Colbert Says Being Away from Late Night TV Is ‘an Opportunity to Not Think About the News Every Day’ and He Took It
‘Do you think about it ever?’
Sep 16, 2026 12:00 PM
By Grabien Staff
EXCERPT:
COLBERT: "Late-night TV. I remember it well. Many fond memories of this. (Laughter) KIMMEL: "Do you think about it ever?" COLBERT: "Nope." (Laughter) KIMMEL: "I will say — " COLBERT: "I have an opportunity to not think about the news every day? And I took it." KIMMEL: "You took it, yeah. You know what, when I saw you last night, or what was — yeah, last night, I felt like — I don’t know, you just seemed like a different person. You seemed happier, you seemed healthier." COLBERT: "Like I don’t drink a cup of poison every day? Exactly.”