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 Dec 25 25
Satirist Stephen Colbert should be "put to sleep," says Trump: US President Donald Trump often lashes out at late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert ...
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Satirist Stephen Colbert should be
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 Dec 25 25
Attack against late-night host: Trump calls on CBS to "put Stephen Colbert to sleep"
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Attack against late-night host: Trump calls on CBS to
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 Dec 25 25
US President Trump attacks late-night host Colbert: Late-night host Colbert is known as a sharp critic of the US president. Now Trump has attacked him again: He ...
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US President Trump attacks late-night host Colbert
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Schwäbische Zeitung
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 Dec 25 25
"Putting them to sleep is the most humane thing you can do": Trump attacks late-night host
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Rundschau Online
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 Dec 25 25
“Put him to sleep”: Trump attacks host Colbert for criticizing the US government: Late-night shows on American television are a thorn in the side of the US ...
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“Put him to sleep”: Trump attacks host Colbert for criticizing the US ...
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 Dec 25 25
Trump attacks moderator Colbert - | "pathetic loser": With their often harsh criticism of his administration, late-night shows on American television are a thorn ...
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Trump attacks moderator Colbert - |
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 Oct 05
Colbert’s Next Chapter Thrown Into Question by Trumpy Boss: His new project could hit some “major speed bumps.”
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Colbert’s Next Chapter Thrown Into Question by Trumpy Boss
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 Oct 02
Colbert Writers Find New Home With His Late-Night Competitor: They may not be able to go at Trump quite as hard on the other network’s show.
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Colbert Writers Find New Home With His Late-Night Competitor
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 Sep 15
Stephen Colbert's Late-Night Comeback With Kimmel: The former “Late Show” host is set to make the appearance following an Emmys campaign that’s already featured ...
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Stephen Colbert's Late-Night Comeback With Kimmel
Key FactsColbert Details Planned Lord of the Rings Work After Emmy
Sep 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • On Monday, Colbert won Outstanding Variety Series, months after CBS canceled The Late Show.

  • He said the current project occupies much of his time, comparing its demands with writing a Lord of the Rings film.

  • He is developing Warner Bros. Studio’s tentatively titled film The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens.

  • Jimmy Kimmel announced Colbert’s Tuesday appearance and described it as his return to late-night television.
    • They’re all tech-avail. Hire them. They will make your show better; they will make your day easier.
    — Stephen Colbert, during his Emmy acceptance speech for Outstanding Variety Series, thanking his crew.
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El País
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 Aug 24
Stephen Colbert’s late-night successor trades Trump satire for harmless jokes: ‘Comics Unleashed’ brings together a roster of comedians specialized in offending ...
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Stephen Colbert’s late-night successor trades Trump satire for harmless ...
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 Jul 20
Colbert Re-Emerges After ‘Late Show’ Ax: The former late-night host has broken weeks of silence.
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Colbert Re-Emerges After ‘Late Show’ Ax
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Den of Geek May 25
'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Ends With A Fade-Out: Late-night comedy on CBS turns off the lights in a star-studded lullaby
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'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Ends With A Fade-Out
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 May 15
Stephen Colbert Takes Parting Shot at Own Network’s MAGA-Coded Host: With only five episodes left in his show, Colbert roasted the network that canceled him.
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Stephen Colbert Takes Parting Shot at Own Network’s MAGA-Coded Host
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 Mar 09
"This is not the Red Scare": Colbert shrugs off blacklist comparisons, takes shot at Paramount - Salon.com
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"This is not the Red Scare": Colbert shrugs off blacklist ...
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 Feb 05
Stephen Colbert Reveals How He Ended Up in the Epstein Files: “Eat s--t you dead pervert,” Colbert said after sharing why he’s included in the latest batch of ...
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Stephen Colbert Reveals How He Ended Up in the Epstein Files
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 Dec 25 25
Colbert "put to sleep": Trump is caustic against cult presenter at Christmas - "a pathetic failure"
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Cinemablend Aug 15 25
New CBS Head Honcho Just Blamed YouTube For The Cancellation Of The Late Show: A former NBC exec just took over CBS, and he's got thoughts on The Late Show with ...
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New CBS Head Honcho Just Blamed YouTube For The Cancellation Of The Late ...
Key FactsJeff Shell Blames YouTube Economics for Colbert’s Show Cancellation
Aug 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Jeff Shell, NBCUniversal’s CEO from 2019 to 2023, became Paramount’s president after the merger.

  • He did not make the cancellation decision but agreed with ending the show after its eleventh season.

  • Shell said 80% and rising of late-night viewership was on YouTube, which pays 45 cents per dollar.

  • A future shift away from scripted 10 p.m. programming remains possible, but Shell said CBS’s current fall lineup remains intact.
    • Late-night has a huge problem right now. . . . The problem is that 80% of the viewership and growing is on YouTube. [YouTube pays] 45 cents on the dollar [so] you can't make it work economically anymore.
    — Jeff Shell, Paramount President, speaking to Deadline about the future of late-night TV and his claim that YouTube is the root cause
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 Aug 04 25
This is the new hosting role for Stephen Colbert: According to media reports, Trump critic and satirist Stephen Colbert will soon host a late show again - | in a ...
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This is the new hosting role for Stephen Colbert
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Time
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 Jul 19 25
Jimmy Kimmel References Epstein as He Speaks Out Against Trump, Who Warns He’s ‘Next’ in Late-Night TV Cancellations
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Key FactsRising Tensions Between Trump and Late-Night Hosts
Jul 20, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Jimmy Kimmel responded to Stephen Colbert’s show cancellation with a protest photo and a suggestive reference to Jeffrey Epstein.

  • Trump celebrated Colbert’s firing and indicated that Kimmel might be the next late-night host to face cancellation.

  • Colbert’s show was canceled shortly after criticizing CBS’s $16 million settlement with Trump, sparking speculation about political motives.

  • Kimmel has previously faced false Epstein-related accusations and has taken legal action against those claims.
    • I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings.
    — Donald Trump celebrates the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show on Truth Social.
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IGN
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 Jul 20 25
Trump Says 'I Absolutely Love That Colbert Got Fired' in the Wake of The Late Show's Shock Cancelation, Declares 'Jimmy Kimmel Is Next' and Hits Out at Jimmy ...
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 Jul 18 25
CBS sacrifices its "Late Show", Trump "pleased": CBS: Decision purely financial. US President Trump rants: Stephen Colbert's "talent was even smaller than ...
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