Like other checks and balances on presidential power, late-night talk shows — once ratings juggernauts, woven into the fabric of American culture — are being stress-tested. Orange make-up jokes alone won't be enough to save them.

As Stephen Colbert signs off May 21, his exit closes a 33-year CBS franchise—and marks the end of one late-night era built on ritual, the desk and the band

Stephen Colbert opened up about the ending of his talk show, as well as his feud with President Donald Trump, in a new interview with People magazine.