Stephen Colbert
American comedian and TV host
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| 2024 | The show filmed live episodes from the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention. |
| 2024 | Moderated a fundraiser for the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign, featuring Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. |
| 2024 | Colbert will voice the character Perry Prescott in the upcoming animated film 'Despicable Me 4' |
| 2024 | Colbert called for a ceasefire in Gaza after the World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack by the IDF, publicly criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| 2024 | Became a producer of the CBS late-night comedy panel game show After Midnight, alongside his wife Evie. |
| September 17 2024 | Upcoming book 'Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves' to be published with McGee-Colbert through Celadon Books. |
| June 27 2024 | Following Biden's performance in the first presidential debate, Colbert publicly called on Biden to drop out of the presidential race. |
| December 11 2023 | Colbert returns to The Late Show after recovering from appendix surgery. |
| November 2023 | Colbert suffers a ruptured appendix during a taping of The Late Show, requiring surgery and putting the show on hiatus for several weeks. |
| October 2023 | Colbert tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. |
| September 2023 | The show began airing at 12:05am or following Global's late evening newscast in Canada. |
| August 30 2023 | Colbert began hosting the comedy podcast Strike Force Five with Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and John Oliver to support staff during the Writers Guild of America strike. |
| June 13 2023 | CBS announced Colbert had signed a three-year contract extension through 2026. |
| May 2023 | Colbert was permanently banned from entering Russia alongside 500 other Americans, reportedly due to 'spreading Russophobic attitudes and fakes'. |
| May 2 2023 | The Late Show halted production due to the Writers Guild of America strike, with Colbert expressing support for the writers. |
| August 11 2022 | Colbert announced that bandleader Jon Batiste would not be returning to the show, and was replaced by Louis Cato. |
| April 2022 | Colbert tests positive for COVID-19, which leads to a halt in The Late Show production due to recurring symptoms. |
| February 26 2022 | Chris Licht left the show to become the new chairman and CEO of CNN. |
| 2021 | Signed a deal with CBS Studios through Spartina Productions, producing shows like Tooning Out the News and Fairview. |
| 2021 | Moderated Lord of the Rings cast reunions screened at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. |
| 2021 | Colbert becomes executive producer of 'Hell of A Week with Charlamagne tha God' |
| June 14 2021 | Resumed full-capacity production at the Ed Sullivan Theater, becoming the first late-night show to return to a full audience post-COVID. |
| May 2021 | Received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Yale University. |
| May 24 2021 | Colbert announced the show would resume production inside the Ed Sullivan Theater with a fully vaccinated audience starting June 14. |
| 2020 | The Late Show broadcast live during the US presidential election to provide immediate political coverage. |
| 2020 | Colbert reveals he developed benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, a balance disorder that causes him to unexpectedly fall when standing up. |
| 2020 | Served as executive producer for the production 'In & Of Itself' |
| 2020 | Colbert becomes co-creator, writer, and executive producer of 'Tooning Out the News' |
| November 3 2020 | Colbert produced his second Showtime election special, 'Democracy's Last Stand', which later won the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live). |
| August 4 2020 | Music producer Giovanni Cianci was fired following sexual misconduct allegations. |
| March 30 2020 | Show began production from Colbert's home, rebranded as 'A Late Show with Stephen at Home'. |
| March 12 2020 | Show suspended production due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. |
| January 2020 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert started airing in Germany on Sat.1 Emotions. |
| 2019 | The Late Show exceeded The Tonight Show in key demographic viewership, establishing itself as the highest-rated late-night talk show. |
| 2019 | Hosted a conversation with the cast of the film Tolkien as part of a Montclair Film and Fathom Events event. |
| October 2019 | The show began broadcasting in South Africa on e.tv, airing at 11:00 pm Monday–Thursday, and midnight on Friday nights. |
| October 17 2019 | Colbert and CBS announced a contract renewal extending his tenure until August 2023. |
| 2018 | The Late Show broadcast live during mid-term elections to provide immediate political coverage. |
| 2018 | The show beat The Tonight Show in the key demographic of adults 18–49 during the 2018–2019 season, marking Colbert's first win and only the second in franchise history since the 1994–1995 season. |
| 2018 | Created a joke book Whose Boat Is This Boat? using unedited quotes from President Trump, raising over $1 million for Hurricane Florence relief funds. |
| 2018 | Colbert co-creates, writes, and executive produces 'Our Cartoon President', voicing multiple characters including Wolf Blitzer |
| 2017 | The show began to see major ratings gains by focusing on political satire, particularly in response to the Trump administration, and narrowly beat Jimmy Fallon's show in average weekly viewership. |
| 2017 | Colbert publicly stated that due to sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby, he can no longer listen to Cosby's comedy, removing him from his list of comedy influences. |
| 2017 | Appeared as himself in the documentary 'Too Funny to Fail' |
| 2017 | Created Scripto, a collaborative script software, alongside writer Rob Dubbin. |
| September 17 2017 | Colbert hosted the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcast on CBS. |
| September 5 2017 | Released 'Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions' through Simon & Schuster. |
| May 1 2017 | Colbert delivered a controversial monologue criticizing President Trump, using crude language that led to an FCC investigation. |
| January 19 2017 | Returned for a 'WERD' segment on The Late Show to beg Obama to stay in office. |
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