Stephen Colbert ‘discussed’ running for office with family

Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert confirmed he has talked about running for office with his family and faith leader.

Colbert, a Catholic father of three children, teased his future on Late Night with Seth Meyers Tuesday. This appearance by Colbert comes as his program, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is slated to end in May. As a result, there is speculation about what is next for Colbert, as host Seth Meyers asked questions about Colbert’s rumored ambitions.

“These are Colbert rumors — you can put ’em to bed or not — of what people think you might do next,” Meyers said.

“I’m neither going to confirm nor deny any of these, or many of these, ‘cause I gotta keep my options open,” Colbert said.