Jack White Joins Stephen Colbert On Monroe Public Access After Late Show Finale

On Thursday (May 21), Stephen Colbert hosted the finale of The Late Show. During his monologue, he reflected on his 2015 appearance on Michigan's public access station Only In Monroe, where he performed a test run of The Late Show to an audience of 12 people and had Eminem as a guest. "Show business being what it is these days, that's probably where you'll see me next," he said in the monologue, and then pulled through yesterday.

The late-night legend occupied the 11:35 p.m. time slot last night with the show's hosts Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson, plus guests such as Detroit's own Jack White, who operated as the music director, and actors Steve Buscemi and Jeff Daniels.

It was an eventful hour. Colbert got "high as a kite" inhaling helium and singing the White Stripes' "Fell In Love With A Girl." White and Colbert had an intimate moment sharing a hot dog (as pictured above). At the end, everyone began destroying the makeshift set. Marshall Mathers — aka Eminem — appeared via video as "the fire marshal" to give Colbert, White, and Daniels the green light to burn the remnants in a dumpster. (Speaking of dumpsters, Donald Trump tweeted an AI-generated video of himself throwing Colbert into a dumpster.)

On Instagram yesterday, White posted, "America needs to give a standing ovation for this man tonight. God Bless Stephen, it is absolutely ridiculous that we live in a country where a President's ego can vindictively censor network television.....and nobody stops him. Carry on down your new paths with your head held high sir. You've told the truth and given us so much to laugh at, and we're expecting even more in the future. Thank you."

Watch the full episode below.