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Unmasked, Stephen Colbert debuts tonight hosting ‘Late Show’

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Stephen Colbert is about to turn a corner in his career: onto Broadway at 54th Street. Having split from cheeky Comedy Central a few blocks away, he will now hold court at old-guard CBS. He will inherit the theater, time slot and series title (though with an added “The”) owned for 22 years by David Letterman. Little wonder that Colbert’s disciples — his erstwhile Colbert Nation — wait anxiously to see what “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will be…

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Stephen Colbert pokes fun at Jeb Bush for using ‘Late Show’ appearance as fundraising

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Days before Tuesday night’s debut as “Late Show” host, Stephen Colbert escalated the battle with one of the show’s first guests – GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush. The good-natured altercation began, unsurprisingly, with a fundraising pitch. Bush used his upcoming appearance on Colbert’s inaugural CBS broadcast for a contest, which offers supporters a chance to win tickets to the show – all for a simple $3 donation. Nevertheless, the Twitter “feud” began when Bush’s campaign failed to get permission from Colbert first. “No…

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Jeb Bush is opening night guest for Steven Colbert’s ‘Late Show’

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Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush will be an opening-night guest on Stephen Colbert‘s late-night show. In a tweet posted Tuesday, the former “Colbert Report” host said Bush will join him on the Sept. 8 debut of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “My first GOP candidate!” his Twitter post said, then poked fun at the size of the GOP field. “Luckily I do 200 shows a year, so I think I can fit them all.” Bush responded in light-hearted…

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‘Empire,’ ‘Mad Men,’ Letterman vie for Emmy nominations

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Six months after the Oscars featured an all-white cast of acting nominees, television’s Emmy Awards is poised to show its big-screen Hollywood sibling how diversity is achieved. The likely contenders for Thursday’s Emmy nominations include hit series Empire and Black-ish and their wealth of critically acclaimed black actors, and Jane the Virgin and its standout Latina star, Gina Rodriguez. Nominees in top categories are to be announced Thursday morning by Uzo Aduba, an Emmy winner last year for her Orange…

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David Letterman signs off as late-night host

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Comedy stars from Steve Martin to Tina Fey and the rock band Foo Fighters ushered David Letterman into retirement Wednesday after 33 years and 6,028 broadcasts of his late-night shows on CBS and NBC. His final “Late Show” broadcast ran long, some 17 minutes over its usual hour, and CBS planned to let the show go without cutting it. The transplanted Hoosier, who made Top Ten lists and ironic humor staples of television comedy and influenced a generation of performers,…

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Vampire Weekend stops by The Colbert Report

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Apparently, beneath Stephen Colbert’s hilariously iron-fisted exterior lies the heart of a trendy, middle-class 20something. That or he just really knows his demographic. Either way, the titan of truthiness has been on his game of late, inviting some choice indie acts to perform on The Colbert Report — The Mountain Goats, T.V. On the Radio, and The Hold Steady, to name a few . Last night was no exception when Vampire Weekend stopped by to promote their latest effort, Contra, and perform “Holiday”…

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PolitiFact goes big time with appearance on Colbert Report

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From Eric Deggans: He hardly got a word in around host Stephen Colbert‘s artful ribbing about a Sunday politics show daring to check its guests’ facts. But PolitiFact editor Bill Adair still lodged an amazing milestone, joining ABC This Week interim host Jake Tapper on the Colbert Report Wednesday to take a few good-natured shots on the partnership that has seen the St. Petersburg Times‘ factchecking Web site take on the Sunday TV political establishment. “I don’t care about facts; I…

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