Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Rivals Will Descend on CBS Studio Following Shock Cancellation: Report

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While the late-night television landscape of the ‘90s and early aughts will always be remembered for the bitter wars between Jay Leno and David Letterman—then Leno and Conan O’Brien—today’s hosts actually seem to like, well, like each other.

Which helps explain why Stephen Colbert’s late-night rivals, who also happen to be good friends, have rallied around The Late Show host following CBS’ abrupt cancellation of the long-running show last week.

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According to the New York Post, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon plans to walk the half mile from 30 Rock to the Ed Sullivan Theater to chat with Colbert on Monday night. But LateNighter reports that sources inside tonight’s taping reported that John Oliver, Seth Meyers, and Jon Stewart were also on hand.

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They’re just the first of what many television insiders expect to be a rash of fellow hosts (past and present) and top-tier comedians to pay a visit to The Late Show before it officially comes to an end in May 2026.

Jimmy Kimmel, who is currently on his annual summer vacation from his eponymous show on ABC, was the first host to speak out against Colbert’s firing. Shortly after Colbert shared his bad news on Thursday’s episode, Kimmel took to social media to express his love for Colbert then offered a few words for the network that axed him: “F--k you and all your Sheldons, CBS.”

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In many ways, the camaraderie between hosts isn’t surprising. Even before they all banded together to host the Strike Force Five podcast during the 2023 Writers Guild Strike to help support their shows’ out-of-work employees, many of today’s top late-night names came up the television ranks together.

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Colbert and Oliver both broke out on The Daily Show during Stewart’s first tenure, while Meyers and Fallon spent five years working together on Saturday Night Live. Then there’s Kimmel, who has happily guested on just about every other host’s show, and will no doubt show up on The Late Show sometime soon.

Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Rivals Will Descend on CBS Studio Following Shock Cancellation: Report first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 22, 2025