From Variety · Jack Dunn · · 1m 10s
Stephen Colbert does not miss late night
Fresh off an Emmy win, Stephen Colbert told Jimmy Kimmel he is happier away from the daily late night grind.
In brief
Fresh off an Emmy win, Stephen Colbert told Jimmy Kimmel he is happier away from the daily late night grind. Colbert frames life after late night as a relief, especially because he no longer has to track the news every day. Originally reported by Variety.
An Emmy night follow-up
After winning outstanding variety series, Stephen Colbert appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and faced the obvious question about late night TV.
He remembers it fondly
Colbert joked that late night was part of his past, with good memories attached, before Kimmel pressed him on whether he misses it.
“Late night TV. I remember it well.”
The answer was blunt
Kimmel asked if Colbert ever thinks about returning. Colbert gave the shortest possible answer, and it landed as the whole punchline.
“Nope!”
No daily news grind
Colbert said one major change is that he no longer has to think about the news every day. That distance seems to suit him.
“think about the news every day”
Kimmel sees the change
Kimmel said Colbert looked like a different person at the Emmys, calling him happier and healthier than he seemed during the show years.
“happier”
What to remember
Colbert frames life after late night as a relief, especially because he no longer has to track the news every day.
