#comedy-monologue

#comedy-monologue

At the top of his last show, which grew more surreal and absurd as it went on, Colbert highlighted the "joy" that he and his team felt creating more than 1,800 episodes of "The Late Show." "The energy that you've given us, we sincerely need that to have done the best possible show we could have for you for the last 11 years," Colbert said. "You've given it to us. We've given it all right back to you."