Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 3/18/2026
Un Forever | Iran Posed No Imminent Threat | Not The Smartest Person | Florida's Cousin-CouplesKim Jong Un was re-elected as North Korea's leader, Trump's counterterrorism chief quit over the Iran war, Rep. Markwayne Mullin might not be the best pick to run DHS, and cousins can still marry each other in Florida.
Stephen Launches "The Last Show" Charity T-Shirt With Help From Chef Jose Andres
Friend of the show Chef José Andrés stops by to help Stephen launch the brand new "The Last Show" T-shirt, which is available now at http://colbertlateshow.com/ebay with all profits going to World Central Kitchen.
Baseball Diplomacy
Venezuelan baseball fans took a hard pass on Trump's offer of statehood.
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The felon-in-chief didn't even give him a second look while everyone else present were trying to help the poor guy. Great pic, my friend!!! 
There were a couple of interesting pieces on Steven Colbert on Salon magazine recently:
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/09/this-is-not-the-red-scare-colbert-shrugs-off-blacklist-comparisons-takes-shot-at-paramount/
https://www.salon.com/2025/11/04/im-more-conservative-than-people-think-colbert-pushes-back-against-lefty-perception/
Most people irl have a mix of “lefty” and “conservative” “lenses”, “decision-making strategies” etc to borrow a type of language and thought process I disapprove of on the whole more than not.
With these guys’ ill-conceived and lame/mismanaged surveillance state sort of shuffling creepily into existence, while an adequately and fine-honed wariness is necessary, not becoming cynical or jaded is non-optional.