Rolling Stone

Stephen Colbert Explains Why ‘The Late Show’ Became More Political: ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

Stephen Colbert said he leaned into current events on The Late Show after initially planning to be less political after leaving The Colbert Report. Speaking to The New York Times this week, Colbert ...
Variety

Stephen Colbert Says He Made ‘The Late Show’ More Political After His Producer Told Him ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

Stephen Colbert recently told The New York Times that, after an uneven first couple of months of “The Late Show,” his producer encouraged him to lean back into his political roots. Colbert said at ...