Stephen Colbert recently teased his future career plan following the end of his late-night talk show, The Late Show, next year.
In the aftermath of the show's shocking cancellation last summer, fans have been wondering what's next for Colbert and whether he will continue in a talk-show format online or through a podcast. So far, no official announcement has been made about his next venture, but there is a lot of hope that he will continue to do interviews or discuss political events on another platform.
What is Stephen Colbert's Plan After The Late Show Ends Next Year?
Speaking recently with GQ, Colbert opened up about what he has in store for the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when it broadcasts in May of next year.
He admitted that he doesn't know yet how they are "going to land this plane," but he wants to do his exit "gracefully." However, he is glad that there is a "sense of relief" that he "might not have to put on the snorkel and get into the sewer every day."
When asked whether he is planning to do an online talk show or a podcast after the late-night show ends, Colbert remained mum on the plans, but he promised that he will continue to do more content.
"I love creating things and I still want to work with the people I work with. I don’t know how you work with 200 people, 210, something like that, right? It’s an enormous amount of people. I love them," he said.
"And I want to continue to do that with them to the degree that I can. And I want to find that with other people too. I just love making things."
What Does Stephen Colbert Think of The Late Show's Cancellation?
Colbert also revealed that he was "surprised" by the network's decision to cancel The Late Show, considering that it is the number one late-night talk show in the ratings.
"Listen, every show’s got to end at some time. And I’ve been on a bunch of shows that have ended sometimes by our lights and sometimes by the decision of other people. That’s just the nature of show business. You can’t worry about that. You got to be a big boy about that. But I think we’re the first number one show to ever get canceled," he said.
The famed host-comedian also found it "surprising" when the network told him that the decision to cancel the show was due to financial reasons.
"I can understand why people would have that reaction because CBS or the parent corporation — I’m not going to say who made that decision, because I don’t know; no one’s ever going to tell us — decided to cut a check for $16 million to the president of the United States over a lawsuit that their own lawyers, Paramount’s own lawyers, said is completely without merit," he said.
"And it is self-evident that that is damaging to the reputation of the network, the corporation, and the news division. So it is unclear to me why anyone would do that other than to curry favor with a single individual. If people have theories that associate me with that, it’s a reasonable thing to think, because CBS or the corporation clearly did it once. But my side of the street is clean and I have no interest in picking up a broom or adding to refuse on the other side of the street. Not my problem."
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