NoTeaPartyPleez
Gold Member
- Dec 2, 2012
- 11,826
- 1,912
- 245
CBS announces Stephen Colbert to succeed David Letterman as next host of "The Late Show"
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Comedy Central now has a late-night problem.
CBS' announcement that Stephen Colbert would take over "The Late Show" next year when David Letterman retires leaves a huge gap in Comedy Central's marquee lineup.
For nearly a decade, "The Colbert Report" has been a trusty follow-up to "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and the pair delivered a formidable one-two punch that became one of the main sources of turmoil for rivals in the late-night TV race.
The Comedy Central duo -- Stewart as the quick-witted liberal and Colbert with his faux persona as a conservative gasbag -- seemed so locked in that there was no room for John Oliver, a correspondent who emerged as host material himself when he filled in for Stewart on "The Daily Show" last summer.
But with no openings on Comedy Central, Oliver departed the Viacom-owned network last year to headline a new program at HBO, which is owned by Time Warner Inc. Oliver's new weekly satire show on HBO, "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," debuts April 27.
Stephen Colbert's exit will leave huge gap at Comedy Central - latimes.com