Stephen Colbert could also be signing off from late-night TV quickly, however he’s already eyeing his subsequent act.

The “Late Present” host, whose CBS sequence will finish after 10 seasons, hinted on Monday’s (July 28) episode that podcasting might be his subsequent profession transfer.

Stephen Colbert dropped the revelation throughout a chat with “Saturday Evening Dwell” star Bowen Yang and his “Las Culturistas” podcast cohost Matt Rogers, whose hit present was lately honored on Time Journal’s listing of the 100 all-time greatest podcasts.

“I’ll want a gig quickly, so promote me on podcasting. Is it enjoyable?” Colbert requested the duo, prompting laughs from the viewers.

Rogers quipped that if Colbert jumped into the medium, “Las Culturistas” would doubtless get “bumped” from the distinguished listing. Nonetheless, he supplied real recommendation, explaining that their podcast, launched in 2016, grew in recognition through the pandemic as a result of listeners craved connection.

“That is what they needed, to attach and listen to a friendship in motion. Hear dialog between people who find themselves over-caffeinated,” Rogers mentioned, including that the important thing to podcasting success is to “preserve it actual.”

Yang even pitched Colbert on an concept for a present along with his spouse, Evelyn “Evie” McGee Colbert. “Dates with one another, proper?” Colbert clarified, after Yang instructed they go on dates after which recap them. Yang laughed, saying, “That’s as much as you,” earlier than including, “That sounds actually candy to me.”

Colbert, taking part in alongside, joked about bringing the challenge below the “Las Culturistas empire.”

The lighthearted second got here lower than two weeks after Colbert introduced “The Late Present”’s cancellation throughout a July 17 taping.

CBS later confirmed that the choice wasn’t about scores or content material, however relatively “purely a monetary choice in opposition to a difficult backdrop in late evening.”

In an announcement shared with PEOPLE, the community praised Colbert’s run. “Stephen has taken CBS late evening by storm with cutting-edge comedy, a must-watch monologue and interviews with leaders in leisure, politics, information and newsmakers throughout all areas.”

Donald Trump wasted no time celebrating the information of “The Late Present”’s cancellation, gloating on his Reality Social platform that he “completely love[s] that Colbert was fired.” The president has lengthy clashed with Colbert, who’s been one in every of his most outspoken late-night critics.

Colbert didn’t let the jab go unanswered. On his July 28 broadcast, the comic fired again, declaring the “gloves are off” in response to Trump’s taunt.

The feud between the 2 reignited earlier this month when Colbert ripped Paramount’s controversial $16 million settlement with Trump over “60 Minutes,” calling the payout a “large fats bribe.” CBS’ mother or father firm Paramount is at the moment looking for federal approval for its $8 billion sale to Skydance, a deal that should move by way of the Trump-influenced Federal Communications Fee.

Colbert has additionally been ramping up his mockery of Trump’s eyebrow-raising feedback about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Throughout a July 28 monologue, the Late Present host zeroed in on Trump’s weird phrasing whereas talking with U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

“’By the best way, I by no means went to the island,’” Colbert quoted Trump. “‘I by no means had the privilege of going to his island.’ I’m sorry, what? ‘Sadly, I by no means had the dignity of eating with [serial killer] Jeffrey Dahmer,’” Colbert quipped, sending the viewers into laughter.

The remarks from Trump, who informed Starmer he “turned down” Epstein’s invitation however known as it a “privilege,” have solely fueled Colbert’s critiques.