{"id":2428487,"date":"2026-05-22T19:28:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2428487"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:28:53","slug":"the-late-show-set-finds-historic-new-home-after-stephen-colbert-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-late-show-set-finds-historic-new-home-after-stephen-colbert-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Late Show \u201dset finds historic new home after Stephen Colbert cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The set for <em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert <\/em>will be donated to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The museum already houses one of Stephen Colbert&#8217;s old desks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Late Show<\/em> aired its final episode on May 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Late Show;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Late Show&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Late Show<\/em><\/a> is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stephen-colbert-the-late-show-series-finale-11979094\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:officially over;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;officially over&quot;}\" class=\"link \">officially over<\/a>, but <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/stephen-colbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Stephen Colbert;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stephen Colbert&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Stephen Colbert<\/a>&#8216;s set will have a new home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago will get the just-wrapped show&#8217;s backdrop, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/museum-broadcast-communications-acquire-late-show-stephen-colbert-set\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:CBS News reported;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CBS News reported&quot;}\" class=\"link \">CBS News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The institution already has one of Colbert&#8217;s old desks, which the comedian used when he broadcast a week of <em>Late Show<\/em> episodes from Chicago during the 2024 Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Museum of Broadcast Communications currently has a prominent focus on late-night television, with an exhibition dedicated to Johnny Carson&#8217;s run on <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> as well as an exhibition titled &#8220;The Evolution of Late-Night Television&#8221; that features one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jimmy-fallon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jimmy Fallon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jimmy Fallon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Fallon<\/a>&#8216;s desks from his time hosting the NBC series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Stephen Colbert on the finale of &#8216;The Late Show&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert&#8217;s connection to Chicago dates back to his college years at Northwestern University, where he studied drama before graduating in 1986. The comedian also launched his early career as an entertainer in the Windy City at the Annoyance Theatre and Second City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The host previously revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stephen-colbert-reveals-how-quickly-he-must-exit-late-show-building-11974483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his staff would have to clear out;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his staff would have to clear out&quot;}\" class=\"link \">his staff would have to clear out<\/a> their offices immediately after the final episode aired on Thursday. &#8220;I think they&#8217;re gonna start tearing s&#8212; out immediately,&#8221; he said in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zOzkffwHU-Q&amp;t=453s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Strike Force Five video;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Strike Force Five video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Strike Force Five video<\/a> that premiered the week before the show&#8217;s finale. &#8220;I know my staff is not paid the next day. They&#8217;re out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert added, &#8220;I&#8217;ve already packed my office.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In July, CBS <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-to-end-in-2026-cbs-retiring-franchise-11774759\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:announced;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;announced&quot;}\" class=\"link \">announced<\/a> that <em>The Late Show<\/em> would finish its run after its current season, claiming that the talk show&#8217;s cancellation was &#8220;purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show&#8217;s grand finale on Thursday included guests <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/paul-mccartney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Paul McCartney;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paul McCartney&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Paul McCartney<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/bryan-cranston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bryan Cranston;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bryan Cranston&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bryan Cranston<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/paul-rudd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Paul Rudd,;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paul Rudd,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Paul Rudd, <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ryan-reynolds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ryan Reynolds;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan Reynolds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ryan Reynolds<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tig-notaro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tig Notaro;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tig Notaro&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Tig Notaro<\/a>. Fellow late-night hosts <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jimmy Kimmel;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jimmy Kimmel&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/seth-meyers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Seth Meyers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seth Meyers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seth Meyers<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/john-oliver\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:John Oliver;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;John Oliver&quot;}\" class=\"link \">John Oliver<\/a>, and Fallon also popped up, as well as Colbert&#8217;s former <em>Daily Show<\/em> colleague <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jon-stewart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jon Stewart;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jon Stewart&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jon Stewart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the beginning of his final episode, Colbert <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stephen-colbert-breaks-tradition-on-the-late-show-series-finale-11981986\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:addressed viewers;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;addressed viewers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">addressed viewers<\/a> in the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City and those watching at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I just want to let all y&#8217;all know\u2026 how important you&#8217;ve been to what we have done,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The energy that you have given us, we sincerely needed that to have done the best possible show we could have for you for the last 11 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;Now I&#8217;ll say to you what I have said to every audience for the last 11 years, and I have meant it every time: Have a good show. Thanks for being here. And let&#8217;s do it, y&#8217;all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/late-show-set-finds-historic-new-home-after-stephen-colbert-cancellation-11982595\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key points The set for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will be donated to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago. The museum already houses one of Stephen Colbert&#8217;s old desks. The Late Show aired its final episode on May 21. The Late Show is officially over, but Stephen Colbert&#8216;s set will have a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2428488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[476239,355270,23571,347581,22653,33798],"class_list":["post-2428487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-broadcast-communications","tag-final-episode","tag-jimmy-fallon","tag-late-night-television","tag-stephen-colbert","tag-the-late-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Late-Show-set-finds-historic-new-home-after-Stephen.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428487"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428489,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428487\/revisions\/2428489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}