Stephen Colbert Sells Michael Stipe for a Quarter on "The Colbert Report"

Tonight’s episode of “The Colbert Report” is, sadly, the final one before Stephen Colbert eventually takes David Letterman’s seat at “Late Show”. On last night’s episode, Stephen took care of some urgent business: He addressed what would happen to R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe, who has been sitting on the “Report” shelf since 2011.

Here’s the backstory: Colbert was upset over R.E.M.’s breakup, so to commemorate one of his favorite bands, he decided to permanently enshrine Stipe himself on his Shelves of Honor (alongside Captain America’s shield and the microwave he stole from “The O’Reilly Factor” green room). While on the shelf, he sang “Lean on Me” with Brian Eno, “Good King Wenceslas” with Mandy Patinkin, and would randomly appear to chime in about jokes he enjoyed.

On last night’s episode, Stephen held a garage sale for some of his personal effects. He attempted to sell Stipe for a quarter. He wasn’t seen by segment’s end, so ostensibly someone landed themselves a steal.

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