Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.

The comedian quickly bounced back in a public access show that featured guest appearances from Jeff Daniels, Jack White, Eminem, and more.

In what may be the last hurrah for New York’s nearly century-old Ed Sullivan Theater, the final episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” didn’t feature the most uproarious jokes. Or the most biting political takedowns.

Now that CBS' long-running late night franchise has wrapped, take a look back at the memorable comedic bits, interviews and raw emotional reactions to historic events from the past decade.

Stephen Colbert opened "The Late Show" one last time from New York's famed Ed Sullivan Theater on May 21. See what he said in his monologue.

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.

The host and his colleagues were joined by such luminaries as Anderson Cooper, Gayle King, Katie Couric, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Hamill, Tiffany Haddish, Drew Barrymore and the CBS host's final guest,

Stephen Colbert's The Late Show set will be donated to Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications, preserving it for fans.

Exactly 24 hours after the last episode of “The Late Show” was broadcast, Colbert appeared on an episode of “Only in Monroe.”