Stephen Colbert recently discussed it before the finale of his late-night talk show.
For those unaware, Late Show with Stephen Colbert It will be shut down for good on May 21, 2026, after CBS announced its cancellation of the show in July 2025. The show aired its first episode on 8 September 2015.
sitting with colbert new York Times In discussing how and what led to its ending, he said, “I don’t dispute their logic. I joke about it. But I also completely understand why people would say (a) that makes no sense to me and (b) that sounds messed up to me, because the network itself did that.”
The 61-year-old American comedian and writer urged that remaining silent on an issue does not make others right or wrong.
He quipped, “It’s possible that two things could be true. Broadcasting could be in trouble. They may not be able to make money because of the competition from streaming, because of things like YouTube.”
“They’ve got the books, and I have no desire to debate what they say about what their business model is and how it doesn’t work for them anymore. But less than two years ago they said, ‘It’s over,’ they were very anxious to be signed with me for a long time. So, something changed,” Colbert said.
despicable me 4 The star is skipping this debate because the show is ending, even though he knows it could work well in comedy.
He said, “I feel much better about being ‘grateful’ about the last 11 years at CBS than about being ‘grateful’ about it.”
It is noteworthy that the cancellation late night with stephen colbert “Late at night was entirely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop.”
It’s worth mentioning that Stephen Colbert had always claimed that CBS canceled the show just two days after Paramount Global settled a $16 million lawsuit against President Donald Trump, whom he called “a big fat bride” during his show.
