Taylor Tomlinson bids farewell to ‘After Midnight’ in emotional last monologue

Comic Taylor Tomlinson stated goodbye to her late-night present After Midnight with a heartfelt monologue — and a notice of disappointment within the present’s community, CBS.

Calling it a “very emotional night time,” the comic — who introduced her choice to go away the present in March — admitted that she had hoped CBS would maintain After Midnight going with a brand new host. (As an alternative, the community canceled the present and selected to not substitute it with any authentic programming.)

“I’m so grateful that I received an opportunity to do that,” Tomlinson stated in her last monologue. “I by no means thought that I’d be capable of host a late-night present. This was by no means one thing that was on my imaginative and prescient board in any respect… Whereas sadly I could not maintain doing this present, it simply wasn’t sustainable for me, I can not consider that I received to do it so long as I did. It was my dream that I’d get to complete off this season and hand it off to a brand new host. I actually wished CBS to exchange me as a result of I simply assume there are such a lot of superb comedians who would have carried out a terrific job with this present.”

Watch her full monologue beneath:

Tomlinson — a comic who was a finalist on Final Comedian Standing in 2015 and launched her first stand-up particular, Quarter-Life Disaster, in 2020 — selected to go away After Midnight so she might return to touring as a humorist.

“Internet hosting After Midnight has genuinely been the expertise of a lifetime, and I will be perpetually grateful for the chance to be a part of this unbelievable journey,” Tomlinson stated in an announcement on the time. “Although it was a particularly robust choice, I knew I needed to return to my first ardour and return to stand-up touring full-time. I respect CBS, Stephen Colbert, the producers, and your entire After Midnight workers and crew for all of the love, assist, and unforgettable recollections.”

A reboot of @midnight hosted by comic Chris Hardwick, After Midnight premiered in January 2024, changing The Late Late Present with James Corden. Govt producer Colbert advised Leisure Weekly in 2024 that he was a fan of the comic previous to After Midnight.

“When she was simply beginning out, the algorithm began feeding her to me years in the past,” Colbert stated. “I keep in mind pondering, ‘Who is that this particular girl?'”

Tomlinson ended her monologue by thanking the late-night present’s manufacturing crew.

“I had no thought learn how to be on TV day-after-day,” she stated. “I simply need to say on digicam to the workers and crew for After Midnight, thanks a lot for having me as your host.”