Colbert Will Host ‘Late Show,’ Playing Himself for a Change

24 Jun 2014 • nytimes.com

Mr. Colbert, the star of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report,” will be — in one way — an all-new talent for CBS because he will drop the broadly satirical blowhard conservative character he has played for nine years, and instead perform as himself.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who will sorely miss the Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report... An era is truly ending.