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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2015 file photo, Stephen Colbert attends the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington. Colbert is going to have his say after President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. CBS said that &quot;The Late Show&quot; will air live at 11:35 p.m. EST Tuesday, the night of Trump's scheduled speech. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Colbert show to air live after Trump’s address to Congress

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This image released by HBO shows John Oliver on the set of &quot;Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.&quot; (Eric Liebowitz/HBO via AP)

Late-night comedy rushes in to the Trump era

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Colbert reaches a ratings milestone at start of Trump era

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2015 file photo, Stephen Colbert attends the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington. Colbert will host the annual Emmy Awards telecast, this year to be shown on his home network of CBS on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Stephen Colbert to host Emmys on CBS in September

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Comedian Stephen Colbert ended his Showtime special on the 2016 presidential election by telling the audience he drank "too much of the poison." The confession came early Nov. 9, 2016, as the realization set in that Donald Trump would be the next commander in chief. (YouTube, The Late Show) ** FILE **

Stephen Colbert admits he ‘drank too much of the poison’ as Donald Trump win sinks in

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

DC’s delegate to Congress to reunite with Stephen Colbert

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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2015 file photo, Stephen Colbert attends the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center Hall of States in Washington. Showtime announced Monday, Oct. 17, that Colbert will host a live, one-hour Election Night special from the same Ed Sullivan Theater where the comic tapes the &quot;Late Show&quot; every night. Colbert's special will start at 11 p.m. ET. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

CBS’ Colbert to do election night special on Showtime

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Comedian Stephen Colbert clowns around on the stage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Sunday, July 17, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Stephen Colbert crashes RNC stage for ‘Hunger Games’ prank

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Stephen Colbert participates in "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" segment of the CBS Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Aug. 10, 2015. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Greens slam Stephen Colbert’s warning that third-party candidate would weaken Hillary Clinton

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Stephen Colbert officially takes over for the retired David Letterman as host of "The Late Show" on CBS Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Stephen Colbert debuts on ‘The Late Show’

By David Bauder - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Generation Progress's 10th Annual Make Progress National Summit in Washington in this July 16, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Joe Biden to appear on Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’

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This Nov. 30, 2011, file photo shows television host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York. Stewart signed off for good on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Brad Barket, File)

Jon Stewart ends ‘Daily Show’ with ‘moment of Zen,’ Springsteen

By David Bauder - Associated Press

Stephen Colbert joins Yvette Nicole Brown and Damon Qualls, teacher at Alexander Elementary School in Greenville, South Carolina, to announce the funding of nearly 1,000 classroom projects from South Carolina on DonorsChoose.org. (PRNewsFoto/DonorsChoose.org)

Stephen Colbert announces $800K donation to South Carolina teachers

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

CBS announced Monday that Stephen Colbert will take over the "Late Show" after Labor Day. He's replacing David Letterman, who is retiring and will have his last show on May 20. CBS will air reruns of prime-time programming in the time slot until Colbert starts. (Associated Press)

Stephen Colbert to take over ‘Late Show’ on Sept. 8

By David Bauder - Associated Press

This Sept. 8, 2010, publicity photo released by Comedy Central shows host Stephen Colbert appears on "The Colbert Report," in New York. "The Colbert Report" will end on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, after nine seasons. (AP Photo/Comedy Central, Scott Gries)

Stephen Colbert retires his ‘Report’ and the host he played

By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

President Barack Obama talks with Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report during a taping of the program in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama commandeers Colbert Report, promotes Obamacare, pushes agenda

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times