Stephen Colbert manages with a little help from his friends after the cancellation of CBS The late show Last week.
A multitude of Colbert end -of -night comrades, including Jimmy Fallon And Seth Meyersappeared in the audience during the episode of Monday July 21 of the Talk show CBS to show solidarity with Colbert. Also in the crowd were The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart,, Last week this evening‘s John Oliver,, Look at what’s going on live‘s Andy Cohen And cnn Anderson Cooper.
Real satirical fashion late at night, the stars appeared on the screen during a parody of the concert of concert of Coldplay Viral Coldplay last week involving the old CEO of the astronomer Andy Byron and officer of the chief Kristin Cabot. Colbert released Lin-manuel miranda And “Weird” al yankovic To make a number to reassemble the world of the studio in the middle of the cancellation news.
While Miranda and Yankovic began to interpret “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, the camera turned to various celebrities of the public: Fallon and Meyers were seen while taking advantage of beers, actor Adam Sandler He has a toast – or rather a basket of popcorn shrimp – to Colbert, Cohen planted a kiss on Cooper, and Stewart and Oliver expressed their surprise to be shown in front of the camera.
The camera then went to a cartoon version of President Donald Trump (From the animated series produced by Colbert Our cartoon president) Kiss the Mother Society of CBS Paramount. Like Byron during the Coldplay concert, the president of the cartoon quickly died from the shot after being presented to the camera while Yankovic channeled Coldplay Chris MartinDeclaring: “These two! Either they have an affair, or they are very timid.”
Colbert then took a hit on CBS and Paramount, stopping the musical number and informing Miranda and Yankovic, “Your song was canceled. He says here:” This is a purely financial decision “”, referring to the recent CBS declaration sharing their reasoning for cancellation The late show.
The Trump reference follows speculation to find out if The late showThe cancellation was politically motivated. A few days before announcing the end of his program, Colbert criticized Paramount for having set up a trial of $ 16 million brought by Trump, who said that CBS said that CBS 60 minutes had unjustly published an interview with the former vice-president Kamala Harris. (Paramount is merge with the Skydance media company – an agreement that must be approved by the Trump administration.)
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders Written via X last week, “CBS billionaire owners pay $ 16 million in Trump to settle a false trial while trying to sell the network to Skydance. Stephen Colbert, an extraordinary talent and the most popular late evening host, slams the deal. Later, he is licensed. I think it’s a coincidence? No.”
In his opening monologue on Monday evening, Colbert alluded to such speculations, asking: “How could it be purely a financial decision if The late show Is 1 in the notes? »»
Before The late show Looking a look in May 2026, Colbert promised that “for the next 10 months, the gloves are turned off”.
“I can finally tell an unhappy truth in power and say what I really think of Donald Trump-starting now,” he said, before joking, “I don’t care about him.”
Colbert also responded to the Trump’s Social Position celebrating his cancellation last week. “I love that Colbert was dismissed. His talent was even less than his notes. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is the next one, ”wrote Trump on Friday July 18.
“How dare you, sir,” said Colbert. “Could a man without talent compose the following satirical spirit?” He continued before joking: “Go a *** yourself.”
As for Kimmel being the next on the blockage, Colbert joked: “No! No, no. Absolutely not, Kimmel. I am the martyr. There is only room for one on this cross. ”
