Joy Oladokun appeared from the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tennessee, for a performance on The Late Show. Armed with only a guitar and a microphone, the singer gave an emotional, intimate rendition of her song “Sunday.” “I had the pleasure of filming my performance at the …
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Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel tried to parse Vice President Mike Pence’s rationale for not wearing a face mask while visiting the Mayo Clinic on their respective late-night shows Wednesday. Despite being told it was Mayo Clinic policy that everyone wear a mask, Pence said he chose not …
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Hours after Bernie Sanders ended his campaign for President on Wednesday, the Vermont senator gave his first interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show —and was pressed about endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden, now leading the Democratic nomination in the 2020 race. Colbert immediately asked Sanders if he’s …
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Stephen Colbert found punchlines throughout Robert Mueller‘s lengthy, often tight-lipped testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee. On Wednesday’s Late Show, the comedian skewered every aspect of the hearing — from President Trump’s Twitter reaction to the former special counsel’s tendency to side-step questions unrelated to his …
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Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon poked fun at the ridiculous parking lot carnival surrounding President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign launch on their respective late-night shows Tuesday. Trump launched his campaign at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida Tuesday night, and he spent the days leading up to it …
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Howard Stern ran the gamut from silly to profound on The Late Show, joining Stephen Colbert for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on psychotherapy, “wild” radio interviews with pre-politics Donald Trump and supporting Hillary Clinton for president in 2016. The self-proclaimed “King of All Media,” Rolling Stone‘s latest cover star, …
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After BTS recreated the Beatles’memorable 1964 U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on Wednesday, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert shared a bonus performance of the K-pop stars delivering their Ed Sheeran-penned track “Make It Right” Friday. While sitting on stools, the seven members of the K-pop group …
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Ellie Goulding reimagined her Diplo-produced single “Close to Me” as a spirited folk sing-along on The Late Show Monday. Goulding teamed with house band Jon Batiste and Stay Human, who crafted a delicate arrangement of intertwining acoustic guitars, tender piano and simple percussion. Throughout the performance, Goulding found new pockets …
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Beirut brought a taste of their new album, Gallipoli, to the Late Show on Thursday, performing the LP’s title track. The exotic song is named for the Italian city it was written in, while musically, the band returns to its horns-laden roots. Their performance tapped into that original sound, with singer Zach …
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