Seth Meyers Calls Final Stephen Colbert 'Late Show' A "Sad Week For TV"
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Key Points:
- Seth Meyers expressed sadness over Stephen Colbert’s departure from The Late Show, calling it a significant loss for American television and lamenting the loss of the 11:35 p.m. time slot.
- CBS will fill Colbert’s former time slot by airing Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen through a time buy arrangement, rather than introducing a new late-night host.
- Colbert is set to co-write the screenplay for the upcoming Lord of the Rings film, The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, signaling an exciting new chapter in his career.
- Meyers spoke at the Madrid premiere of Rafa, a Netflix documentary about tennis champion Rafael Nadal directed by his brother-in-law Zach Heinzerling, praising it as both a personal and sports documentary.
- Rafa will debut on Netflix on May 29 and is being submitted for Emmy consideration, alongside Late Night with Seth Meyers, though Meyers joked about not wanting to compete against his brother-in-law for awards.