As 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' ends, revisit these 10 memorable moments

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In July of last year, CBS announced that “The Late Show” would be ending after more than 30 years on air.It was an unexpected move that continues to raise questions about the motivations for the cancellation — CBS maintains it was a purely financial decision.

Regardless, the show and host Stephen Colbert, who has been at the helm since 2015, are at the beginning of the end with the series slated to end Thursday.Colbert has had a parade of bold face names appear in the final weeks, including former President Barack Obama; Strike Force Five a.k.a.

the other late-night hosts, including Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver; Jon Stewart; Sally Field; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and, of course, former “Late Show” host David Letterman (while the interview is worth watching, the wanton destruction of CBS property might be the highlight).It has been a memorable run of shows, but there were countless interviews and monologues over the years that made Colbert and “The Late Show” a must-watch.

Here, our writers share their favorite moments.Movies Stephen Colbert already has a new gig lined up after his late-night series ends next month: He is co-writing the script for the next ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie.Whatever gods of promotion and programming brought Colbert together with the Australian musician Nick Cave, it was indeed, in the host’s own words, “extraordinary.” Cave and his band the Bad Seeds had performed on “The Late Show” in 2017, but with an album (“Wild God”) about to release and a book of interviews (“Faith, Hope, and Carnage”), he was here this time to talk.

The death of two of his sons in previous years formed the background, but Cave’s themes are hopefulness and the joy that lives at the far side of grief.He’s eloquent, and goes deep, and their talk has a late-night intimacy; it’s not in any sense entertainment.

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