Stephen Colbert

Late-night TV viewers scattering

2013-04-03 17:36:00

The laughs aren't what they used to be in late night. NBC has confirmed weeks of speculation by saying it plans to blow up its late-night schedule (once again) to clear the way for a younger comedian. NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, 62, has agreed...

Stephen Colbert slams 'The Bible' miniseries

2013-03-26 11:26:00

In his first night back on the air Monday after a two-week hiatus, Stephen Colbert focused on spiritual matters. As “America’s most influential Catholic,” Colbert was naturally disappointed to have missed out on covering the election...

Critic's Notebook: Leno, Lauer are now not-so-gracious hosts

2013-04-04 06:30:00

You can say what you want about the labyrinthine nature of the Vatican, but when Pope Benedict XVI decided it was time to go, he announced he was leaving and then he went. A few weeks and a few puffs of smoke later, voila — a new pope. If only the...

'Tonight's' forecast calls for scattered viewership

2013-04-04 05:00:00

Jimmy Fallon has been crowned the next king of late-night television, but the empire he will inherit has seen better days. "Late Night" host Fallon, who will succeed Jay Leno in "The Tonight Show" chair in 2014, is charged with trying to reenergize a...

Who will replace Jimmy Fallon on 'Late Night'?

2013-04-03 13:32:00

Jay Leno is out at "The Tonight Show"; Jimmy Fallon is in. Now the question on everyone’s lips is who will be the new host of “Late Night”? The candidates might include Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler, Andy Cohen and W....

Stephen Colbert slams Supreme Court on Voting Rights Act

2013-03-07 09:44:00

After taking on campaign finance with his super PAC last year, Stephen Colbert appears to have moved on to a new favorite cause: voting rights. As the host explained Wednesday night �on “The Colbert Report,” he’s “personally...

Colbert mocks Pat Robertson for report on 'demonic' used clothing

2013-03-01 09:51:00

On Thursday night Stephen Colbert had some fun at the expense of the “world’s most powerful religious leader." Nope, not Pope Benedict XVI (though he got some air time too) but, rather, televangelist Pat Roberston. �“In a world full of...

Jimmy Fallon will inherit real estate that has lost a lot of value

2013-03-21 12:57:00

Being the king of late-night TV isn't as valuable as it once was. If Jimmy Fallon takes over for Jay Leno as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" (when it comes to Leno and succession, it's always better to use "if" and not "when"), he will be taking over...

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert team up for moving musical duet

2013-02-22 09:50:00

One thing Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have in common — other than being late-night hosts with Ben & Jerry’s flavors named after them, that is — is the important role music plays on their respective shows . On “Late Night,&...

Netflix goes sci-fi with the Wachowskis

2013-03-27 18:14:00

Netflix is going big with its next original series. After tapping the talents of David Fincher and Eli Roth for previous productions, the online outfit is getting Andy and Lana Wachowski, creators of "The Matrix" series, who will work with J. Michael...

Steve Jobs as adorable manga man

2013-03-27 15:23:00

Using Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography as a frame, award-winning author Mari Yamazaki has created a manga version of the life of Apple founder Steve Jobs. It's being serialized in the Japanese comic magazine Kiss, alongside tales of teen love....

Random House sees 'Fifty Shades' of profit, thanks to E.L. James

2013-03-27 08:31:00

Publishing giant Random House posted record profits last year, Publisher's Weekly reports. Thanks to E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, revenue at the Bertelsmann-owned publisher exceeded $420 million in 2012 -- up a staggering 75% from the year before....

Junot Diaz backstage with Stephen Colbert.

2013-03-25 00:00:00

Undisputed truthiness: It's Stephen Colbert's 46th birthday today. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

2013-03-18 18:52:00

Stephen Colbert at a political rally in 2012

2013-03-18 15:42:00