A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

COLBERT

Tue, 17 Sep '24
Late-night host who coined the word "truthiness"
Sun, 21 Apr '24
Last name in late-night
Sun, 9 Oct '22
Stephen who said "Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell 'Book' without 'Boo!'"
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Late-night rival of Kimmel and Fallon