Eric Deggans

He distinguished truth from truthiness Topline: After more than 3,000 episodes of television stretched over 20 years and two TV

As Stephen Colbert leads the final four episodes of his Late Show this week, I examine his legacy as a performer and host with experts including Daily Show alums Hasan Minhaj and Roy Wood Jr.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its run on Thursday night. Our critic-at-large, Eric Deggans, will be posting his takes on the last episodes right here.

Updated May 20, 2026 at 11:53 PM MDT The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its run on Thursday night.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its run on Thursday night. NPR's critic-at-large, Eric Deggans, will be posting his takes on the last episodes

The send-off for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was filled with celebrity cameos, an appearance from a Beatle and moving musical tributes.

"The Late Show" on CBS is over. The final episode aired Thursday night after more than 1,800 hosted by Stephen Colbert. He spoke directly to the audience about the importance of keeping an upbeat attitude in a moment like this.

I joined a panel on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's pop culture-focused show Commotion to talk about finale of Stephen Colbert's Late Show and why he's TV's most empathetic late night host.

Even as the film clocks a decent Memorial Day box office opening, the newest Star Wars movie fails in one of its most important duties: Making the argument to see films in theaters.

As Bari Weiss dismantles TV's most successful newsmagazine, it's worth asking what any of these moves achieve beyond furthering President Trump's goal of silencing media outlets which he dislikes.