Overview
- Stephen Colbert told his studio audience during Thursday's taping that he will interview Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 5.
- The sit-down will be Obama's first interview conducted from the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which opens to the public June 19.
- The Late Show returns May 5 for its final three weeks, with the series finale scheduled for May 21.
- After Colbert signs off, Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed will move into the CBS late-night slot the next day.
- May 5 will mark Obama's fifth appearance on Colbert's network late-night run, following visits in 2016 and 2020 and earlier conversations on The Colbert Report.