--- description: Countdown to Sept. 8 title: Watch as Stephen Colbert Shaves 'The Colbeard' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch as Stephen Colbert Shaves 'The Colbeard' by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Jun 3, 2015 7:26 PM CUT by [Esther Zuckerman](/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. Jun 3, 2015 7:26 PM CUT The debut of Stephen Colbert’s _Late Show_ might still be months away, but it’s already showing signs of life. That life, however, means the death of “The Colbeard.” (Tom Selleck’s mustache is “such a b\*\*\*h.”) Mourn Colbert’s gorgeous chin mane with a video from _The Late Show_ in which he tries out different facial hair styles including the “not Hitler” and the “half Wolverine.” It all culminates with a montage remembrance of the beard set to the tune of Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” but with the lyrics from “Camptown Races.” Today also saw the launch of a Twitter account for _The Late Show with Stephen Colbert_. The first tweet is pleasingly cheeky. > [](https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/606143108510846976) With Colbert [starting](http://time.com/3664100/stephen-colbert-premiere/ "undefined") Sept. 8 on CBS and Trevor Noah getting a [debut date](http://time.com/3900063/jon-stewart-trevor-noah-daily-show/ "undefined") for his takeover of _The Daily Show_, it feels like the new era of late night is closer than ever. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3907792/stephen-colbert-late-show-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3907792/stephen-colbert-late-show-twitter/"},"headline":"Watch as Stephen Colbert Shaves 'The Colbeard'","datePublished":"2015-06-03T19:26:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:52:57.905Z","description":"Countdown to Sept. 8","url":"https://time.com/3907792/stephen-colbert-late-show-twitter/","keywords":["Television","David Letterman","stephen colbert","CBS","trevor noah","the late show with stephen colbert"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3907792/stephen-colbert-late-show-twitter/","name":"Watch as Stephen Colbert Shaves 'The Colbeard'"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best of Stephen Colbert","description":"The next host of","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/PNJDP9f3/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-10T21:49:49.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/PNJDP9f3.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3907792/stephen-colbert-late-show-twitter/","duration":"PT4M30S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3907792/stephen-colbert-late-show-twitter/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```