Oprah Winfrey thanked late-night host Stephen Colbert from his chair during "The Late Show" on Tuesday for "holding the space for laughter" ahead of the show's end.

"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" will end May 21. Oprah Winfrey has still got it. The former daytime TV talk show host went on Stephen Colbert 's The Late Show on Tuesday — one of his final guests ever as the cancelled series marches toward its conclusion — but ended up behind the desk interviewing him.

Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert switched roles on Tuesday’s (April 7) edition of The Late Show as the legendary daytime talk show host interviewed Colbert about his show’s cancelation. While being interviewed by Colbert,

Stephen Colbert allowed a fellow talk-show veteran to take his seat for one episode as The Late Show nears its end. Colbert, 61, welcomed Oprah Winfrey, 72, as one of his final guests before his CBS show goes dark next month.

But in the midst of sharing an anecdote about Paul McCartney, Winfrey asked the host, "How are you feeling about the whole thing?" "Don't go Oprah on me now…," Colbert replied before inviting Winfrey to switch seats with him.

The beloved television host made her likely final appearance on The Late Show, which is slated to end next month

Oprah Winfrey emotionally thanked Stephen Colbert for holding the space for laughter as "The Late Show" nears its final episode, as the pair switched chairs during Winfrey's interview.

Oprah Winfrey stopped by The Late Show last night and flipped the interview to urge host Stephen Colbert to reflect on the late-night show’s impending end. The visit started as a conventional interview,