Stephen Colbert got an assist from some of his late-night rivals following CBS’s sudden decision to axe “The Late Show” in a send-up of the viral Coldplay kiss-cam video. Colbert set up the bit this way: “Some people see this show going away as a sign of something truly

Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart and John Oliver joined Weird Al Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda to support Stephen Colbert after 'The Late Show's' cancellation by appearing in a segment inspired by the Coldplay kiss-cam incident.

Oliver called "The Late Show" cancellation “incredibly sad" but couldn’t help wondering what chaos Stephen Colbert might unleash on the way out.

The cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert emerged last week like a dagger through the heart of late-night. Would others be next? How would Colbert’s friends fare if the most-watched show in late-night can be axed for “financial reasons”?

In 2023, Kimmel and Colbert teamed up with fellow late-night legends Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver to host the podcast Strike Force Five in response to the Writers’ Guild of America strike that put a pause on their late-night shows.