Stephen Colbert checks constructive for Covid

By IANS

LOS ANGELES: Television host Stephen Colbert has examined constructive for Covid-19, resulting in the cancellation of an episode of his dwell programme ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’.

‘Variety’ reported that the official ‘Late Show’ Twitter account tweeted a quick message on Thursday morning: “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ has cancelled its upcoming live Thursday episode”.

“Stephen Colbert has tested positive for Covid 19,” the message reads.”Tonight’s show is canceled. As previously planned, the show will be airing repeats tomorrow through next week. We will return with new episodes on May 2nd.” Thursday’s dwell broadcast was scheduled to characteristic appearances from Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, the celebrities of Netflix’s ‘Ozark’, which premieres its ultimate episodes in May.

Colbert himself shared an replace concerning the state of affairs, stating that he was “feeling fine” and providing a joke about his lifelong mission to keep away from interviewing Bateman. Before Colbert examined constructive, ‘The Late Show’ had beforehand introduced it might take a quick hiatus, set to start on Friday.

‘Late Night’ will preserve its present schedule and air reruns all through subsequent week, earlier than returning with a brand new episode on May 2.

For this Thursday, CBS will exchange the deliberate dwell broadcast with a rerun of the episode that initially aired April 15, that includes Josh Brolin and a efficiency from ‘The Who’.

The upcoming episodes scheduled to rerun throughout the upcoming week embody visitor spots from Jon Batiste, Oscar Isaac, Hannah Gadsby, Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper, Molly Shannon, Shaquille O’Neal, Mayim Bialik, Julia Roberts and Rep. Cori Bush. The reruns will even characteristic musical performances by Buffalo Nichols, Wilco and Thomas Rhett.