Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real took the stage at the Late Show to perform their recent track “Bad Case.” The song, which comes off the singer’s album Turn Off The News (Build a Garden), got some impassioned accompaniment from the musician’s brother Micah Nelson, as well as his …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert: We Must Protect Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after breaking three ribs in a fall, late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert pledged to get the liberal-leaning 85-year-old back on her feet. “Well wishes are in order tonight for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is recovering from three broken …
Read More »See Christine and the Queens' Funky, Choreographed 'Comme Si' on 'Colbert'
Christine and the Queens performed a lively, highly choreographed version of her funk-pop song “Comme Si” on Tuesday’s Late Show. The French singer opened solo, singing against a backdrop of a foggy mountain valley. But she ramped up the energy after backing dancers joined her onstage, adding artful movements, side-to-side …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Is Rattled By Stormy Daniels' Description of Trump's Penis
On Wednesday’s Late Show, a horrified Stephen Colbert attempted to process Stormy Daniels‘ detailed, meme-generatingdescription of President Trump’s genitals from her upcoming book, Full Disclosure. He failed. “Since I’ve started hosting this show, I’ve had to cover some rather unfortunate topics – for example, everything all the time,” the host …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Relishes in Paul Manafort's 'All-You-Can-Steal Buffet'
Stephen Colbert opened his Late Show monologue Tuesday with a celebration of Robert Mueller’s birthday and the best gift possible for his investigation, Rick Gates’ damning testimony against Paul Manafort. “Gates has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and on the stand, he made his former boss’ guilty …
Read More »Franz Ferdinand Play Funky, Noisy 'Feel the Love Go' on 'Colbert'
Franz Ferdinand added a freeform edge to their single “Feel the Love Go” on Wednesday’s Late Show, recruiting No Wave saxophonist James Chance for a wailing, climactic solo. The Scottish dance-rock band replicated the song’s throbbing synth-bass, electronic-tinged disco drums and funk-rock guitar riffs, as singer Alex Kapranos strutted across …
Read More »Watch Stephen Colbert's Sobering Response to Sutherland Springs Shooting
Stephen Colbert delivered a sobering monologue about the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas and urged against the overwhelming sense of hopelessness and powerlessness that follows such violence on The Late Show Monday. “Everyone is heartbroken when this happens, and you want to do something but nothing gets done,” Colbert …
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