Is Stephen Colbert’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie canceled? What we know

The former 'Late Show' host's dream project hit a rough patch this week! Here's what we know so far.
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Here Are Final Late Night Ratings for the 2025-26 Season

Kimmel surged, Colbert’s farewell drew a late-season spike, and CBS entered a very different post-Colbert era—here’s where the 2025–26 late-night season landed.

Elvis Costello nearly became Stephen Colbert’s bandleader in 2015

Elvis Costello has reflected on the road not taken, and the fact that he nearly became the bandleader for Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' in 2015.
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Stephen Colbert was once mocking the political pundits… now he sits among them

Stephen Colbert first became widely known through a satirical character that parodied political television and conservative punditry. Over time, his career moved from The Colbert Report to The Late ...

Elvis Costello Reveals He Pitched Himself As the Bandleader Job For a Now-Canceled Late Night Show: ‘I Said, ‘What About Me?’

The rock legend said there were "serious discussions" about taking the gig before realizing "it would never have worked." ...

Some Folks Think The Late Show Was Canceled Over Free Speech, But Stephen Colbert Has A Different Stance

Stephen Colbert has addressed those political theories before, saying his "side of the street is clean," but somebody put the question to him in a slightly different way following The Late Show's Emmy ...