What’s going to Stephen Colbert do as soon as he ends his run internet hosting CBS’ Late Present in Might 2026? He has loads of choices.
However Josh Brolin additionally provided him a job throughout his Wednesday night time Late Present look.
Colbert, Brolin recommended, must be his private assistant.
Colbert indicated that it wouldn’t be too troublesome, suggesting Brolin wasn’t notably high-maintenance.
“You realize what, Josh Brolin, I guess that’s an actual simple job,” Colbert mentioned. “No calls in the midst of the night time complaining about why the steam room isn’t working from Josh Brolin.”
And Colbert was on board: “I’m in, man.”
In one other section of the interview, when Brolin was reminiscing a few latest motorbike journey along with his associates, Colbert requested how he might get invited, and Brolin recommended he might begin by messing up his hair to slot in along with his biker buddies.
“After Might,” Colbert mentioned, including that when The Late Present got here to an finish, “I’m going to get so minimize. I’m going to do the fats shot drug. And I’m going to get tremendous minimize. I’m going to do nothing however protein … eat 16 chickens a day.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Brolin and Colbert shared their mutual love for one another and even recited poetry earlier than Brolin gave Colbert a doll with Brolin’s face on it that learn “I [heart] you.”
Earlier within the week, Brolin despatched Colbert a video message by way of his Weapons co-star Julia Garner, who shared it with the host when she was on the late night time present.
“Stephen, it’s Josh. Be good to our woman,” Brolin started within the clip. “She’s a very candy woman, and she or he’s actually, actually good on this film. I hope you noticed the film.”
Brolin added, “Additionally I need to say, how’s your boat? Now that you simply don’t have a job, you’ll be capable of spend extra time on the boat.” Brolin additionally recommended that Colbert lastly watch The Goonies, which the host has mentioned he has by no means seen, when his present ends.
And Brolin teased within the video message, “I’ve a proposal for you after I see you.” The “provide” turned out to be the assistant gig.
It was introduced final month that CBS had canceled The Late Present, with the long-running franchise set to come back to an finish in Might. CBS referred to as the transfer “purely a monetary resolution” amid a difficult linear TV atmosphere.
However there’s been widespread hypothesis about doable different causes for the cancellation, as Colbert has been a outstanding critic of President Donald Trump and CBS mother or father firm Paramount International not too long ago accomplished a merger with Skydance that had been awaiting FCC approval. Paramount additionally not too long ago settled a lawsuit filed by Trump over a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, which Colbert criticized on his present. However CBS mentioned that wasn’t an element within the resolution.