Brian Stack Makes His Late Night Exit

Source Chicago Magazine
Original Load Date May 4, 2026, 7 a.m.
Last Updated May 4, 2026, 7 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/brian-stack-makes-his-late-night-exit/

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When _The Late Show with Stephen Colbert_ airs its last show May 21 after a consistently ratings-topping and multiple-Emmy-winning 11-year-ish run on CBS, more than 200 people will be out of work or moving on to new jobs. That includes Colbert’s staff of 20-plus writers, among them Chicago-area nati...