CBS, Trump and Stephen Colbert
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Skydance, the movie studio trying to buy CBS and Comedy Central parent company Paramount, appears eager to rid CBS of “a liberal taint.”
The Writers Guild of America wants Paramount investigated for bribery after news of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” being canceled. Variety reports said it has “significant concerns” that the move may have been a way to bribe president Donald Trump into sanctioning Paramount’s pending acquisition by Skydance.
CBS announced on Thursday that "The Late Show" and Stephen Colbert would end in 2026, but the timing, coincidental or not, comes as Paramount tries to sell itself to Skydance.
A major Hollywood union is speaking out after the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and demanding action.
Jon Stewart addressed the speculation that his late-night Comedy Central talk show might be canceled as the network’s parent company, Paramount Global, prepares to merge with Skydance Media. The comedian’s remarks came the same day that CBS announced its plan to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” after the program’s next season.
When it was announced in 2014 that Stephen Colbert would succeed David Letterman as host of the CBS “Late Show,” reaction was mixed. Letterman, who retired after helming the talk show for 22 years, had a loyal audience. At that point, Colbert was best known for playing a satirical version of himself on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.”
"Next year will be our last season,” the late-night talk show host announced Thursday, July 17. "The network will be ending 'The Late Show’ next May."
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is coming to an end next May, according to CBS News and Paramount. The announcement from Colbert, 61, himself came during Thursday’s taping of the show. ‘Toy Story’ to return to theaters for upcoming 30th anniversary “I want to let you know something I found out just last night,
Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear. The CBS late-night comic referred to the settlement between his parent company, Paramount Global, and President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview as a “big,