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Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers person rallied astir Stephen Colbert up of nan latter’s final “Late Show” episode.
The 5 men reunited on May 11 for an section of their limited-run “Strike Force Five” podcast — which they launched successful August 2023 during nan Writers Guild Strike — successful grant of Colbert’s past fewer episodes.
After 33 years connected nan air, it was announced that nan “Late Show” would beryllium cancelled — ending Colbert’s almost 11-year run.
He took complete nan celebrated late-night programme successful September 2015 aft David Letterman’s retirement, pinch its past section airing connected May 21.
Despite nan men hosting their respective talk shows for astatine slightest a decade, they person each received very different salaries.
We’re breaking down their nett worths, revealing nan richest host.
Jon Stewart
Despite not being included connected nan podcast, Jon Stewart is nan richest late-night big pinch a whopping reported nett worthy of $120 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.
The outlet besides reported that he makes a staggering $25 cardinal a twelvemonth for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” which he presently hosts erstwhile a week.
In November 2025, CBS and Comedy Central owner, Paramount, confirmed they were extending Stewart’s statement done December 2026 — months aft CBS announced nan cancellation of “Late Night pinch Stephen Colbert.”
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Stewart started arsenic a stand-up comedian but branched into tv arsenic big of “Short Attention Span Theater” for Comedy Central successful nan early ’90s.
He went connected to host “The Jon Stewart Show” on MTV from 1993 to 1995 until it was moved to syndication.
Stewart became nan big of “The Daily Show” in 1999, which helped nan show summation fame and captious acclaim. During his tenure, nan show earned numerous Emmy Awards.
After hosting nan show for 16 years, he near successful August 2015. However, he returned successful February 2024 to big Monday nights and service arsenic an executive producer.
John Oliver
John Oliver is nan 2nd richest pinch a reported nett worthy of $80 million.
Per Celebrity Net Worth, he earns $30 cardinal arsenic nan big of “Last Week Tonight.”
The British comedian kicked disconnected his profession by doing stand-up successful nan UK, getting his large break successful 2006 arsenic a analogous connected “The Daily Show” pinch Stewart.
He held nan analogous position until 2013 — during which he won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and became its impermanent big for 8 weeks.
He began hosting “Last Week Tonight” successful 2014 and has since won 20 Emmy Awards for nan HBO show.
The show’s power complete US culture, authorities and policymaking has been dubbed nan “John Oliver effect.”
In October 2025, he exclusively revealed to Page Six whether he was worried astir his occupation aft Colbert’s show was cancelled.
“I mean, nan beauty of, you know, surviving pinch an axe complete your caput is… each time is simply a gift,” he told us. “I americium acting for illustration everything is fine, and I will enactment that measurement correct up until nan constituent that it isn’t.”
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert comes successful 3rd pinch a nett worthy of $75 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.
The outlet besides said that his net for “The Late Show” is $15 million.
After earning $6 cardinal a twelvemonth during his early days connected “The Late Show,” Colbert landed a monolithic raise successful October 2019.
His statement hold pinch CBS guaranteed his spot connected nan web done 2023 and bumped his yearly net to $15 million, according to Forbes.
Just for illustration Oliver, Colbert gained nickname arsenic a analogous connected “The Daily Show” from June 1997 to September 2005.
He left “The Daily Show” to host “The Colbert Report,” a parody of personality-driven governmental sentiment shows astatine nan time, successful which he portrayed a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.
After he performed arsenic nan featured entertainer astatine the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in 2006 — successful characteristic — his bid became 1 of Comedy Central’s highest-rated series.
After nan show ended successful December 2014, he was hired successful 2015 to win Letterman, who was retiring arsenic big of “The Late Show” on CBS.
On July 17, 2025, Colbert shockingly announced nan long-running series’ cancellation aft 33 years, telling viewers he was told nan erstwhile evening.
CBS cancelled nan bid arsenic a “purely financial decision,” nan web later claimed to Variety.
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon has a nett worthy of $70 cardinal and earns $16 cardinal annually for “The Tonight Show,” according to Celebrity Net Worth.
The character roseate to fame erstwhile he joined “Saturday Night Live” arsenic a formed personnel successful 1998.
After leaving nan sketch drama bid successful May 2004, he starred successful respective movies, including “Taxi” and “Fever Pitch.”
He started hosting “The Late Night pinch Jimmy Fallon” successful 2009, and successful 2014, he succeeded Jay Leno arsenic nan sixth imperishable big of “The Tonight Show” connected NBC.
Fallon has besides released 2 drama albums and 7 books, chiefly for children.
His accolades see four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award.
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel has a reported nett worthy of $50 cardinal pinch an yearly net believed to beryllium $16 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
He landed his first awesome domiciled arsenic nan co-host of nan Comedy Central show “Win Ben Stein’s Money” successful 1997.
He debuted his talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” successful January 2003, giving him nan longest tenure of immoderate existent late-night tv big successful nan US.
In September 2025, his show was pulled disconnected nan aerial following nan comedian’s comments connected Charlie Kirk’s death.
Despite nan show being suspended “indefinitely,” it returned conscionable a week later, and ABC offered him a one-year statement extension for “Live!” successful December.
His erstwhile multiyear statement was group to expire successful May 2026.
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers earns nan lowest net among nan awesome web hosts, pinch a yearly income of $5 cardinal from “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and a reported nett worthy of $25 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.
The comedian first changeable to fame during his 13-year tally connected “Saturday Night Live” — from 2001 to 2014 — wherever he served arsenic caput writer.
He besides became a family sanction connected nan drama series, anchoring nan Weekend Update segment.
Following his departure from “SNL” successful December 2014, he took complete arsenic big of NBC’s “Late Night” aft Fallon near to big “The Tonight Show.”
Meyers has racked up galore Emmy nods for his penning crossed some “SNL” and “Late Night,” and won nan Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special successful 2025.
Aside from his hosting duties connected NBC, Meyers contributes to respective podcasts, specified as, “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast” and “Family Trips pinch nan Meyers Brothers.”
