Jon Stewart Slams CBS for Decision to Cancel ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

Jeff Crouere: Good night, good riddance to the late show

Next May, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will officially cease production. CBS made the decision to end the program, which began in 1992 with David Letterman as host. After his retirement in 2015, Letterman was replaced by Stephen Colbert,…

How Trump Got Colbert Canceled

When CBS announced it would cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Donald Trump “truthed” as follows: “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings.” Summoning a gilt cartoon frame called the “eloquence cam,” Colbert replied: “Go f**k yourself.” His fellow talk show host, Jon Stewart, addressed CBS directly with the help of a backup gospel choir: “Go f**k yourself! (Go f**k yourself!) Go f**k yourself!”…

“Big Fat Bribe”: Stephen Colbert’s Show Canceled After He Slams Trump & Paramount/Skydance Merger

The top-ranked show on late-night television, CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, has been canceled, just days after Colbert skewered Paramount, the parent company of CBS, for settling a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump. The lawsuit accused another CBS show, 60 Minutes, of biased editing in an interview with Kamala Harris during the 2024 election. Its settlement comes as Paramount works to finalize a lucrative merger with Skydance…

Stephen Colbert roasted bosses and took risks. Bravo

GUEST EDITORIAL: Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, did its best to preempt the angst over its canceling of “The Late Show With Steven Colbert,” saying from the start that this was “purely a financial decision against a challenging…

Colbert tells Trump the 'gloves are off' as late-night hosts rally amid cancellation

Stephen Colbert's late-night rivals appear in the audience during the host's first show since The Late Show was cancelled.