Welcome to ‘Better Know a Band Leader,’ your guide to Jon Batiste, the newly announced leader of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ band. “We’re all about people, and bringing people into the spotlight. Not just the ones who are talented or wealthy, but the everyday person. Music is to be played with them, not just for […]
Joining the estimated 10,000 – 15,000 marchers crossing the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C. on Sunday night was only one participant with 8.12 million twitter followers: Stephen Colbert. Stephen was there to be a link in the “Unity Chain” march across the bridge, meant to show a sign of solidarity of Charlestonians in […]
Jon Batiste recently spoke to ‘The Wall Street Journal’ and ‘Esquire’ about his week-long residency at Manhattan’s NoMad Hotel beginning June 23, and how his role on ‘The Late Show’ will bring about new opportunities to share the power of music with people. Jon Batiste Brings Music to ‘Late Show’ and Streets of NYC Won’t […]
Dave Itzkoff of NYT has written a timely article lauding Team Stephen’s effort to release topical pieces months ahead of Late Show’s premiere: In an online video, Stephen Colbert performed his own version of [Trump’s] speech, offering his mock support. […] But there is a crucial difference between Mr. Colbert and his comedic peers: He […]
To mark the release of Judd Apatow’s ‘Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy‘ on Tuesday, June 16th, 2015, Vulture have put together an article featuring some of the best stories from the book, including three from Stephen Colbert. Stephen Colbert wasn’t burned out, he just didn’t respect punditry anymore. It wasn’t necessarily […]
Worried that Stephen & Co. wouldn’t be able to weigh in on Donald Trump’s announcement that he is running for President of the United States? Worry not. Marking his return to the world of political comedy, Stephen Colbert had an announcement of his own on Tuesday. Mimicking Trump’s rambling speech and donning a Trump-style hairdo […]
Jon Batiste recently spoke to ‘The Wall Street Journal’ and ‘Esquire’ about his week-long residency at Manhattan’s NoMad Hotel beginning June 23, and how his role on ‘The Late Show’ will bring about new opportunities to share the power of music with people. Jon Batiste Brings Music to ‘Late Show’ and Streets of NYC Won’t […]
Stephen Colbert made a surprise appearance at the 46th Annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony on Thursday night. On hand to induct country musician Toby Keith, Colbert strode onstage clad in a black Stetson, black shirt and denim jacket with white fur collar, where he sang a spot on rendition of Keith’s 2005 country chart-topper […]
Stephen Colbert made a surprise appearance at the 46th Annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony on Thursday night. On hand to induct country musician Toby Keith, Colbert strode onstage clad in a black Stetson, black shirt and denim jacket with white fur collar, where he sang a spot on rendition of Keith’s 2005 country chart-topper […]
The eagle eyed and Twitter loving Hubsters out there may have noticed that the official ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Twitter account has just launched, @ColbertLateShow and #LSSC. Even more exciting, Stephen just tweeted a link to the official ‘Late Show‘ website. … What are you still doing here? Go and check it out, there’s […]
Comedy Central have announced via @TheDailyShow Twitter account that Trevor Noah will officially begin hosting ‘The Daily Show’ on Monday, September 28th, 2015. Jon Stewart will host his final ‘Daily Show’ on Thursday August 6th, 2015.
© Carlo Allegri | Reuters [Slideshow] If you were hoping to catch one last glimpse of the iconic ‘Late Show’ marquee down on Broadway, you’re out of luck. Construction workers began removing the marquee outside the Ed Sullivan Theater early Wednesday morning — a week after the final episode aired on CBS. Meanwhile inside the […]
Comedy Central Farewells Jon Stewart with 'Daily Show' Marathon
As Comedy Central bids a heartfelt #jonvoyage to the incomparable Jon Stewart, a celebration of his 16-year plus tutelage at the helm of “The Daily Show” is in order. It all begins when Comedy Central takes epic binge watching to the next level with “Your Month of Zen” featuring a continuous stream of more than […]