"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" will film in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in August.

Democrats are deeply focused on Wisconsin and Michigan to help bolster President Joe Biden’s re-election chances — and officials, in town for meetings hosted by the Democratic National Convention Committee,

Stephen Colbert is taking his show on the road for the first time. The destination is Chicago during the Democratic National Convention this summer. Colbert told the audience of "The Late Show" on Wednesday that the show would be broadcast from Chicago's storied Auditorium Theater from August 19 to 22 on the CBS Television Network.

Comedian Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” is headed to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention this summer, the late-night host said Wednesday. “‘The Late Show’ is doing shows from Chicago for the entire Democratic convention,

Colbert grew up in South Carolina but became a Midwesterner first to study at Northwestern University, and then as an aspiring actor at various Chicago theaters. He emerged as a standout writer-performer at Second City and remains active with the theater, serving on its board of directors.