Stephen Colbert wraps 'Late Show' with surprise filled final episode

Stephen Colbert signed off his late night series with a memorable and unexpected twist.

On Thursday, the 62-year-old host closed out The Late Show from New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater.

During the episode, he told viewers that Pope Leo XIV had been scheduled as his last guest but refused to come out of his dressing room.

The show later featured a humorous skit in which he begged a fictional Pope Leo to appear, ending with the fake Pope tossing a hot dog.

He then told viewers that the “Pope has cancelled,” leaving him without the planned final guest after other bookings were already cleared.

Soon after, Paul McCartney surprised viewers by stepping in and offering to appear as the final guest.

The audience reacted with excitement as the Beatles legend walked on stage and joined the veteran host for the show’s final guest segment.

The final episode also brought in a lineup of popular guests, including Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Paul Rudd, and Bryan Cranston, who took part in the send-off.

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