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Share your favorite memories from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

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CBS announced the show’s cancellation last July, with the final episode airing on 21 May. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters

As Stephen Colbert says his final goodnight after an 11-year run on CBS’s The Late Show, we would like to hear about your favorite moments from the talkshow.

The show was created by David Letterman in 1993 after his exit from NBC, and he hosted it for 22 years before retiring and turning the show over to Colbert, who had risen to prominence on Comedy Central as a member of The Daily Show.

CBS announced the show’s cancellation last July, with the final episode airing on 21 May. Executives claimed the decision was purely financial, even with The Late Show holding the best ratings for any late-night talkshow for nine years running. However, many saw it as a political gesture towards Donald Trump ahead of a merger between Skydance and CBS’s parent company, Paramount.

What was your favorite memory of The Late Show with or without Stephen Colbert, and why?

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