Stephen Colbert Is Staging A Big ‘Daily Show’ Reunion On ‘The Late Show’ Next Week
There was a time when the most biting political satire came from the one-two punch ofThe Daily ShowwithJon Stewartand its spin-off,The Colbert ReportwithStephen Colbert. But all good things must come to an end. Stephen Colbert endedThe Colbert Reportto pursue his dream of hostingThe Late Showafter David Letterman retired from the program, and shortly thereafter, Jon Stewart decided it was time for him to move on to other things as well. Since then, Colbert and Stewart have had some brief, public reunions, but those were nothing likeThe Daily Showreunion that’s coming toThe Late Shownext week.
Find out who is stopping byThe Late ShowforThe Daily Showreunion!
CBS has announced that theMay 9episode ofThe Late Showwill have Stephen Colbert bringing in a bunch of his old colleagues fromThe Daily Show. Of course Jon Stewart will be there, but he’s stopped by the show several times before. Once he told themedia to get their groove back, and another time before that he appeared from under Colbert’s desk (as seen in that clip above). But this time, he’ll also be joined by other correspondents fromThe Daily Show, some of which have gone on to have their own shows elsewhere.
First, there’s breakout correspondentJohn Oliver, who has become the new king of political satire and hilarious news commentary with his showLast Week Tonighton HBO. John Oliver was a popular stand-up act during his time atThe Daily Show, even having his own New York City-based showcase show that aired on Comedy Central. But everyone saw the potential John Oliver had for his own show when he took overThe Daily Showfor one summer while Jon Stewart was off directing the movieRosewater, and now he’s at the top of his game.
Stephen Colbert will also welcomeSamantha Bee, who has become a breath of fresh air among the male dominated late night TV circuit. The comedian struck a deal over at TBS to have her own show calledFull Frontal With Samantha Bee, and she’s become another great resource for skewering the current political climate, perhaps most famously, and quite legitimately putting forth the idea that Donald Trump might be somewhat illiterate.
In addition,Ed HelmsandRob Corddrywill be stopping by the show. Neither went on to host their own shows afterThe Daily Show, but they’ve both become big comedy stars in film and television. Ed Helms is best known for starring inThe Hangoverfranchise andThe Officewhile Rob Corddry has appeared in countless movies and TV shows, though he’s probably most recognized as starring in the HBO showBallersand theHot Tub Time Machinemovies. Plus, both appeared inHarold and Kumar Go to Guantanamo Bay, seen above.
So what are all these people doing coming toThe Late Show? Details are extremely vague only saying they’ll be having “a special night of comedy and conversation.” Considering all the fresh hell that comes out of Washington DC each week with an orange bag of expired Play-Doh as our president, I’m sure they’ll have plenty to talk about. It’s just a shame that they couldn’t also get Jason Jones and Steve Carell to take part in the fun as well.
The Daily Showreunion onThe Late Showwill happen onMay 9at 11:35pm ET /10:35pm CT.
