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Jon Batiste Leaves 'Late Show' Bandleader Gig After Seven Seasons, Replacement Revealed!

Stephen Colbert has announced that Jon Batiste has departed his gig as the bandleader on The Late Show after seven seasons.

Jon, who has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and five Grammys during his tenure on the late night show, will be pursuing personal and professional interests.

“We’ve been so lucky to have a front row seat to Jon‘s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record,” Colbert said during his show on Thursday (August 11).

Colbert also announced the new bandleader!

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Mindy Kaling & Stephen Colbert Joke About Their So-Called 'Beef'

Mindy Kaling is setting the record straight about her “beef” with Stephen Colbert…or is she?

The 43-year-old actress and producer made an appearance on Late Night on Monday night (August 8) to promote the new season of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, and while chatting with Stephen, cleared the air about their so-called tiff.

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Stephen Colbert Reveals What Really Happened to His Staff When They Were Detained by Capitol Police

Stephen Colbert is addressing the arrest of his The Late Show staff members at the Capitol Building last week.

Some members of Colbert‘s staff were at the Capitol in Washington D.C. to film a segment with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

“How was your weekend?” Colbert joked at the beginning of his monologue on Monday (June 20). “I certainly had an interesting one, because some of my staff had a memorable one.”

He continued, “Triumph offered to go down to D.C. to interview some Congress people to highlight some January 6 hearings. I said, ‘Sure, if you can get anyone to agree to talk to you. Because, and please don’t take this as an insult, you’re a puppet.”

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Bryan Cranston Recalls Nearly Killing 'The Office' Cast When He Directed an Episode - Watch!

Bryan Cranston is looking back at his time on the set of The Office.

On Monday (June 13), the 66-year-old Breaking Bad actor appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where he recalled directing the “Work Bus” episode of the NBC comedy, which the cast jokingly renamed “Death Bus” because they all almost died during filming.

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Josh Brolin Is Completely Shocked That Stephen Colbert Has Never Seen 'Goonies'

Josh Brolin honestly didn’t believe that Stephen Colbert hadn’t seen The Goonies ever in his life after his appearance on The Late Show on Thursday night (May 26).

The 54-year-old Outer Range actor took the hosts’ Colbert Questionert on the show and was caught off guard by the “What do you think happens when we die?” question.

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'The Late Show' Cancels Shows After Stephen Colbert Experiences Possible COVID-19 'Recurrence'

The Late Show has been put on pause.

On Monday (May 9), it was announced that the talk show had been temporarily cancelled after host Stephen Colbert began showing COVID-like symptoms.

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Stephen Colbert Cancels 'Late Show' Episode & Jokes About the Reason Why

Stephen Colbert has a sense of humor, even when sick.

The 57-year-old Late Show host canceled the Thursday night (April 21) episode of the CBS talk show after testing positive for coronavirus.

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