<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000×2000+0+0/resize/3000×2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fbc%2Fbfcccb734d028829249587b2342e%2F3217085-3068.jpg" alt="Host Stephen Colbert receives a standing ovation during Thursday night" s Late Show finale.’/>

With a dash of sci-fi, Colbert ended his CBS late-night show with a powerful musical sendoff featuring Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello and Jon Batiste.

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Source: NPR.