Stephen Colbert interviews former President Barack Obama as Late Show enters its final weeks on air

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsStephen Colbert interviews former President Barack Obama as Late Show enters its final weeks on airColbert’s relationship with the former president goes back to his days on Comedy Central in the early 2000sRachel Dobkin in New York Wednesday 06 May 2026 05:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971153","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stephen-colbert-barack-obama-late-show-interview-b2971153.html","title":"Stephen Colbert interviews former President Barack Obama in final weeks of Late Show"}}CloseHost Stephen Colbert announces end to his late-night showSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs...