Conan O’Brien stopped by “The Late Show” on Monday night to remind Stephen Colbert of some sage advice he offered before stepping away from the world of late-night four years ago. Colbert is about to become a late-night vet himself after CBS decided to end “The Late Show” in May 2026.

“Just as I was leaving my late-night show, I took you and all the other late-night hosts out,” O’Brien began. “Remember this? I took you to a wonderful Sizzler restaurant, and we all had our trays and I told you guys, ‘Take care of late night. If you take care of late night, late night will take care of you.’ I said, ‘Don’t do anything to ruffle any feathers.’ Remember? I said that. And I said, ‘Whatever you do, don’t speak truth to power.’ I said, ‘Cowardice is the way.'”

O’Brien joked that in his 28 yea

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