Hollywood Reporter September 08, 2026 • 23:31

Stephen Colbert’s Next Act: Screenwriting Software Mogul? - The Hollywood Reporter

By Katie Kilkenny

Stephen Colbert’s Next Act: Screenwriting Software Mogul? - The Hollywood Reporter

The former CBS host just finished a $5 million seed funding round for his company Scripto, which is used on late night shows, awards shows and video games alike.

Moments after Stephen Colbert signs on to the Zoom interview, appearing to settle into a chair, he falls off it. The arc of the descent is so perfect, his reappearance so unruffled, that at first the… [+6480 chars]

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