Wilmore and Colbert both came to prominence on The Daily Show, and Wilmore’s show took the 11:30 time slot vacated by The Colbert Report when Stephen Colbert left Comedy Central for the Late Show.
Instead of Stephen Colbert coming out to deliver the monologue, it was Larry Wilmore, former host of the recently-canceled Comedy Central late-night show The Nightly Show.
“I’m sorry, man, I thought whoever leaves 11:30 at Comedy Central just gets the Late Show,” said Wilmore.
If you tuned into Thursday’s Late Show, you were greeted by a surprise that probably made you check what channel you were watching.