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- Stephen Colbert’s colleagues confirmed their help for him on Monday, July 21
- The Late Present with Stephen Colbert was canceled by CBS on July 17, and the ultimate episode will air in Might 2026
- CBS mentioned it was “purely a monetary resolution,” but it surely got here a couple of days after Colbert criticized Paramount’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump
Stephen Colbert picked up some help from his fellow late evening comedians to kick off The Late Present’s first full week since being canceled.
The Tonight Present’s Jimmy Fallon, Late Night time’s Seth Meyers, The Each day Present‘s Jon Stewart and Final Week Tonight‘s John Oliver all made unannounced cameos on the present.
In the beginning of the episode, Colbert learn President Donald Trump’s July 18 Reality Social submit celebrating his cancelation. He then famous that Trump predicted Jimmy Kimmel can be subsequent.
“Completely not, Kimmel. I’m the martyr, OK?” Colbert joked. “There’s solely room for one on this cross, and I obtained to let you know, the view is improbable from up right here! I can see your own home!”
“For the following 10 months, the gloves are off,” Colbert later mentioned. “I can lastly converse unvarnished reality to energy and say what I actually take into consideration Donald Trump, beginning proper now. I do not take care of him.”
Later, Colbert introduced out Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bizarre Al Yankovic to carry out a tune to cheer up the viewers. They selected a Coldplay tune, and the digicam picked out {couples} within the crowd, a reference to the viral kiss-cam drama from over the weekend.
Colbert’s digicam noticed Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen (who gave Cooper a giant smooch), then Meyers and Fallon, earlier than recognizing Completely happy Gilmore 2 stars Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald. Oliver and Stewart have been additionally within the crowd. Subsequent, the cameras noticed the cartoon Trump from Our Cartoon President holding a Paramount brand. At that time, Colbert advised Miranda and Yankovic that their efficiency was canceled on account of a “purely monetary resolution.”
The present of unity from Colbert’s colleagues and rivals got here after CBS’ beautiful resolution to cancel The Late Present with Stephen Colbert after 10 seasons on July 17. The community mentioned the choice was “purely a monetary resolution towards a difficult backdrop in late evening.”
Nonetheless, the cancellation got here three days after Colbert, 61, criticized CBS’ mother or father firm, Paramount, over its $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump, who alleged that CBS Information’ 60 Minutes deceptively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. Paramount is in search of a merger with Skydance, which requires approval from Trump’s administration.
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Kimmel, who, like Colbert, has been a vocal critic of Trump’s administration, was fast to reply. “Love you Stephen. F— you and all of your Sheldons CBS,” Kimmel wrote on Instagram. The comic was talked about in Trump’s July 18 Reality Social submit, during which he celebrated the Late Present’s cancellation and referred to as for Jimmy Kimmel Stay to be subsequent. Kimmel responded to that message by posting a photograph of himself and his household protesting Trump whereas on trip.
“I am simply as shocked as everybody. Stephen is without doubt one of the sharpest, funniest hosts to ever do it,” Fallon, whom Trump known as “the Moron on NBC who ruined the as soon as nice Tonight Present,” wrote on Instagram on July 17. “I actually thought I might journey this out with him for years to return. I am unhappy that my household and mates will want a brand new present to observe each evening at 11:30. However actually, he is actually been a gentleman and a real pal over time — going again to The Colbert Report, and I am certain no matter he does subsequent shall be simply as good.”
“For as nice a comic and host he’s, Stephen Colbert is a good higher individual,” Meyers wrote in a submit on his Instagram Tales. “I’m going to overlook having him on TV each evening however I’m excited he can not use the excuse that he’s ‘too busy to hang around’ with me.”
Fallon later talked about Colbert’s cancelation in his Tonight Present monologue, joking that CBS might lose “tens of millions of viewers plus tens of a whole bunch watching on Paramount+” if viewers boycott.
Colbert’s tenure on The Late Present will finish its 10-year run in Might 2026. The Late Present debuted with David Letterman as host in 1993.