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Stephen Colbert wasn’t CBS’s first satirical sacrifice
Like Stephen Colbert, the Smothers Brothers enjoyed top ratings, and they had a history of refusing to avoid sensitive topics ...
Stephen Colbert: ‘South Park’s’ Naked Trump Is a ‘Message of Hope’
Stephen Colbert praised South Park for its provocative season 27 premiere as his own show faces the axe for criticizing ...
America Needs Colbert
The silencing of jokes and jabs on network airwaves shatters a tangible demonstration of nuanced thinking, free speech and ...
Stephen Colbert Is Practically Daring CBS to Shut Him Down Early
Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent ...
Commentary: Paramount appeased Trump — but now it has to battle Colbert and all his friends
The FCC still hasn’t approved the Paramount-Skydance merger, which may be where Colbert joins the saga. The cheeky host ...
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LARRY ELDER: Dems Rail Against Colbert’s Cancellation — Here’s Why
CBS canceled Stephen Colbert’s late-night show. Democrat Minnesota Gov. and failed vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, who ...
The Stephen Colbert firing is the dumbest political firing of this administration
The first politician to weigh in happened to be the show’s July 17 guest, Sen. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif. He posted on social ...
Is Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ cancellation really about money, or something more?
Jill Abramson, a former executive editor of The New York Times, teaches journalism at Northeastern University and is a ...
Inside CBS’s Breakup With Stephen Colbert: Audience Shifts, Political Humor Made Unsustainable Mix
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 ...
David Letterman blasts CBS and Skydance 'goons' after cancellation of Stephen Colbert's “Late Show”: 'Bottom feeders'
The late-night legend took aim at his former network home and David Ellison's media company, speculating that Colbert's show ...