Stephen Colbert invited his "best television friends," fellow late night hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the two Jimmies— Kimmel and Fallon— to join him, as his final show on CBS is set for May 21.

"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is ending its run on CBS after more than a decade.

Colbert set himself apart, though, with incisive and brainy political humor, which often propelled him ahead of the others in terms of ratings.