One of late-night television's top performers is leaving the network

For twenty years, late-night television has been the thrilling home for comedian and megatalent Stephen Colbert

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Jon Stewart's apprentice, Colbert originally made his mark as a reporter on Comedy Central's

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news-parody programme The Daily Show, which is presently hosted by Trevor Noah.

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Colbert went into a starring position as host of his own parody series

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The Colbert Report, using his abilities as a political analyst.

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Having achieved popularity, the comedian was chosen to succeed David Letterman as host

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS beginning in 2015.

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, one of the most popular late-night programmes

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has included a band from its start, headed by musician Jon Batiste. Batiste now seems to be cutting ties

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