david letterman was the host of the late show and was once a correspondent for the daily show.
david letterman was the host of the late show and was once a correspondent for the daily show.
host of the late show who was once a correspondent for the daily show?
david letterman
in 2014, it was announced that stephen colbert would leave comedy central to host "the late show" on cbs, following the retirement of david letterman, the first host of "late show". the final episode of "the colbert report" aired on comedy central on december 18, 2014, after nine years and a total of 1,447 episodes. the final episode of "the colbert report" was watched by 2.481 million viewers, making it the most watched episode ever in the show's history. the finale was the most watched cable program of the night in its time slot, beating "the daily show" which was seen by 2.032 million viewers. "the colbert report" was replaced on comedy central by larry wilmore from "the daily show", who began hosting his series "the nightly show with larry wilmore" on january 19, 2015. the show aired until august 18, 2016, when it was cancelled due to low ratings. on february 10, 2015, jon stewart also announced that he would also leave the network and "the daily show" after 16 years. stewart's final episode aired on august 6, 2015, and trevor noah succeeded stewart as new host on september 28, 2015.
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in 1998, cbs and david letterman's production company, worldwide pants, selected kilborn to replace tom snyder as host of "the late late show" to run after "late show with david letterman". his final "daily show" episode aired on december 17, 1998, ending a 386-episode tenure. on january 11, 1999, jon stewart replaced kilborn as host of "the daily show".









































on august 6, 2015, he made a cameo appearance on "the daily show" as part of jon stewart's last episode. it was his first appearance on the show since he left as host.









































section::::career.:late-night hosting.:"the late late show".
craig kilborn