May 22 (UPI) — Beatles icon Paul McCartney joined Late Show host Stephen Colbert for the late-night talk show’s final episode Thursday.
McCartney, 83, performed the Beatles’ 1967 hit “Hello Goodbye” alongside fellow musicians Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste, Late Show band leader Louis Cato, and the show’s staff.
Colbert, Batiste, Costello and Cato also performed Costello’s 1997 song “Jump Up.”
In a wide-ranging interview, McCartney spoke to Colbert about the Beatles’ 1964 performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was filmed on the same stage as The Late Show.
“We’d never been to America. We come here and people said, ‘It’s like the biggest show.’ To tell you the truth, we’d never heard of him — you know, England — but yeah, it was fantastic,” the singer and musician said.
McCartney also shared his after-show routine of a cheese and pickle sandwich with a margarita.
In his final monologue, Colbert was joined by famous friends including Bryan Cranston and Paul Rudd.
The Late Show debuted in 1993 and was originally hosted by David Letterman. Colbert succeeded Letterman in 2015 and hosted the show for the past 11 years.
Colbert confirmed in July 2025 that CBS had decided to end the late-night franchise, with the network blaming financial challenges.