Date 08/09/2015 - News People
Stephen Colbert ? the real guy, not the Comedy Central character ? officially takes over for the retired David Letterman as host of CBS' "The Late Show" on Tuesday night.
Announced guests for opening night are George Clooney and Jeb Bush. CBS is even giving Colbert extra time, saying the show will finish 9 minutes over the usual hour.
Colbert has retired the political talk-show host character he portrayed on "The Colbert Report" for the platform on television's most-watched network. He'll be in direct competition with the two Jimmys, ratings leader Jimmy Fallon on NBC's "Tonight" show and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel.