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Late Show Mantle Passes From Letterman To Colbert

After 22 years of hosting The Late Show, David Letterman has handed over not only the reins to his late night talk show, but also the front door keys to the historic Ed Sullivan Theatre to Stephen Colbert, formerly of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central.

Letterman's Late Night Wars

Letterman had hosted The Late Show since 1993 following the late night wars with Jay Leno, where he nabbed NBC's The Tonight Show from Letterman, against Johnny Carson's wishes, who had promoted Letterman as the perfect shoe-in for his show.

Letterman, not satisfied with getting a second place show directly after Jay, famously headed over to CBS to get his own show to go up directly against Jay in the late night war ratings of 1993.

Colbert Brings His Emmy's

Colbert, no stranger to late night television, has earned 6 Emmy's for his witty, no holds barred, and no apologies given format on The Colbert Report.

That show had its beginnings as a news segment on Comedy Central's, The Daily Show with John Stewart and

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