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Former 'Late Show' host dies 'suddenly' at 67
Entertainment
Former ‘Late Show’ host dies ‘suddenly’ at 67
Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 11:35 a.m.
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By Sara Donnellan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Standup comedian John Mulrooney, who briefly hosted “The Late Show” in 1987, has died. He was 67.
Mulrooney died “suddenly” on Dec. 29, 2025, at his home in Coxsackie, New York, the Times Union reported. A cause of death was not shared.
“I’m just stunned,” Mulrooney’s coworker Steve Van Zandt told the outlet. “To talk to somebody less than two weeks ago, and he had mentioned what he was doing for Christmas, and he was looking forward to 2026 because he had a pretty full calendar … It’s all so unexpected. It’s still sinking in.”
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Former ‘Late Show’ host dies ‘suddenly’ at 67
Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 11:35 a.m.
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By Sara Donnellan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Standup comedian John Mulrooney, who briefly hosted “The Late Show” in 1987, has died. He was 67.
Mulrooney died “suddenly” on Dec. 29, 2025, at his home in Coxsackie, New York, the Times Union reported. A cause of death was not shared.
“I’m just stunned,” Mulrooney’s coworker Steve Van Zandt told the outlet. “To talk to somebody less than two weeks ago, and he had mentioned what he was doing for Christmas, and he was looking forward to 2026 because he had a pretty full calendar … It’s all so unexpected. It’s still sinking in.”
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