Despite his longevity, O'Brien has always seemed like a host who never fit in easily on television – perhaps, at least in part, by design. He plans to debut a weekly variety show on HBO Max.
Stephen Colbert had some choice words for the president on Monday's Late Show. Despite calls from some for a boycott, Colbert said Wednesday, "I would do it again, [but] I would change a few words."
Clinton has struggled to seem at ease on the campaign trail given the controversy surrounding her use of a private email server as secretary of state. She broke through that Wednesday night.
Robin Thede's wide-ranging career has included stints in both journalism and comedy. Now, at The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, she's the first black woman to work as a head writer in late night TV.
No one has been a late-night TV host longer than David Letterman, who retires Wednesday after 33 years. Here's what he told TV Critic Eric Deggans about leaving the Ed Sullivan Theater one last time.
The former Daily Show correspondent becomes the only black man to host an entertainment show on late night TV. And he starts on an important occasion; the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
