Tag Archives: Colbert

Canceling ‘The Late Show’ Is Bad News for Late-Night TV, Not for Stephen Colbert  The New York Times DAVID MARCUS: Stephen Colbert’s character is the latest never-Trump Republican to fall  Fox News Why CBS Snatched Its Talk-Show King’s Crown  The Atlantic Jamie Lee Curtis reacts to CBS cancelling ‘The Late Show’ — ahead of upcoming Stephen Colbert interview: ‘It’s awful’  New York Post How …

Stephen Colbert’s CBS debut was shaky. When he officially took the reins of “The Late Show” from David Letterman in September 2015, Colbert blunted his comedy fangs to adopt a less partisan approach for the broadcast audience. It didn’t quite work. Nearly a decade spent cultivating a conservative-skewering persona on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” led to expectations that he’d …

The Writers Guild of America has called on New York state officials to launch an investigation into Paramount following its sudden decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West asked New York state attorney general Letitia James to …

The Writers Guild of America called for Paramount to be investigated for bribery by the New York state attorney general following Thursday’s announcement that “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has been canceled. In the statement, the labor union says it has “significant concerns” that the move may have been intended to bribe president Donald Trump into sanctioning Paramount’s pending …

The state of late-night TV is keeping media executives from sleeping well. CBS’ decision to cut ties with Stephen Colbert and its decades-old “Late Show” franchise come next May will leave a major hole in the format — but one that has been widening. TV networks have been cutting costs at their late-night mainstays for the past few years. NBC …

Late night hosts are just like us: They vent in group texts too. So it is that CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert, NBC Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, Late Night host Seth Meyers, ABC host Jimmy Kimmel and HBO Last Week Tonight host John Oliver “commiserate” in a group text, stemming from their strike-era podcast Strike Force Five. “It’s …

Jimmy Kimmel gave a salute to “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — and blasted rival network CBS — on Thursday evening, hours after CBS announced that it is canceling Colbert’s series in May 2026 and retiring the “Late Show” brand. “Love you Stephen,” Kimmel wrote on his Instagram story, captioning a clip of Colbert’s on-air announcement that his show …

Fans React to Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation With Puzzlement and Anger  The New York Times ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS  The New York Times CBS will end ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year  NPR The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in 2026 as CBS cancels show  The Guardian Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial …

‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS  The New York Times “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to end in May 2026  CBS News CBS to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next season  Axios CBS cancels ‘The Late Show,’ Stephen Colbert to end program in May 2026  Fox News CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next …

In a shocking move, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending in May 2026. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season.  We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire The Late Show franchise at that time.  We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and …