Stephen Colbert's breaks silence on heartbreaking 'Late Show' truth

Stephen Colbert, who first announced in July 2025, that he will not be appearing on the TV screens anymore, gushed about how he feels as the end nears.

The talk show host has previously informed his fans that The Late Show’s last episode will be aired in May 2026.

Now, talking about it in real time, he opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about his long-term project ending and the heartbreak that comes with it.

He stated that coming to terms that the one thing he worked so hard on since 2015 is now finally ending and since it was not on his own terms, he has been dealing with.

With regrets, the 61-year-old explained, “I mean, a lot like this — I’d just be a little older. And it would have been my choice, and I probably would have known what the final show was going to be a little bit earlier.”

Following the show, Stephen first starred in The Colbert Report, for which he worked for 9 years before retiring.

Elsewhere in the interview, talking about his old show and retiring, he gushed, “On The Colbert Report, I picked that day — I didn’t tell anybody, but I knew two years ahead of time. Well, we didn’t pick this day,”

It is to be noted that Stephen first disclosed the reason and why the show is ending, “I’m not being replaced. This is all just going away. I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners … And I’m grateful to the audience, you, who have joined us every night, in here, out there, and all around the world.”

For the unversed, the interviewee has dedicated 30+ years to his entertainment career.

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