Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends

Channel quietly debuts over weekend with Only in Monroe video days after Thursday’s final Late Show episode

Stephen Colbert hasn’t even been off the air for a week, but is already causing some hubbub with the launch of a new YouTube channel that has garnered more than 120,000 subscribers.

The popular late-night host, who aired his final episode of The Late Show last Thursday, quietly debuted the channel over the weekend with a single video titled: “Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026.”