Jimmy Kimmel has hit out at reports that The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was losing money before the series was canceled. Variety published a new interview with the late-night host on Monday, August 18, which featured quotes he shared last month about The Late Show‘s reported money problems. “I just want to say that the idea that Stephen Colbert‘s …
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Conan O'Brien Makes A Dire Prediction After The Colbert Cancellation – HuffPost
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Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Defends Stephen Colbert, Says Late Night TV Not Dying
There’s something refreshing about Jimmy Kimmel‘s anger. Variety scheduled this sit-down interview with the Emmy-winning host, producer and comedian occurred in mid-July just after he found out he had landed three Primetime Emmy nominations for outstanding talk series (ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”), host for a game show (ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”) and short form comedy, drama or …
Read More »Conan O’Brien sounds the alarm about late night, while praising Stephen Colbert
Facebook Tweet Email Link While receiving a TV Academy Hall of Fame award, Conan O’Brien offered some thoughts about the state of late-night television. The former late-night host talked to those gathered over the weekend in Los Angeles for the event, where O’Brien noted that there is currently “a lot of fear about the future of television, and rightfully so.” …
Read More »Conan O’Brien Predicts Late-Night TV Will ‘Disappear’ Amid Stephen Colbert Cancellation
Conan O’Brien made a bold prediction about late-night TV amid Stephen Colbert‘s Late Show cancellation. On Saturday, August 16, O’Brien was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame alongside Viola Davis, Don Mischer, Ryan Murphy, Mike Post, and Henry Winkler. While accepting the honor, the comedian spoke of the role that late-night television has played in society. “I’ve dabbled in …
Read More »Conan O’Brien Praises Stephen Colbert Amid Late-Night’s Demise
Although The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is coming to an unceremonious end, Conan O’Brien is confident its host isn’t going anywhere. While speaking Saturday at his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, the 5x Emmy-winning comedian praised Colbert as “too talented and too essential” and shared his thoughts on the future of late-night television. “Yes, late-night television …
Read More »Conan O’Brien Weighs In on Colbert Cancellation, Late Night Future
The Television Academy inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday night, as Conan O’Brien, Ryan Murphy, Viola Davis, Henry Winkler, music composer Mike Post and late director Don Mischer joined the collection of TV greats. The 27th annual ceremony took place at the J.W. Marriott L.A. Live as O’Brien — presented his honor by longtime friend …
Read More »Late Night is Dying, But Stephen Colbert Is ‘Essential’
As he accepted one of this year’s top Television Academy honors, star Conan O’Brien admitted that the award came at an unusual time. Speaking on Saturday to the audience at the Television Academy Hall of Fame, O’Brien noted that at this moment, “there’s a lot of fear about the future of television, and rightfully so. The life we’ve all known …
Read More »Jon Batiste Predicts What Will Happen To Stephen Colbert ‘Where He Goes Next’
Jon Batiste, the former bandleader on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” said the now-canceled host will land in a gig where free speech will reign. “What happened to my friend Stephen is a symptom of big money,” Batiste told Rolling Stone Australia in a video shared Monday. (Watch it below.) “I think where he goes next, his voice won’t …
Read More »Why Stephen Colbert Is Allegedly Losing ‘Support’ From Fellow Stars After The Late Show’s Cancellation
After CBS announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in July, visceral reactions were shared by a number of fans as well as celebrities. In terms of stars, disappointed messages from Jimmy Kimmel, Bowen Yang, Jimmy Fallon and more flooded social media. Other big names have continued to express their disagreement with the decision to take Colbert …
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