{"id":477275,"date":"2026-06-14T19:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/477275\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:17:11","slug":"its-not-just-stephen-colbert-whos-taking-a-step-back-after-the-late-show-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/477275\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Not Just Stephen Colbert Who\u2019s Taking A Step Back After The Late Show Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\" Stephen Colbert sits with a tea cup at his desk staring at the camera during a final season episode of The Late Show. He has glasses and suit on. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5a9845d73c50fc341edfa23d4c8dfad2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: CBS Broadcasting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Colbert had a big week after The Late Show ended. There was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/video-stephen-colbert-moshing-show-123648152.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:some late night moshing;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;some late night moshing&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some late night moshing<\/a>, then his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/stephen-colbert-hes-doing-day-171358163.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:brother got married;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;brother got married&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brother got married<\/a>, and then he had to get back to New York to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/everyone-fired-stephen-colbert-long-112605369.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:clear out the office because CBS wasn\u2019t playing;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;clear out the office because CBS wasn\u2019t playing&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clear out the office because CBS wasn\u2019t playing<\/a> when it came to the cast and crew getting out. We know he already has some work lined up thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/why-stephen-colbert-writing-lord-162146584.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:his LOTR movie with his kid and Peter Jackson;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;his LOTR movie with his kid and Peter Jackson&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his LOTR movie with his kid and Peter Jackson<\/a>, but in general, he\u2019s not working 9-5 (or more like 8-6:30) days anymore. As it turns out, though, he\u2019s not the only person taking a step back now his late night gig is over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">News broke this week that Colbert\u2019s better half Evelyn \u2018Evie\u2019 Colbert is also having a big goodbye month. She stepped down from her longtime role with Montclair Film, an organization responsible for putting on the Montclair Film Festival each year. She\u2019d served as President of the nonprofit group, which she\u2019d helped to establish back in 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert has not mentioned whether she stepped down as a direct result of her husband\u2019s changing role on the Late Night scene. However, the timing feels like it can\u2019t be coincidental. The Late Show\u2019s last episode hit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2026-tv-premiere-date-schedule-network-streaming-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:2026 TV schedule;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2026 TV schedule&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2026 TV schedule<\/a> on May 21st. The family then had that wedding trip planned, and now his wife is also taking a step back, though she will reportedly continue to be involved as a member, just not a leader of the organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Colbert was on-hand at the event, and the family went out afterward to Joe&#8217;s Pub to celebrate, but the best part of the evening maybe was what the intrepid interviewer had to say about his wife of 32 years (Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2026\/06\/11\/stephen-colbert-late-show-next\/90448998007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Usa Today;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Usa Today&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Usa Today<\/a>). (Also, I hope you have a tissue handy.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I&#8217;m so proud to be Evie&#8217;s husband. I&#8217;m so happy that she received this recognition here tonight. For the last 15 years, I&#8217;ve said, &#8216;I don&#8217;t understand why you do it. No one&#8217;s chanting your name and your name isn&#8217;t on the front of the building!&#8217; I know she&#8217;s incredibly touched by what everyone has said here tonight, and I know how uncomfortable she is with this level of spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He went on to say her parents would be &#8220;looking down&#8221; on her and would be &#8220;so proud.&#8221; I should have known Colbert would have lovely words for his wife given the way he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/1530831\/watch-stephen-colbert-explain-how-he-realized-he-would-marry-his-wife\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:often has spoken about her in public;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;often has spoken about her in public&quot;}\" class=\"link \">often has spoken about her in public<\/a>, but that was such a touching speech to go out on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I can\u2019t even imagine the whirlwind the last few weeks have been like for this couple. It\u2019s been go-go-go, but all signs indicate that as the summer progresses it will be slow-slow-slow. It\u2019s sort of hard to believe, but Stephen Colbert and his wife at 62-years-old at this point, and there\u2019s a lot the world can offer outside of work obligations. I hope semi-retirement treats them very well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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