EPISODE
SEASON
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 1
Stephen Colbert took over as host, executive producer and writer of THE LATE SHOW on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015. The comedy-variety-talk show is broadcast five nights a week from the Ed Sullivan theater in New York.
24 March 1977, Sacramento, California, USA
18 April 1989, Riverside, California, USA
19 February 1967, San Germán, Puerto Rico
16 December 1984, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
26 July 1964, Arlington, Virginia, USA
17 September 1989, Augusta, Georgia, USA
25 March 1965, Nelsonville, Ohio, USA
14 January 1968, Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
24 July 1953, Rolla, Missouri, USA
31 December 1972, Needham, Massachusetts, USA
28 September 1977, South Carolina, USA
4 May 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 August 1960, Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA
5 March 1982, Lubbock, Texas, USA
September 09, 2015
While the comedian's network TV humor is definitely broader than his Colbert Report satire, it still works thanks to his natural screen presence.
September 09, 2015
The fact that Colbert can't help himself lets the rest of us not feel so bad about not being able to help ourselves. So we laugh together.
September 09, 2015
That said, the first Colbert Late Show... was promising if not perfect, ranging from sharp meta-late-night humor and funny politically tinged bits to the kind of bland chitchat that makes the network late-night talk show an often frustrating genre.
September 09, 2015
This was one of the most confident debuts in years. Not everything was perfect, but everything felt thought through. That's not nothing, and it bodes well for what's to come.
September 09, 2015
Stephen, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
September 09, 2015
The inaugural Late Show with Stephen Colbert was so packed with comedy bits, special guests and music, it went several minutes overtime - but it didn't feel long. It felt good.
September 09, 2015
His evolution is just beginning. The DVR is set for the next however many years.
September 09, 2015
There are hints of the wackiness and pointed commentary Colbert displayed while hosting The Colbert Report, but it's been slightly mellowed, better to conform to a wider, more mainstream audience.
September 09, 2015
The late Stephen Colbert did better than this; the newly born Stephen Colbert can too.
September 09, 2015
Colbert made a strong case that viewers should get to know him -- the real him.
