The Colbert Report' celebrated its 20th anniversary on Oct. 17, 2025. Revisit five of Stephen Colbert's most iconic moments on the Comedy Central series, from his presidential run to coining 'truthiness' and 'Wikilobbying.

McCartney also helped close the show after original bandleader Jon Batiste and Elvis Costello headlined as performance that ended with Colbert saying goodnight. Before they signed off, though, McCartney appeared onstage, as he, Colbert and the other acts sang the Beatles’ classic “Hello, Goodbye” to close out the episode.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Joe Dombrowski during Tuesday’s September 2, 2025 ...

As the former head writer of The Daily Show and the co-creator of The Colbert Report, television producer Ben Karlin has known Stephen Colbert for more than 25 years. And he doesn’t think the comedian is going to go “scorched earth” on CBS when the ...

Stephen Colbert shares his three kids with his wife, Evelyn McGee-Colbert