‘Late Show’ after a one-week hiatus as Stephen Colbert recovers from surgery

Stephen Colbert unexpectedly canceled five episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after the host underwent surgery for a ruptured appendix.

“Sorry to have to cancel our shows this week,” Colbert, 59, wrote in a statement shared via Wires on Monday, November 27. “I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsizing?’ Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured appendix.”

Colbert expressed his gratitude to his doctors and family for their help in caring for him. He called to his wife: Evelyn “Evie” McGee-Colbertand their three children, Madeline, 28, Peter, 26, and John, 21, for “putting up with him.”

The comedian ended his statement with a joke.

“In the future, all emails to my appendix will be handled by my pancreas,” he joked.

A ruptured appendix, a severe form of appendicitis, spreads the infection throughout the abdomen. Mayo Clinic. The condition requires immediate surgery to remove the organ and clean out the abdominal cavity. Recovery can take up to two weeks.

The Late Show was scheduled to return on Tuesday, November 28, after a Thanksgiving hiatus. The new episode was about to happen Jennifer Garner, Baz Luhrmann And John Scofield to appear. Guests for the rest of the week included Lord Patrick Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Kelsey Grammer, Jon Batiste and others.

Colbert and the other late-night TV hosts recently returned to television in October after going dark in May due to the Writers Guild of America strike, which lasted more than a hundred days. After his initial return, Colbert had to shut down production for a week while he recovered from COVID-19.

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“Sorry, but due to doctor’s orders I will be absent for the rest of the week,” he wrote last month via X (formerly Twitter). “Relax so that I can provide the handmade, artisanal talk show that we are so happy to offer you. Meanwhile, a heady mix of Paxlovid and onions in my socks (thanks, [Jimmy] To fall upon) will rebuild my immune system.”

The onions were part of a segment from the “Strike Force Five” podcast, which he co-hosted with Fallon, 49, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meijers And Johannes Olivier. In the episode, Fallon claimed that his friends told him that carrying a bag of onions at someone’s feet could help treat a cough.

The comedians launched the limited audio series in August in support of the then-striking writers.