Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets of Minneapolis” on Stephen Colbert’s penultimate episode of “The Late Show,” multiple outlets report. During the appearance, Springsteen salutes Colbert, saying Colbert is “the first guy in America who lost his show because we’ve got a president who can’t take a joke.” The remarks are tied to Colbert’s departure from the program. Billboard, NME, and Consequence of Sound all describe the performance of the song as taking place on the episode prior to the show’s end (the outlets refer to it as the penultimate broadcast). The coverage centers on Springsteen’s commentary about the circumstances surrounding Colbert losing his show, rather than on changes to the song itself or additional performances. Taken together, the reports confirm the performance, the timing relative to Colbert’s final episodes, and Springsteen’s quoted characterization of why Colbert lost the show, presented as a reference to criticism that the U.S. president cannot “take a joke.”