Stephen Colbert, who will succeed David Letterman when he retires in 2015, will join the talk-show legend on The Late Show, CBS announced on Tuesday. Letterman will welcome his late-night protégé to the CBS stage Tuesday, April 22 for their first sit-down since the news was announced that Colbert would be the next host of Late Night.
Letterman, TV’s longest-running late-night talk-show host in television history, announced his retirement from the Late Show earlier this month. After the news was announced that the Comedy Central comedian would be taking his place, Letterman admitted that he was thrilled by CBS’s choice.
“Stephen has always been a real friend to me,” Letterman said in a statement. “I’m very excited for him, and I’m flattered that CBS chose him. I also happen to know they wanted another guy with glasses.”
