Stephen Colbert revealed how he found out that The Late Show was being canceled in his first interview since the news broke in July.

Colbert, 61, appeared on the Tuesday, September 30, episode of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which aired simultaneously with Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show featuring Colbert interviewing Jimmy Kimmel, 57, about his show’s recent suspension.

Colbert said he got the news from his and Kimmel’s mutual manager, James “Baby Doll” Dixon, in mid-July after returning from a Greek vacation.

“He said, ‘Hey, baby, I just need to talk to you for 15 minutes after the show on Wednesday,’” Colbert shared with Kimmel. “This was on the 16th of July. Five minutes on the phone with Baby Doll is an hour, so 15 minutes in person, what the hell is this about? So I say to [my wif

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