In the months since Colbert’s cancellation, the other late-night hosts have been advocates and allies for him. Right after it was announced that his show would end on the 2026 TV schedule, Jon Stewart went on a heated rant on The Daily Show, and in the weeks following the news, Jimmy Kimmel called out claims about why The Late Show was canceled.

Tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, Colbert's script will draw heavily from the "Fog on the Barrow-downs” section of The Fellowship of the Ring, sections that Peter Jackson left out of his movie adaptation featuring the fan-favorite character Tom Bombadil.

Colbert will sign-off from "The Late Show" for the final time this month, marking the end of late-night programming on CBS.

Stephen Colbert and John Krasinski loosened up on 'The Late Show' with a couple shots of bourbon, and then suddenly they were wrestling on the ground.

Colbert spoke to Andrew Young, who later served in congress and as an ambassador to the United Nations, on 'The Colbert Report'