The Colbert Report’s Final Episode Revealed

<p>The Colbert Report has at last announced its official conclusion after nearly a decade of wit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Thursday&&num;8217&semi;s episode&comma; Colbert revealed that the satirical news program will air its final episode on Thursday&comma; <strong>Dec&period; 18th<&sol;strong>&period; The ending of the series comes in light of Colbert being hired by CBS to host The Late Show&comma; replacing David Letterman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Colbert proceeded to use the announcement as a ploy to buy his book&comma; <em>America Again&colon; Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Stephen Colbert&comma; the guy you’ve seen here every night for nine years will be gone&period; All you’ll have left of me is this book&comma;&&num;8221&semi; pleaded Colbert&comma; &&num;8220&semi;So pick up America Again in paperback for a loved one&period; Or for a hated one&period; Go to your local independent book store&comma; because I have a longtime war against Amazon and I will never relent&period; Or—buy it on Amazon&comma; because&comma; you know&comma; just buy it&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Colbert Report will have run ten seasons following its cancellation this December&comma; starting back on Oct&period; 17th&comma; 2005&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For those of you wondering&comma; <em>America Again&colon; Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren&&num;8217&semi;t<&sol;em> is currently available on Amazon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Colbert is expected to begin his takeover of The Late Show sometime in 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hollywoodreporter&period;com&sol;live-feed&sol;colbert-report-sets-date-final-745322">The Hollywood Reporter<&sol;a> &amp&semi; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;time&period;com&sol;3550515&sol;the-last-show-of-the-colbert-report-will-air-on-dec-18&sol;">TIME<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;