After more than 1,800 episodes, Stephen Colbert officially signed off from The Late Show Thursday night… and somehow the finale managed to feel emotional, weird, musical, and mildly unhinged all at once.
The final episode featured Paul McCartney, who sat down with Colbert before joining him on stage for a loud, joyful performance of “Hello, Goodbye.”
The monologue was interrupted by Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd and Tim Meadows, all pretending to be annoyed they weren’t the show’s final guest.
There was music from Elvis Costello, appearances from Jon Batiste and Louis Cato, and eventually the entire theatre turned into a literal snow globe after McCartney symbolically shut off the building’s power.
The final week of guests also included Michael Keaton, Jon Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steven Spielberg, Bruce Springsteen and David Byrne.
And yes, they also somehow did a fish-themed parody of “It’s Raining Men.”
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