{"id":41202,"date":"2022-08-12T18:44:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T22:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=41202"},"modified":"2022-08-12T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T22:44:42","slug":"stephen-colbert-announces-louis-cato-as-new-bandleader-on-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/12\/stephen-colbert-announces-louis-cato-as-new-bandleader-on-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Announces Louis Cato as New Bandleader on &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41203\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/colbertlateshow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/colbertlateshow.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/colbertlateshow-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>On tonight&#8217;s THE LATE SHOW, host Stephen Colbert announced that Academy and Grammy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste is leaving after seven seasons to pursue personal and professional interests. 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And will we miss him here? &#8216;Yeaaa!&#8217; But we&#8217;re happy for you, Jon, and I can&#8217;t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to our new band leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLouisCato?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realLouisCato<\/a> and The Late Show Band!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/seLY92jeee\">pic.twitter.com\/seLY92jeee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colbertlateshow\/status\/1557941913830948864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIn turn, Louis Cato, who has served as interim bandleader this summer, will take over on a permanent basis with &#8220;THE LATE SHOW Band&#8221; when the show returns for its eighth season. 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