The Late Present was not on the air final night time on account of Stephen Colbert’s Covid analysis and it has now emerged that he’s taking the remainder of the week off.
Colbert contracted Covid earlier this week and began off by internet hosting a present at house – very similar to he did in the course of the pandemic. Nevertheless, the CBS present was pulled yesterday and has additionally been pulled for the remainder of the week.
“Sorry to say, per physician’s orders, I’m going to be out for the remainder of the week. Resting up in order that I can ship the hand crafted, artisanal speak present that we so take pleasure in serving you. Within the meantime, a heady mix of Paxlovid and onions in my socks (thanks, Fallon) shall be rebuilding my immune system,” Colbert mentioned.
The transfer impacts visitors together with Rachel Maddow, who was resulting from seem yesterday, and Keegan-Michael Key.
A efficiency by rising indie rocker Caroline Polachek did, nevertheless, seem on the present’s YouTube channel.
Colbert mentioned earlier this week that he was feeling a bit “sweaty” with a “flaming throat.”
Covid was additionally answerable for the cancellation of Strike Drive 3 – Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel’s reside present that was set to happen in Las Vegas final month earlier than Kimmel contracted Covid.
Colbert himself needed to pause manufacturing on The Late Present final yr after testing constructive in April and a recurrence in Might.