Stephen Colbert looks pretty unrecognizable in his latest rare appearance. In a clip he shared on Instagram on Tuesday, the former late-night host donned a white beard as he urged fans to cast their ballots for Jimmy Kimmel Live!

A bearded Stephen Colbert has emerged to give fellow Donald Trump enemy Jimmy Kimmel an Emmy boost, even though his own canceled show is among the nominees. The former late-night host, whose The Late Show aired its final episode in May,

The 2026 TCA Awards, presented remotely this year, honored The Late Show with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch. The usually clean-shaven Colbert appeared in a video to accept the trophy, sporting a fetching gray goatee.

During a 2020 interview, Dolly Parton made Stephen Colbert cry just by singing a few lines of a song from her childhood.