The curtain is closing on The Late Show, both Stephen Colbert’s show and the CBS franchise as a whole. And with the current state of late-night TV, other post-primetime chat-fests might go off the air, too.
The decline of late night is a shame, because for some 70 years now, comedians have been tickling our funny bones, bringing A-listers into our living rooms, and even inspiring social change. Here are our picks for the best to have ever done it.