Stephen Colbert moves 'The Late Show' to the Ed Sullivan Theater offices

Yahoo Entertainment
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On Monday, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert returned to the Ed Sullivan Theater. In March, due to the outbreak of Covid-19, Colbert was forced to vacate the studio and shoot remotely from home. But while he was glad to be back in the building, he didn’t make it all the way back to the studio. “I’m back in New York City,” said Colbert during the opening monologue. “Here in the Ed Sullivan Theater…’s office building.” Instead of shooting in the main studio, production built a smaller set in one of the studio offices. The new set is a replica of Colbert’s actual office in the building. While Colbert was ecstatic about reuniting with his crew, he couldn’t help but feel a little nostalgic thinking about the past five months of production, which he had to rely heavily on his family for. With his wife and kids just off camera, Colbert said, “I want to thank my wife and kids again for everything they did to help produce the show while I was home. I just want to say that over the past 5 months, you’ve all become like a family to me.”

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STEVEN COLBERT: I'm back in New York City. As you can see, look, it's New York right there-- here in the historic Ed Sullivan Theater office building.

KYLIE MAR: Stephen Colbert said goodbye do his set from home, as he returned to the Late Show's Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday. But instead of returning to the original set, production decided to create a set he was more familiar with.

STEVEN COLBERT: Where I'm sitting right now is a replica of my actual office four stories that way. Everything that is in my office is in here. They just reproduced my bookshelves. This is my desk. Even my Captain America shield is over there.

KYLIE MAR: Back in March, the coronavirus outbreak caused all of the late night shows to leave their studios and shoot remotely from home. As a result, Stephen's wife and kids had to help him produce the show while quarantined. And as they watched his triumphant return just off camera, he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.

STEVEN COLBERT: I do want to thank my wife and kids again for everything they did to help produce the show while I was home. I just want to say, over the last five months, y'all became like a family to me.

[LAUGHTER]

Thank you. I mean that.