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In his Puck newsletter this week, Matt Belloni, Hollywood’s insider du jour, predicted a landslide Emmy victory for Stephen Colbert. “Now a comedy martyr,” Belloni wrote, “Colbert is a shoo-in to beat rivals The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the three-horse race to win his first series Emmy for Late Show .”
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CBS said The Late Show ’s cancellation was purely based on finances, despite Stephen Colbert being considered one of the best late-night hosts on a show that was comfortably winning its timeslot in the ratings.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and Stephen Colbert, both critics of President Donald Trump, spoke about a variety of topics on the show, which is slated to end next year.
Washington Post, NY Times columns insist Colbert cancelation is due to obsolete format, not politics
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's $40 million annual losses led to its cancellation according to two liberal media columns, dismissing political motivations.
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With the recent news regarding The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s cancellation, comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert has gotten an outpouring of love from both famous friends and loyal supporters of the long-running television show—but it’s the love he's got at home that’s perhaps the most meaningful in the wake of the disappointing news.
“Luminarieses,” Colbert repeated as the audience laughed. “Somebody’s ‘brain power’ is in low battery mode.” He rolled a clip of Trump complaining about the term “artificial intelligence” because “I don’t like anything that’s artificial.” Given the president’s famous love of fast food and Diet Coke, Colbert found that claim hard to swallow.
A review by Fox News Digital found that left-wing journalists and other media figures made hundreds of appearances on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Stephen Colbert has returned to the stage in New York for his first full program after CBS announced it was canceling his “Late Show” next May.
Since Stephen Colbert announced that the "Late Show" was canceled, viewers and industry insiders alike have been quick to offer dueling explanations.
Some Democrats are irate over the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, but others see a lack of focus on real issues.
Stephen Colbert likes to give credit where it’s due. The Late Show host raised a toast to the so-called “QAnon Shaman,” also known as Jake Chansley, for his potty-mouthed attack on President Donald Trump over the Epstein files.