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Pete Buttigieg Slams Speaker Mike Johnson's Homophobic Views

"Our family deserves to be protected," Pete Buttigieg said. "It deserves to be supported just like every American family."

How Late Night Comedy Handled the Orlando Tragedy

From Samantha Bee to Stephen Colbert, late night royalty made their feelings on guns and extremists known.

Pete Buttigieg Talks 2024 Speculation on 'Tooning Out the News'

In a clip airing Tuesday on Stephen Colbert's show, an animated interviewer tells Buttigieg it's impossible to find "a young, vibrant, gay transformative political figure." 

WATCH: Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks to Colbert About Coming Out

Apple CEO Tim Cook's appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert covered several topics, but the tech giant's thoughts on coming out was a must-see.

WATCH: In His First Act as Host, Jimmy Fallon Un-banishes Joan Rivers

Jimmy Fallon starts a new chapter for late night and brought along a lot of friends, including Lady Gaga, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and the formerly "banned from The Tonight Show forever" Joan Rivers.

Poll: Who Would You Have Picked to Fill Letterman's Spot?

Stephen Colbert is replacing David Letterman. Who would you have picked? Take our poll.

Colbert Explains Marriage Through Cake

The Late Show Host shows the endless possibilities of cake toppers available to those who don't really understand what marriage equality means.

Colbert's Convention Recap: Vote Turtles and Show Trials

Colbert get some jabs in at Mitch McConnell, Chris Christie, and of course, Donald Trump.

Dolly Parton Brings Stressed-Out Stephen Colbert to Tears With Song

"Like a lot of Americans, I'm under a lot of stress right now Dolly."

Is the Internet Overreacting to Stephen Colbert's FCC Investigation?

Some are outraged the Federal Communications Commission is looking into the late-night host's "homophobic" joke. Others say the agency is just doing its job.

Colbert Shows Trump the Cost of Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

The late-night host ripped apart the GOP candidate's claim that bathroom equality is "unbelievably expensive."

Stephen Colbert Regrets Word Choice, Not Denouncing Trump

Addressing a controversy over his oral sex joke about Trump and Putin, Colbert said his words were "cruder" than needed.

WATCH: Stephen Colbert & Jack Black's Political Anthem

The Late Show host teamed up with the The Brink actor to create a generic — and hilarious — new political tune.

Of Course Stephen Colbert Has a Joke About Mike Pence on His Knees (Video)

The Mike Pence line from the debate that Twitter was snickering about gets the late-night treatment.

Jodie Foster Reprises Clarice Starling to Help Mueller Investigate Trump

Foster played her iconic role opposite Stephen Colbert's scarily good Hannibal Lecter. And she elaborated on election night 2016's "screaming of the lambs" moment.

Stephen Colbert: Democrats' Sit-In Sends Mixed Messages, Interferes With Gridlock (Video)

The Late Night host critiques the Democrats' messaging and Republican complaints, while noting that the C-SPAN shutdown upset the service's "viewer."

N.Y. Times Paints Trump and Putin as Lovers With Tired Gay Joke

The Gray Lady is the latest outlet to denigrate LGBT people by insisting that Trump and Putin's unholy alliance is so "gay." 

Larry Wilmore: Kim Davis Is No MLK

The Nightly Show host is not happy with people who compare a homophobic Kentucky clerk to a civil rights icon.

Stephen Colbert Re-Creates Jeff Sessions's Speech to Anti-LGBT Group

Using an elf-shaped cookie to stand in for Sessions, Colbert speculates hilariously on what the attorney general might have said.

'Drag Race' Fan Anne Hathaway Cries Tears of Joy While Meeting RuPaul

The actress and long-time LGBTQ ally shares how she was moved that she and Monet X Change both learned to step their "pu**ies up."