VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Sings With Every Celebrity You Can Think Of On Final Colbert Report

[Hissyspit]

(Almost) none of them right-wingers.

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/19/7419893/colbert-finale-song#ooid=9hNzRkcjrVyRnOXGdJS9-Ft2sqFLDN8q

Stephen Colbert sings with every celebrity you can think of on the final Colbert Report

Updated by Alex Abad-Santos on December 19, 2014, 12:16 a.m. ET

The Colbert Report's final episode wasn't particularly eventful for the first 23 minutes or so. Then, Stephen Colbert started singing "We'll Meet Again", brought out Jon Stewart, and then guest after guest, after guest joined in. Like a snowball speeding down a mountain, the number of guests singing along got bigger and bigger.

Our unofficial, possibly never to be completed guest list:

Kareem Abdul-Jabar
JJ Abrams
Alan Alda
Christiane Amanpour
Jon Batiste
Big Bird
Cory Booker
Tom Brokaw
Ken Burns
Bill Clinton
Andy Cohen
Francis Collins
Cookie Monster
Bob Costas
Katie Couric
Bryan Cranston
Mark Cuban
Jeff Daniels
Bill DeBlasio
James Franco
Thomas Friedman
Vince Gilligan
Doris Kearns Goodwin
David Gregory
Terry Gross
Mike Huckabee
Arianna Huffington
Dean Kamen
Toby Keith
Henry Kissinger
Nicholas Kristof
Paul Krugman
Alexi Lalas
Cyndi Lauper
George Lucas
Yo Yo Ma
Barry Manilow
Tim Meadows
Willie Nelson
Randy Newman
Grover Norquist
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Ric Ocasek
Keith Olbermann
Mandy Patinkin
Stone Phillips
Samantha Power
Pussy Riot
Charlie Rose
Dan Savage
Smaug
Shane Smith
Eliot Spitzer
Gloria Steinem
Jon Stewart
Patrick Stewart
Michael Stipe
Andrew Sullivan
Matt Taibbi
Jeff Tweedy
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Sam Waterston
Elijah Wood

BONUS:

ANNOTATED VERSION:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/12/19/colbert_report_finale_annotated_list_of_everyone_who_appeared_in_sing_along.html

GIF VERSION:

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/19/7420015/colbert-finale-celebrity-cameos

All the cameos in Stephen Colbert's musical finale — in gif form

Updated by Alex Abad-Santos on December 19, 2014, 1:14 a.m. ET @alex_abads [e-mail]

Bill Clinton on the last episode of The Colbert Report Comedy Central

Stephen Colbert wrapped up The Colbert Report in the grandest fashion: a musical number. It wasn't just any musical number, it involved politicians, celebrities, scientists, dragons, and even Bill Clinton. Like a Russian nesting doll, each shot revealed more and more celebrities.

It began with Jon Stewart:

[deutsey]

1. That was an awesome ending for an awesome show.

Thank you, Stephen, for helping to keep me sane.

Now on to even bigger and better things!

[djean111]

2. That was totally totally awesome. I know it is just a TV show, but I admit I teared up a bit.

That being said, Bill Clinton looked like he was asleep or sedated, I kept thinking "Open your eyes".
The roll-out of celebrities and people of note was brilliant. Jon Stewart casually strolling out - and then Christiane Amanpour singing!

[trusty elf]

3. Lovely!

I was surprised to see that Henry Kissinger and Dances with Rove were there too!

[deminks]

4. KO tweeted a selfie with him and Jeff Daniels

which I found more than a little interesting.

[Ninga]

5. This is the end of an era in satire we stand a good chance, of never seeing again.

It started with the title " The Col-bear Re-por" and never stopped.. to say it was brilliant, is an understatement.

[CTyankee]

6. I just loved that Paul Krugman was there (altho it looked like he didn't know the words

to the song, but he was game nonetheless)! He very cool!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. That song got me expecting a bang-up ending like this:

[mountain grammy]

14. Yeah, I kept thinking of that too.. and all the mushroom clouds.

I' sure that's why Colbert picked it..

[Oilwellian]

8. Seeing Kissinger kinda ruined it for me n/t

[PoliticAverse]

26. Depends, did anyone arrest him? n/t

[FLPanhandle]

9. Shows this good don't come around often, it'll be missed.

We've been spoiled.

[Initech]

10. That is how you end a show.

[progressoid]

11. Wasn't that Peter Frampton next to Arriana Huffington?

[Arugula Latte]

23. Indeed.

[mountain grammy]

12. Good bye Stephen. See you on the networks!

Hard to pick a favorite in that group, but Keith Olbermann.. I love him and that jacket!

[LiberalArkie]

13. It one hell of a show. I can't imagine what it took to get all those egos together.

I guess all it took was Colbert asking?

[colsohlibgal]

15. Impressive And Sad To See It End

Kissinger being on there shocked me as did Norquist and David Gregory. Kissinger is pretty old maybe he's one of those righties who doesn't get the satire but Norquist? I was sure Patrick Stewart had to be there, he was on the show all the time, but I'll have to go back to look for him.

Getting all these folks together was just amazing.

Fake Colbert will be sorely missed. Just like Letterman I'm sure he'll get his shots in at the loony right here and there but it will never be the same.

All things pass, Stewart remains though and hopefully the replacement, Larry Wilmore I think is his name, will carry on in good fashion.

[deutsey]

16. I believe I saw Patrick Stewart there n/t

[Paper Roses]

17. Fantastic, what a way to go. n/t

[DURHAM D]

18. Add General Odierno to the list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army

[Hissyspit]

19. I saw him. I was wondering who he was.

[Gothmog]

20. This was a great way to end this show

I will miss this show

[NuclearDem]

21. That was a hell of an ending.

[bluedigger]

22. That must have been an awesome cast party last night.

Can you imagine hanging out with that group?

[CTyankee]

24. Krugman wrote about the experience on his NYT blog today

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/secret-cabals-of-the-elite/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Opinion&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body

[IcyPeas]

25. snif.... I hate goodbyes

but that was great!!

[onecent]

27. Did anyone else catch the pastachio commercial with the eagle and they were both

in matching pajamas...I played it back about 7 times and laughed until I cried.....

That man is somethin else.....

[Marrah_G]

28. I was sobbing

What a great farewell.

[Doctor_J]

29. Who's the guy with Toby Keith and Kareem?

Looks like Aaron Sorkin but he's not listed.

[DURHAM D]

30. I think it was this guy -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen