Stephen Colbert asks Paul Giamatti to be a job reference: 'I'm going to be looking for a gig'
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Raechal ShewfeltJanuary 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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Paul Giamatti appears on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'
Stephen Colbert is already looking for job references.
The host of The Late Show jokingly asked guest Paul Giamatti on Wednesday's episode if he would vouch for him in finding a new job when his show goes off the air.
After all, Colbert loans his voice to Giamatti's new series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
He asked The Holdovers star how he had been as a co-worker.
"You need a little work, but you're an up-and-comer," Giamatti said to Colbert's delight. "You've definitely got a future."
That's when Colbert asked him bluntly, "Would you recommend me, because I'm going to be looking for a gig."
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Giamatti laughed and agreed that he would.
CBS announced in July that The Late Show would end after the conclusion of its season in May.
Colbert has hosted the late-night staple since September 2015, but the franchise began back in August 1993, with David Letterman at the helm.
"The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season," the network said at the time. "We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire The Late Show franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television."
While there was speculation about whether the decision had been influenced by political pressure exerted on Paramount by President Donald Trump and his administration, CBS execs said in a statement that it had not.
"This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night," the statement read. "It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."
Colbert then questioned on his Dec. 8 show just how his network could afford to bid $108 billion to acquire Warner Bros.
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Since his announcement last fall, the Emmy winner, along with his fellow late-night TV hosts, including Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers, has continued to draw Trump's ire.
He also asked if anyone was hiring while presenting at the Emmys in September, noting that "200 very well-qualified candidates" would be available in June.
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