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The
news came in a brief statement posted on the show's official
feed on the social media platform Threads, presented as a
message from Colbert himself in his signature tongue-in-cheek
style, jokingly hinting at Thanksgiving over-indulgence.
"Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I’m
sure you’re thinking, 'Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat
capsize?' Actually, I’m recovering from surgery for a ruptured
appendix," he wrote.
Colbert, 59, goes on to express gratitude to his doctors for
their care and to his wife, Evie, and their children "for
putting up with me," adding, "Going forward, all emails to my
appendix will be handled by my pancreas."
No details were offered about when he fell ill and underwent
surgery, how long he was hospitalized, or whether he has yet
been discharged. His representatives did not immediately respond
to Reuters' requests for further details.
Cancellation of this week's shows marked the second disruption
of Colbert's production schedule since his show, taped before a
live audience in the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, returned
to the airwaves in early October following settlement of a
prolonged strike by the Writers Guild of America.
Colbert, the most watched host on U.S. late-night television for
several straight years, hosted one episode from his home last
month after testing positive for COVID-19 before the rest of
that week's installments were canceled, according to Hollywood
trade paper Variety.
Among the guest celebrities and performers who had been due to
appear on the show this week were actress Jennifer Garner,
director Baz Luhrmann, former "Late Show" band leader Jon
Batiste, actor Patrick Stewart, singer-actress Barbra Streisand
and actor Kelsey Grammer, Variety reported.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by David
Gregorio)
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