The Late Show cancelled after host Stephen Colbert tests positive for Covid

Stephen Colbert and his wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2018 (Ian West/PA)

Stephen Colbert joked he caught Covid-19 to “avoid interviewing” Ozark actor Jason Bateman as The Late Show was cancelled.

The comedian, 57, said he was “basically feeling fine” and was grateful to have been vaccinated and had his booster jab.