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Conan O'Brien Offers Tongue-in-Cheek Advice to Stephen Colbert Before Late-Night Exit
30 Sep, 2025
Summary
- Conan O'Brien reminds Stephen Colbert of advice he gave before leaving late-night TV
- Colbert's "The Late Show" set to end in May 2026
- Late-night TV industry facing changes, with Kimmel's show also taken off air

In a recent appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," former late-night host Conan O'Brien reminisced about the advice he had given Colbert and other late-night hosts before stepping away from the industry four years ago. O'Brien joked that he had told the hosts to "take care of late night" and "don't speak truth to power," adding that "cowardice is the way."