Much has been said about Stephen Colbert’s May 21 curtain call on The Late Show. In fact, Colbert often jokes about it on air. But with less than a month to go, the late-night host sat down with the New York Times for a more serious assessment of the show’s finale.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How do you end a historic late-night run cut short by a network’s political affiliations? The co-creator of The Colbert Report thinks you kill them with kindness. Karlin, 54, has known ...

From offensive jokes to political uproars, these moments weren’t laughing matters.

Barack Obama is set to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, in one of the final episodes before Colbert’s show comes to an end. Colbert, 61, announced that the former president will appear on his late show on May 5.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. He’s a classy guy. He’s a classy guy. I think he’s capable of killing with kindness. I think what he doesn’t say is sometimes better than what ...

Ahead of the final show on May 21, memorabilia from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” being sold on eBay to benefit World Central Kitchen. Bidding ends April 29.

The end is nigh.