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Pope Francis met with more than 100 comedians from around the world on Friday, telling the gathering that included Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg and Chris Rock that they “unite people, because laughter is contagious.” “Your talent is a precious gift,” the pope told them, per the Vatican. “Together…

A birthday dinner for Stephen Colbert turned into a humbling experience for John Oliver. While guesting Wednesday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers recalled an outing the two had with Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon to celebrate Colbert’s 60th birthday. Before the…

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock and other comedians from around the world are on the guest list on Friday for an audience with Pope Francis. According to the Vatican’s news site, the meeting “promises to be a moment of meaningful intercultural dialogue and sharing of joy and…

During his Thursday appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Ryan Gosling dug deep and answered some questions from the host that normally wouldn’t be revealed. Included in that was a query on whether he had ever asked someone else for an autograph. “The first person I asked was The…

Stephen Colbert is standing up to Donald Trump and defending Jimmy Kimmel after the former POTUS attacked this year’s Oscars host. Colbert addressed Trump’s latest tirade against Kimmel on The Late Show, calling out his obsession with the Academy Awards. “You keep my friend Jimmy Kimmel’s name…

Stephen Colbert will travel to Chicago this summer and host The Late Show from the Windy City during the week of the DNC (Democratic National Convention). The CBS late-night talk show host announced he was hosting a full week of episodes from the Auditorium Theatre from August 19 through August…

Stephen Colbert fought back tears as he ended Monday’s episode of CBS’ The Late Show with a black title card paying tribute to his late, longtime executive assistant Amy Cole, who had died the day before in New York following a brief illness. Cole had been battling cancer, according to colleagues who…

Joe Biden’s New York fundraiser this evening with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is expected to raise more than $25 million, an enormous haul for a one-evening event. Biden’s reelection campaign has heavily promoted the Radio City Music Hall gathering, which will include musical performances by Queen…

Stephen Colbert has acknowledged that his skit about Kate Middleton upset people in a downbeat monologue following the Princess of Wales’ cancer diagnosis. The Late Show host dedicated two minutes to Middleton on Monday’s episode, saying that jokes he made about Prince William having an affair did…

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Colbert, one of the most famous Catholics in the entertainment business, is moving one step closer to Pope Francis. The Late Show host is to lend narration to Pope Francis' audiobook Life: My Story Through History. He will narrate the six-hour audiobook, which comes out on…

Nearly 60 years after the release of “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy),” Paul Simon still cringes at the song. The 1966 Simon & Garfunkel classic features “a line that I hate,” the singer-songwriter told Stephen Colbert on Wednesday at the DGA New York Theater. “As it’s coming up, I’m…

Matt Damon has revealed that not everything in last week’s Dunkin’ Super Bowl commercial was scripted. During a visit to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, Damon talked about filming the popular ad alongside friends Ben Affleck and Tom Brady. Related…