Stephen Colbert is making headlines as The Late Show approaches its final season. In a rare show of late-night unity, Colbert welcomed Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver on Monday night’s episode following CBS’s decision to cancel the program. Their joint appearance quickly sparked reactions across the entertainment industry as the moment marked a significant point in the history of late-night television.
Here’s how the hosts showed their support and what happened during the taping.
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show will feature Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver
Monday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured appearances from Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver. The taping took place earlier in the day, just days after CBS announced it would cancel the show following the 2025–26 season.
Sources confirmed that all four late-night hosts filmed brief cameos in support of Colbert. Fallon and Meyers, hosts of NBC’s Tonight Show and Late Night, both shared public messages backing Colbert.
Adam Sandler, Anderson Cooper, Weird Al Yankovic, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Smigel, and Andy Cohen also appeared in the episode. Miranda and Weird Al performed a Coldplay song as part of a gag, but Colbert interrupted it when he received a fake cancellation letter. The letter claimed the performance caused a $40–50 million loss for the network.
The letter read: “This is purely a financial decision,” and was signed by “the Paramount family of global entertainment properties and A.I. weapons systems” (via Deadline). During the sketch, Cooper and Cohen mimed kissing, Fallon and Meyers drank beers, and Oliver and Stewart gave the middle finger. A cartoon Donald Trump appeared in the crowd, drawn in the style of Tooning Out the News.
Kimmel, also a member of the 2023 Strike Force Five podcast, did not attend, as he is currently on holiday with guest hosts covering his show.
