The moment Stephen Colbert has been 'twitching' for: His 'Late Show' debuts Tuesday

After months of what he describes as “twitching,” Stephen Colbert finally slips into the CBS “Late Show” host chair at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday.
In honor of the occasion, CBS has given him an extra nine minutes
, either so he won’t have to cut the applause short or so the Jeb Bush team in the audience will have time to pass the collection buckets.
Colbert is scheduled to finish at 12:44 a.m., after a premiere show whose headline guests will be Bush and George Clooney, with a musical performance by Colbert’s bandleader, Jon Batiste, and his group, Stay Human.
Surprise guests are also promised.
Colbert, who was tapped for this gig after his breakout success with “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, has spent the last few months on several projects, including the overhaul of the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the show will originate.
Colbert says it look “more like a theater” than it did for the 22 years David Letterman was doing the “Late Show” there.
Colbert has also been working to keep the show in the news, since CBS has been filling the time slot with reruns of procedural dramas since Letterman’s final show May 20.
Colbert has posted a weekly podcast, created a series of comedic promotional videos and, for the past five days, posted “exclusive video messages” on Snapchat.
He also did a show in July with Eminem on Michigan Public Access Television, where he says he was offered a permanent hosting gig if CBS doesn’t work out.
Colbert’s debut also made unintentional news when it was revealed that Bush’s campaign was raffling off his guest tickets to donors.
Mainly, Colbert told TV writers last month, he’s “twitching” to get going.
“I’ve had too much time in the simulator,” he said. “I need to get in the jet.”source:Daily news