Wanda Sykes urged Stephen Colbert to “burn this bitch down” on the final episode of “The Late Show,” which is scheduled for May 21.
“You got to go the hell off the last show,” the actor and comedian told Colbert on Thursday. “Burn this bitch down,” she continued, drawing massive cheers from the audience.
“You always bring the fire every night, but that last show has to be destruction,” she added.
Sykes noted Colbert’s Catholic faith and suggested that, because “love is stronger than hate,” he could invite Chicago-born Pope Leo — a critic of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration policies — to be his final guest.
“I want to get Leo on here,” Colbert said, jokingly adding, “He’s ghosting me. He’s holy ghosting me.”
Sykes then replied: “You get the pope here but when the pope gets here, he’s got to go the hell off, he got to burn this bitch down.”
CBS announced the upcoming cancellation of Colbert’s show last summer, saying it was “purely a financial decision.” The announcement, however, came just days before the Trump administration, of which Colbert is a frequent critic, approved a merger between its parent company, Paramount, and Skydance.
