When it was announced that Grimmy the Grim Reaper would be Stephen Colbert’s final guest on The Colbert Report, fans speculated whether the future Late Show host was killing off his satirical character. Instead, Colbert’s Colbert became immortal, and he closed out his nine-year Comedy Central run with a performance for the ages.
The host ended his Report with an all-star performance of Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again,” featuring “We Are the World”-style appearances by an incredible cast of singers, actors, politicians and pundits. First out to say goodbye to Colbert was longtime Daily Show host and the man who helped Colbert on the map, Jon Stewart, who held hands with Colbert as they walked towards a piano where Randy Newman was playing. Then the celebrity floodgates opened.
