The Late Present with Stephen Colbert and company Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers throughout Monday’s Might 11, 2026 present.
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Stephen Colbert invited his “finest tv associates,” fellow late evening hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the 2 Jimmies— Kimmel and Fallon— to affix him as his present on CBS/ Paramount Plus winds down. One in every of Colbert’s remaining episodes was a reunion of the Strike Power 5, which is what the hosts have known as themselves and the identify of the podcast they hosted collectively three years in the past.
“Late evening is in a little bit of a bizarre spot proper now — spoiler alert,” Colbert stated. “The 5 of us being right here proper now, clearly, it is harmful as a result of we characterize a lot of late evening. Jon Stewart is designated survivor. Somebody has to outlive for the president to be mad at,” referencing the frequent host of Comedy Central’s The Every day Present.
Colbert’s remaining present will air on Might 21; CBS canceled him months in the past, citing monetary causes. However many followers assume the reason being political, as Colbert has constantly skewered President Trump. He spent most of his monologue final evening making enjoyable of Trump.
Throughout final evening’s present, Kimmel known as out followers for not reacting to Colbert’s cancellation by ditching their subscriptions to Paramount Plus.
“After I acquired knocked off the air for a number of days, individuals canceled Disney+,” quipped Kimmel, who was quickly taken off the air by Disney and ABC amidst conservative backlash over feedback he made within the aftermath of the assassination of Turning Level USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. Throughout his monologue, quickly after, Kimmel stated the “MAGA gang” was attempting to attain political factors from the Kirk killing.
Extra not too long ago, President Trump known as for Kimmel to be canceled after the host made what Kimmel described as a “mild roast” about first girl Melania Trump.
Colbert requested the group to make the case for late evening exhibits to nonetheless exist. He requested them, “while you had been beginning out in comedy, did it ever happen to you that you just’d be doing a job that the president of the USA would have robust emotions about?”
” what’s even weirder?” Kimmel responded. “Doing a job that his spouse has robust emotions about.”
In the course of the dialogue concerning the president’s consideration to late evening exhibits, Meyers joked, “The factor I like is that he all the time posts when the present truly airs. And I do wanna say I respect that he’s watching linear tv.”
The Late Present with Stephen Colbert and company Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers throughout Monday’s Might 11, 2026 present.
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Final evening’s episode had a little bit of the kibbitzing taste of Strike Power 5, the podcast they created whereas on strike with the Writers Guild of America towards main studios in 2023. It went on for 12 episodes, with proceeds going to the staffers of Colbert’s present, in addition to Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!, The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Evening with Seth Meyers and Final Week Tonight with John Oliver.
On the finish of his present, Colbert introduced Strike Power 5 might be collectively once more for an “emergency” podcast — on video — Might 13.
