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Fire alarm cuts Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma Harvard event short as graduate student union pickets outside • Nov. 9, 2026, 4:54 PM ET (Los Angeles Times)
Stephen Colbert Evacuated From Harvard Event Due to Fire Alarm After Being Accused of Crossing Picket Line • Nov. 8, 2026, 2:59 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Spider named after Stephen Colbert has twice as many chromosomes as you • Oct. 28, 2026, 4:01 PM ET (Popular Science)
Kate McKinnon to Join Stephen Colbert for Annual Montclair Film Benefit Conversation (Exclusive) • Oct. 20, 2026, 12:00 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
After "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" ends, trumpeter Jon Lampley gets solo spotlight • Oct. 15, 2026, 3:06 PM ET (CBS)

Facts

Also Known As Stephen Tyrone Colbert
Born May 13, 1964 (age 62) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Awards And Honors Emmy Award (2014) • Emmy Award (2013) • Emmy Award (2010) • Grammy Award (2009) • Emmy Award (2008)

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Stephen Colbert stands in a suit, looking toward the audience on the set of The Late Show, with the show's logo visible on the front of the desk behind him.
Stephen Colbert smiles while holding an Emmy Award trophy, wearing a tuxedo and glasses at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.
Amy Poehler
American comedian and actress
Billy Crystal smiling and wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt, photographed against a dark background.
Billy Crystal
American actor, writer, and comedian
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
American comedian and actress
Tina Fey smiling at an event in 2019, wearing a black top with silver floral patterns, in front of a blue background.
Tina Fey
American comedian, writer, and actress
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Sid Caesar
American comedian
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy
American actress
Jane Lynch smiling at an event, wearing a black jacket with a purple top and a delicate necklace.
Jane Lynch
American actress and comedian
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
American actor
Louis C.K.
Louis C.K.
American comedian and writer
Steve Martin, wearing glasses and a black tuxedo with a bow tie, smiles while posing at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.
Steve Martin
American actor and writer
Dave Chappelle smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a green shirt and a dark jacket with a fur-trimmed hood.
Dave Chappelle
American comedian and actor
The multitalented Donald Glover, 2019
Donald Glover
American writer, actor, and musician
Whoopi Goldberg smiles in front of a red Fashion Group International step-and-repeat backdrop at the FGI Night of Stars 39th Annual Gala in New York City.
Whoopi Goldberg
American actress
Bob Newhart stands smiling with arms open in his home office, surrounded by posters and photographs on wood-paneled walls, September 1, 1972.
Bob Newhart
American actor and comedian
Jonathan Winters, wearing a dark suit and tie, smiles while seated in front of a swirling, abstract black and white background, circa 1968.
Jonathan Winters
American comedian
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Canadian American comedian and actor
Dudley Moore in Arthur (1981).
Dudley Moore
British actor, comedian, and musician
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Lou Costello
American actor
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Groucho Marx
American comedian and actor
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Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor

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