Stephen Colbert Scores Barack Obama Interview For ‘Late Show’s Final Stretch: “I Have A Quick But Exciting Announcement”

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won’t quite be over on May 6, and Barack Obama‘s presidential library won’t quite be open, but the duo will be sitting down for a chat next month just before the late night host heads into the CBS sunset.

In what will be Colbert and Obama’s final midnight hour interview, the former Colbert Report frontman made the big get disclosure near the top of the Late Show tonight.

“Folks before we get started, I have a quick but exciting announcement,” Colbert said from behind his desk at NYC’s Ed Sullivan Theater. “Tuesday May 5 here on The Late Show in his first interview from the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, I will be sitting down with former President Barack Obama,” he added to cheers from the hyped up crowd – take a look below

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