CBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent and persistent late-night critics.
Thursday’s announcement followed Colbert’s criticism on Monday of a settlement between Trump and Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, over a “60 Minutes” story.
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In his Monday monologue, Colbert said he was “offended” by the $16 million settlement reached by Paramount, whose pending sale to Skydance Media needs the Trump administration’s approval. He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was “big fat bribe.”
So, CBS cancels the number-one show in its timeslot and says that it's a "business decision".... yeah, right. Tell me another one. Things haven't changed at that cowardly network since they canceled the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
The Administration of the Syphilitic Felon has been politicizing the supposedly independent FCC; CBS is so afraid that the World's Oldest Toddler will have a fit of pique and mess with the Paramount-Skydance deal because he doesn't like what Colbert says each night.
Look for Comedy Central to engage in similar acts of political purity to try and stave off the childish wrath of the Demented Führer.
Also, this:
The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”
— Ken Tremendous (@kentremendous.bsky.social) July 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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