Stars Unite for Colberts Finale: Guess the Richest!

Aside from his hosting gig, Colbert has also written bestselling books, lent his voice to animated characters in shows like Monsters vs. Aliens and The Venture Bros. and performed on Broadway. 

After he wraps up his show, Colbert has a surprising new gig lined up for his retirement. The talk show host and his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, will be adapting the next Lord of the Rings movie from Warner Bros.

The film is currently titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past, and will be written by Colbert, his son and Philippa Boyens.

The announcement came in March via the studio's various social media platforms, with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson joining Colbert for a video call.

Colbert shared that the film will be based on chapters Three Is Company through Fog on the Barrow-downs, from J.R.R. Tolkien's epic high-fantasy novel The Fellowship of the Ring.

Jimmy Fallon - $70 Million 

Fallon takes third place on the list with a reported $70 Million net worth.

The comedian rose to fame in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

After leaving the show he starred in several movies including Taxi and Fever Pitch.

He started hosting the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2009. And in 2014, he succeeded Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show.

Fallon's annual salary for hosting the show is $16 million, as per Forbes. 

Fallon is far more than just a talk show host. 

The Emmy and Grammy winner is also an accomplished children's book author and frequently collaborates with musicians. 

Jimmy Kimmel - $50 Million

Kimmel comes in at fourth with a reported $50 million net worth. 

His annual salary is believed to be $16 million, according to Forbes. 

Kimmel worked for several radio stations before landing a role as the co-host of the Comedy Central Show Win Ben Stein's Money in 1997, raising his profile nationally.

Upon leaving the TV show in 2001, he co-hosted and co-produced The Man Show on the network while also working to produce other shows such as The Andy Milonakis Show, Sports Show with Norm McDonald and Crank Yankers.

After being hired by ABC, Kimmel debuted his TV talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! in January 2003, which has since become the longest-running late night TV talk show in the network's history.

Over the course of his long career in the entertainment industry, Kimmel has won and been nominated for many notable accolades, including the Emmy Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Critics’ Choice Awards and many others.

Kimmel has landed in hot water with President Donald Trump a number of times.

The late night host recently joked about First Lady Melania Trump having 'the glow of an expectant widow' at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in a mock speech that aired just two days before the real event.

Unbeknownst to him, an armed gunman would try to storm the dinner at the Washington Hilton ballroom in what authorities believe was an assassination attempt against Trump and his cabinet members.

In the wake of the incident, both Melania and her husband have urged ABC - which airs Jimmy Kimmel Live! - to fire the comic, who had previously drawn heavy criticism from the president for harsh remarks about Charlie Kirk's murder - comments that saw him suspended by the network for a week last September.

Seth Meyers - $25 Million

Meyers pulls the lowest salary among the major network hosts, with a reported net worth of $25 million. 

The television host takes home $5 million per year for his hosting duties on Late Night.

The comedian first shot to fame during a 13-year run on Saturday Night Live (2001–2014), where he served as head writer and became a household name anchoring the Weekend Update segment.

He took over as host of NBC's Late Night in 2014, following Fallon's departure to The Tonight Show. 

Outside of his hosting duties, he has also performed stand-up comedy and written for a number of comedy projects.

Meyers has racked up numerous Emmy nods for his writing across both SNL and Late Night, alongside a Writers Guild of America Award win.

On Monday, Meyers and his late night pals revealed they will be teaming up for an 'emergency' Strike Force Five podcast episode to support Colbert.

The new Strike Force Five episode is set to premiere this Wednesday, which just so happens to be Colbert's 62nd birthday.

All of the podcast's proceeds will benefit the World Central Kitchen, an international nonprofit founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, which provides meals during humanitarian crises. 

Jon Stewart -  $120 Million

Though he sat out the big televised reunion, fellow late-night titan Jon Stewart tops the list with a reported net worth of $120 million. 

Stewart currently hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show once per week, but at the height of his career he was making a staggering $25 million a year.

During Monday's reunion Colbert joked that Stewart missed out on the fun in order to annoy President Trump.

'The five of us being here right now, obviously, it's dangerous because we represent so much of late night. Jon Stewart is the designated survivor tonight,' he said.

'Someone has to survive for the president to be mad at.'

CBS and Comedy Central owner Paramount confirmed last year that it re-upped the longtime Daily Show host's contract through 2026, months after CBS announced the cancellation of Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

Stewart also has a string of film and television credits, including roles in Half Baked (1998), The Faculty (1998), Big Daddy (1999), and Death to Smoochy (2002). 

The comedian has also hosted the Grammy Awards in 2001 and 2002, as well as the 78th and 80th Academy Awards.

In the mid-1990s Stewart launched his own production company, Busboy Productions, which has produced hits like The Colbert Report. 

The late-night icon is also a published writer. His 1998 book Naked Pictures of Famous People was a New York Times bestseller, while his contribution to 2004's America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction earned a Quill Award and Publishers Weekly's Book of the Year title.