration of Colbert it is on CBS’s The Late Show, i...

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LifeSiteNewsNews report · May 21, 7:47 PM

Fr. James Martin calls pro-abortion comedian Stephen Colbert ‘one of today’s best Catholic evangelists’

Can someone who mocks the defense of unborn life and celebrates homosexual 'marriage' truly be held up as a model Catholic evangelist?

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Religion News ServiceNews report · May 21, 5:13 PM

As Stephen Colbert signs off, America loses a prophet

(RNS) — Comedians are doing some of the most serious moral work in America right now.

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