The long-running CBS late night franchise came to an end with what the host called a "normal" broadcast, but the surreal, Easter egg-filled program was stuffed with bold-faced names, with one key exception.

"It’s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV, so I am grateful to be able to be here," the comedian said.

India, May 23 -- The long-running feud between Donald Trump and late-night host Stephen Colbert took another dramatic turn after the US President shared an AI-generated video showing Colbert being thrown into a dumpster.

CBS aired its final installment of The Late Show tonight, with Stephen Colbert—class act that he is—starting things off with a reminder that he has always referred to the series as “the joy machine,” before gently letting a wide swathe of cameoing celebrities down in their dreams of being his “last guest.

We all saw this coming.