Stephen Colbert revealed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday how he learned about his show's cancelation from his manager and the challenging process of telling his staff.

Colbert said he was very nervous when going back on stage to deliver the news, made worse by the fact that there was no teleprompter. The late-night host recalls the audience snickering at first, thinking it was a joke. But when he finally said his piece, no one was laughing.

Stephen Colbert tells Jimmy Kimmel the story of how he broke the news of his cancellation to his staff and audience

The Tuesday editions of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS were effectively a stunt, a crossover event across New York City.

Kimmel told Stephen Colbert that he sent his audience home after he got ABC's call pulling his show, but he taped the episode anyway.

Conan O'Brien stopped by "The Late Show" to remind Stephen Colbert of some sage advice he offered before stepping away from the world of late-night.