Stephen Colbert Brings Out Michael Stipe, Jeff Tweedy, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Cyndi Lauper, More on "The Colbert Report" Finale

Update: Also of note: the show’s final credits were set to Neutral Milk Hotel‘s “Holland, 1945″, rather than the usual theme for “The Colbert Report”. Colbert has openly expressed his love of both the band and the song.

Last night, Stephen Colbert bid adieu to “The Colbert Report” before disembarking for David Letterman’s soon-to-be-vacant “Late Show”. To help him mark the end of an era, Colbert brought out a cavalcade of celebrities – Alex Trebek! Katie Couric! Former President Bill Clinton! – to do a sing-along to Vera Lynn’s “We’ll Meet Again”, and a number of musicians found themselves in the mix.

Of course, we got to see R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe (alive, well, and enjoying the company of James Franco, “Sesame Street”‘s Cookie Monster, and others after being liberated from Colbert’s shelf earlier this week) but the sketch also included cameos from Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, Barry Mannilow, Cyndi Lauper (who found herself standing next to Big Bird from “Sesame Street”), and countless other stars. Watch the whole thing below.

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