CBS aired the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert opening by calling the program “the joy machine” and welcoming a stream of celebrities as “last guest” dream cameos. Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows, Tig Notaro, and Ryan Reynolds appeared at the Ed Sullivan Theater for a final celebration. Colbert included jokes referencing earlier late-night days and made light of legal and financial concerns involving CBS. Paul McCartney visited to present a signed photo connecting The Beatles, Ed Sullivan, and the same theater, prompting reflections on America. A pre-taped segment featured Jon Stewart, Neal deGrasse Tyson, Elijah Wood, and Strike Force Five members, with additional cameos continuing despite an interdimensional void premise tied to the show’s cancellation for financial reasons.
"CBS aired its final installment of The Late Show tonight, with Stephen Colbert- class act that he is -starting things off with a reminder that he has always referred to the series as "the joy machine," before gently letting a wide swathe of cameoing celebrities down in their dreams of being his "last guest." Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows, Tig Notaro, and Ryan Reynolds all crashed the Ed Sullivan Theater for one last early hurrah, with Colbert reveling in his role as the ringmaster of the chaos for a final time."
"And, sure, his last comedy pieces included a few "final days of the Conan Tonight Show" gags at the expense of CBS. (Including Louis Cato and The Great Big Joy Machine responding to news that the folks behind Peanuts were getting litigious about people using their music without permission by immediately playing a snippet of "Linus And Lucy." Colbert: "Oh no, I hope this doesn't cost CBS any money.") But Colbert was clearly gearing up for the show's real final guest: Paul McCartney, who stopped by to give Colbert a signed photo of The Beatles hanging out with their good pal Ed Sullivan in that very same building."
"And then, back to the bits, as Colbert let things get silly (and a bit pointed toward his soon-to-be-former corporate masters) with a pre-taped segment featuring Jon Stewart, Neal deGrasse Tyson, beloved hobbit Elijah Wood, and the host's stalwart fellow members of the Strike Force Five. (Jimmys Kimmel and Fallon avoiding competing with themselves by going dark with their own broadcasts for tonight's shows.) But getting sucked into an interdimensional void (caused by the paradox of the country's highest-rated late-night show getting canceled for strictly financial reasons) couldn't stop the cameos from rolling, as Colbert was j"
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