Ṣẹ̀kún gbólóhùn yìí: Ní June 22, 2016, CBS kéde pé "The Late Show" yóò máa gbé àwọn ìran jáde fún ọ̀sẹ̀ méjì lákòókò 2016
Àpérò àwọn Aṣòfin Republican àti ti àwọn Aṣòfin Democratic. Akọkọ ninu awọn wọnyi isẹlẹ, on July 18, 2016, ṣi pẹlu kan orin nọmba nipa Colbert ti o akawe awọn Republican igbimo lati jije "Kristi ni July", ati ti o ti ṣe afihan sketches ibi ti Jon Stewart (ti fi han lati ti a ti ngbe kuro-apapo ni a cabin) ti wa ni so wipe Donald Trump ti clinched awọn Republican nomination fun awọn aarẹ idibo, Colbert ká persona lati "The Colbert Iroyin" ti wa ni revived ati ki o fifun ẹya kan ti The Ọrọ lori "Trumpiness", ati ki o kan fiimu sketch touring awọn igbimo ká ibi bi rẹ "The Hunger Games" -inspired iwa Julius Flickerman. Stewart tún farahàn ní ọjọ́ Thursday tó tẹ̀lé e, ó sọ̀rọ̀ kan tó ń ṣe àríwísí Fox News Channel lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n ti lé olórí rẹ̀ Roger Ailes kúrò lẹ́nu iṣẹ́. Awọn iṣẹ ti Colbert lakoko awọn iṣẹlẹ wọnyi ni a gboriyin fun ipadabọ wọn si idojukọ lori awada ti o ni itọsọna iroyin ti o jọra si "Iroyin Colbert" ati "The Daily Show".