Stephen Colbert Says He Made ‘The Late Show’ More Political After His Producer Told Him ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

Colbert Blames Producer For Turning ‘Late Show’ Into Left-Wing Lecture Hour

Late night host Stephen Colbert insists that he’s only an insufferable partisan hack because a producer told him to be one.The host of “The Late Show,” which will be airing its final episode next month after years of losing money and falling ratings, said as much during a recently published interview with The New York Times. Colbert said that he was “discouraged by the network from being topical” when he first joined as host.“It was my instinct …

Stephen Colbert Explains Why He Made 'The Late Show' More Political

Colbert admitted in an interview with The New York Times that his instinct at the start was to actually back away from politics and avoid the increasingly contentious public discourse of the modern era.

Stephen Colbert Explains Why ‘The Late Show’ Became More Political: ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

Stephen Colbert explained why he leaned into politics on 'The Late Show' in a new interview with 'The New York Times.'

Stephen Colbert Says He Made ‘The Late Show’ More Political After His Producer Told Him ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

Stephen Colbert said after an uneven first couple of months of 'The Late Show,' his producer encouraged him to lean back into his political roots.

Colbert Says "Something Changed" In The Way CBS Viewed His Show

Colbert maintains that "less than two years before they called to say, 'It’s over,' they were very eager for me to be signed for a long time."

Stephen Colbert explains shift toward politics on The Late Show

For more than a decade Stephen Colbert has shaped late-night TV with sharp wit and pointed commentary. Now, as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert heads toward its final broadcast in May, the host has offered a clear explanation for why the show leaned heavily into political content. In a new interview, Colbert said the shift back toward politically charged comedy didn’t come from obligation or external pressure but from a simple piece of advice …