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Stephen Colbert’s Last Show: Laughing Well Is the Best Revenge
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Stephen Colbert’s Last Show: Laughing Well Is the Best Revenge

NY Times · May 22, 2026, 12:49 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

The “Late Show” cancellation was a disappointment. But a surreally lovely final episode turned it into a cancellebration.

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