{
  "id": 7809068,
  "title": "Stephen Colbert Shaves His New Beard Mid-Interview on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/stephen-colbert-shaves-his-new-beard-mid-interview-on-jimmy-kimmel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:29:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/stephen-colbert-shaves-beard-on-jimmy-kimmel-live/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stephen Colbert, the former late night host, recently returned to \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" as a guest. During his interview, he mentioned that his wife disliked his new beard, causing a decrease in their \"kiss count.\" Colbert even joked that he would shave it if he won an Emmy. Sure enough, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series on Monday night. Jimmy Kimmel immediately seized the opportunity and asked if Colbert could shave his beard on the show. Colbert agreed with a nervous laugh, and the two continued the interview without any shaving materials in sight.\n\nKimmel teased the idea of a possible shave when they returned to commercial break, but it didn't happen right away. Eventually, Kimmel brought up the shaving idea again, and this time, he had all the necessary materials. Colbert began shaving right there on stage, and by the end of the next commercial break, he was clean-shaven once more. Kimmel joked about saving Colbert's beard hair for a collection of late night beard hair, possibly including a sample from Dave Letterman. Colbert retorted playfully, suggesting the collection could be used to clone a new race of late night hosts. The full shaving episode can be watched in the provided video.",
  "summary": "\"That's fairly scandalous, but all right!\" the former CBS host jokes The post Stephen Colbert Shaves His New Beard Mid-Interview on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Colbert Shaves His Beard Off, Talks Emmys and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/colbert-shaves-his-beard-off-talks-emmys-and-lord-of-the-rings-movie",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:04:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Stephen Colbert Makes Return to Late-Night as Guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/stephen-colbert-makes-return-to-late-night-as-guest-on-jimmy-kimmel",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:34:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}