“‘1,800 EPISODES… AND I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HOW IT ENDS…’” That single, shattered line from Stephen Colbert hit the studio like a punch to the chest…
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“‘1,800 EPISODES… AND I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HOW IT ENDS…’” That single, shattered line from Stephen Colbert hit the studio like a punch to the chest — the kind of moment that instantly told everyone this wasn’t going to be a normal farewell. Because this wasn’t just a night of goodbyes. This was The Late Show reaching its 1,800th episode milestone… and everything was already hanging in the air like it was about to fall apart. Then Bruce Springsteen walked in. No fanfare. No warning. Just silence swallowing the room whole as the audience realized something historic was unfolding in real time.
Bruce Springsteen takes jab at Trump, Paramount during Stephen Colbert’s second-to-last ‘Late Show’
Bruce Springsteen took center stage at Stephen Colbert’s penultimate “Late Show” on Wednesday, wasting no time to bash his familiar foe, President Trump, along with CBS parent company Paramount Skydance.



