Stephen Colbert’s appendicitis takes The Late Show off the air
Stephen Colbert bowed out of The Late Show this week after suffering from a ruptured appendix
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Poor Stephen Colbert. First, he’s kept off the air by the writers strike, then he contracts COVID-19, then his appendix ruptures. The latter is the latest medical emergency to befall The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, as the host announced via Instagram Threads on Monday.
“Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week,” the statement reads. “I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?’ Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix. I’m grateful to my doctors for their care and to Evie and the kids for putting up with me. Going forward, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas.”
According to Deadline, guests slated for the nightly talk show this week included Jennifer Garner, Baz Luhrmann, Patrick Stewart, and Kelsey Grammer. Barbra Streisand was reportedly supposed to take The Colbert Questionert, and former bandleader Jon Batiste, recently nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys, was set to return for an interview and a performance.
The Late Show was last disrupted in October when Colbert got COVID-19 after seeing Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie in theaters. “It was great. I sang, I laughed, I screamed along with my fellow Swifties who were so excited that they came to the theater despite their high fevers, loss of taste and smell, and… OK, that’s where I got COVID. I got COVID (Taylor’s Version),” he joked in his monologue at the time. After a short stint doing the show from home, he ended up canceling the rest of the shows for the week, posting a statement to social media that read, “Sorry to say, per doctor’s orders, I’m going to be out for the rest of the week. Resting up so that I can deliver the hand-crafted, artisanal talk show that we so enjoy serving you.”
Get well soon, Mr. Colbert!
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It will grow back, right?
“I got COVID (Taylor’s Version).”
Okay, I got nothing, that’s hilarious.
Stephen Colbert really need a wingman/woman like Andy Richter to Conan especially now that The Late Late Show is gone. If anything like the covid situation occur, he can tape a segment from home while his wingman/woman take over the live show.
Isn’t that Jon Stewart?
That would be great. And J-Stew doesn’t have a show at the moment…If CBS had the balls they’d do it.
He probably doesn’t have anybody he’d actually want who would be willing to serve two masters: him, and the network he’s currently on.
I admire him for trying to host that week recently when he had covid, but it was for the best that he bowed out after one episode. He was clearly very ill when he recorded that one episode. You could just see that he was dragging. And now the poor guy has appendicitis. He can’t catch a break (other than the whole being rich and famous thing).
Honestly thought everyone was taking this week off anyway because of Thanksgiving.
Hope he gets better soon.
I just hope someone had a pocket knife.
Damn. Now how will I get to watch a nightly talk show that dares to make jokes about how Trump is racist and has terrible hair? This show was one of a kind.
You don’t have to lie by implying that you ever watched the show in the first place.
Stick with NewsMax. This week they’re doing a retrospective on Trump’s 3o Nobel Prizes for chemistry.
Four words: Guest Host Patrick Stewart.
Just imagine that voice inflecting the living hell out of a “Meanwhile” segment.
Seven words :Animated, Green Lantern John Stewart Guest Host
That is the cover story the gerbil got off the chain ,went up too far and died .Maybe get Trump to fill in for him ,he owes him his career