TONIGHT: Alan Alda knew what surgery he was getting thanks to his role on "M*A*S*H" #LSSC | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Jamie Farr, who played Corporal Klinger on MASH, has often spoken about how deeply connected the cast was beyond the screen. Although the show ended in 1983, the relationships never did. Farr has said they didn’t just work together—they became family. Decades later, they still keep in touch, call one another on birthdays, show up for holidays, and support each other through difficult moments. Farr has described Alan Alda as a brother and Loretta Swit as a sister, explaining that the shared exper