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Colbert's Joke Box & Charity Auction: A Late Show Farewell

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Stephen Colbert, wrapping up The Late Show, shares unused Iran war jokes with Jimmy Kimmel. He auctions off props for charity, inviting Jon Stewart to hype the haul. Colberts final episode promises a smooth handoff, keeping satire alive amid real-world headlines.

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Colbert's Joke Box & Charity Auction: A Late Show Farewell

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Colbert's Joke Box & Charity Auction: A Late Show Farewell. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 23rd. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Stephen Colbert is wrapping up the late show with his final episode on May 21st, and he's got a stash of unused Iran war jokes they might not. See the light of day. With the conflict dragging on, he packed them into a box and shipped them straight to Jimmy Kimmel, figuring Kimmel's show could put him to work. Earlier this week, Colbert rift on Trump extending a ceasefire with Iran, but skipping any end date, joking the war might not wrap before memorial. Day. No way he's letting those punchlines gather dust as his desk time runs out. Fans are buzzing about Colbert's send-off vibe, turning potential leftovers into comedy gold for the next guy. It's a smooth handoff in late nightland, keeping the satire alive amid real-world headlines. On top of the joke box, he's auctioning off props and memorabilia for charity, bringing in John Stewart to hype the haul. The showcased everything from

mugs and neckties to a chunk of red carpet and that massive, the late show with, sign from the set, Colbert quipped. You could buy the sign and have his show hanging over your head for ever classic self-roast. As the curtain drops, he's passing the torch with style, ensuring the laughs echo on.

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