Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert appeared on each other’s shows last night, using both opportunities to reflect on the recent chaos that has befallen late-night TV .

Colbert sat down on Jimmy Kimmel Live , which is taping in Brooklyn this week, for an interview about his show being cancelled and winning an Emmy. During the interview, Colbert recalled the moment he found out The Late Show had been axed by CBS .

The host explained to Kimmel that the news was first delivered to him in a lengthy phone call with his manager, James Dixon, who withheld the information for a few days while Colbert was on vacation. As soon as he got home, Colbert told his wife, Evie, what had transpired.

“Evie said, ‘Are you going to tell your staff tomorrow?’” Colbert recalled. “I said, ‘Oh, I do

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