NEW: Stephen Colbert Is Leaving + Booze and Reviews of Obsession Movie

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · May 15, 2026 · 19m

Stephen Colbert is leaving CBS on May 21st, comedy is under a microscope, and there is a horror movie in theaters right now that arrives from a completely unexpected direction.

Comedy's Hardest Secret

The Kevin Hart roast is the entry point, but the real question is whether audiences now need to be shocked to laugh. The case made here is that the hardest thing a performer can do is make it look like no effort at all, and the Academy Awards have almost never rewarded that. Colbert's 11-season run ends May 21st, and Jimmy Kimmel is going dark that night rather than compete.

The Wish You Can't…