John Oliver wasted no time getting into the headlines during the evening’s Last Week Tonight episode, addressing one of the big pieces of news over the weekend: the continuing fallout of CBS News’ ousting of longtime correspondent Scott Pelley. “CBS News fired Scott Pelley for the crime of: being too cool in a meeting,” the […]

Back after a brief holiday hiatus last week, John Oliver returned to his desk to roast the botched rollout of Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration, which has seen myriad cancellations since various scheduled performers like Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Morris Day, Young MC and The Commodores dropped out after discovering the fete was not apolitical in nature. “It […]

Stephen Colbert has taped his final episode of The Late Show and was joined by a star-studded lineup of guests. Paul McCartney was one of the star attractions for the finale, marking his latest return to the Ed Sullivan Theater, the site of The Beatles’ historic live performance in 1964. McCartney has been back since […]

Writer, producer and director Judd Apatow penned an earnest essay about the importance of late-night television — and safeguarding it in the American consciousness — as last week saw the shuttering of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and end of the CBS franchise begun by David Letterman. In a tribute for Rolling Stone, the […]

Back from the holiday vacation, Jon Stewart began his Monday night stint at The Daily Show in desperate need of “some good news.” “I need some relief. And I’ll tell you why. Because as many of you know, that big Freedom 250 concert that I’ve so been looking forward to,” he began sarcastically, pausing for […]

EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of Stephen Colbert’s final Late Show broadcast, his late-night comedy compatriot Seth Meyers is weighing in on the historic moment. “I’m heartbroken,” the host of Late Night with Seth Meyers tells Deadline in an exclusive interview. “It’s very sad to lose a colleague and even sadder to lose a time slot. […]

With late-night at a crossroads, Ben Gleib is forging a new path. On May 28, just a week after the permanent shuttering of The Late Show, Gleib is set to launch Good Night with Ben Gleib, the world’s first late-night talk show built specifically for YouTube. It’s a bet rooted in the belief that late-night as a […]

Before attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, Monday night Daily Show host Jon Stewart noted that the “excitement in New York is palpable” and that “almost everyone” is rooting for the city’s team. The political comic kicked off the episode by addressing the internet furor […]

Stephen Colbert may have revealed what his next move is now that the Late Show is over on CBS. At the same time, CBS has absolutely revealed that they were behind Colbert’s May 22 Michigan public access special, the one that aired the day after the long-running network late-night franchise came to an end. In […]

Stephen Colbert said goodbye to The Late Show after over ten years and more than 1,800 episodes. The comedian kicked off the show with an earnest piece to camera before Paul McCartney joined as his final guest after the likes of Bryan Cranston, Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows and Tig Notaro offered to help. […]

President Donald Trump received a chorus of boos during his attendance at game three of the NBA Finals as the New York Knicks took on the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. Tonight, he also received a dunking from late-night hosts including The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic and Jimmy Kimmel. Lydic joked that fans […]

Seth Meyers missed out taking a dunk on President Donald Trump after he fell asleep during the Knicks loss to the San Antonia Spurs the other night, but he opened his latest A Closer Look segment with another buzzer beater. The Late Night host mocked the fact that Trump missed the Knicks huge comeback win […]