Comedy Central Wishes 'Incredibly Talented' Stephen Colbert the Best for His 'Late Show' Takeover!

Comedy Central has released a statement to show their support for their longtime host Stephen Colbert, who was just announced as David Letterman‘s replacement on The Late Show!

“Comedy Central is proud that the incredibly talented Stephen Colbert has been part of our family for nearly two decades,” the network said in a statement. “We look forward to the next eight months of the ground-breaking Colbert Report and wish Stephen the very best.”

Stephen will take over for David as The Late Show host when he retires from the show in 2015.

The Colbert Report has been on the air since 2005.