Late Show with Stephen Colbert canceled...Possible Political Reasons

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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    It is bizarre....if CBS is doing this to get the merger approved that is seriously disturbing
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  • Tim Simmons
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    shecky said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    shecky said:
    Or maybe just because Colbert sucks and his show isn't funny.

    I don't find him entertaining all the time but if he has a #1 show then why in D hell would you cancel it?

    They must want a Fallon type that pleases everyone.

    Late night comedy TV was originally developed to help America wind down at the end of a tough day, put all the politics and hatred and bullshit we are subjected to behind us, so we could get a good night's sleep, wake up the next morning and begin a fresh new day.



    we have EVERYTHING to watch now. We don’t need to be so beholden to the norms of yesteryear. If your feelings get hurt by comedians, there’s literally anything else to watch in its place in 2025.


    Clearly the market has dictated what it’s wanted in programming, including late night TV. This move is seemingly going against what the market wants. 
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,537
    Also if you watch them, you know they attack Dems too. It just so happens conservatives are a plentiful low hanging fruit so the harvest is gonna be more of that. 
  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    You know who here is absolutely clueless (what else is new). Watch old Johnny Carson. He was relentless in attacking Reagan.
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,537
    If anything, Colbert will land somewhere else and hopefully he gets his Report teeth back. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    You know who here is absolutely clueless (what else is new). Watch old Johnny Carson. He was relentless in attacking Reagan.
    But don't you always attack the president?
  • DarthMaeglin
    DarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 2,966
    These days I find Colbert and Kimmel just as funny as Gutfeld: none of them are funny anymore, often going after people’s appearance.

    Answer’s simple to me, I just don’t watch any of them. I still miss my favourite late night host, Craig Ferguson.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Tim Simmons said:
    shecky said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    shecky said:
    Or maybe just because Colbert sucks and his show isn't funny.

    I don't find him entertaining all the time but if he has a #1 show then why in D hell would you cancel it?

    They must want a Fallon type that pleases everyone.

    Late night comedy TV was originally developed to help America wind down at the end of a tough day, put all the politics and hatred and bullshit we are subjected to behind us, so we could get a good night's sleep, wake up the next morning and begin a fresh new day.



    we have EVERYTHING to watch now. We don’t need to be so beholden to the norms of yesteryear. If your feelings get hurt by comedians, there’s literally anything else to watch in its place in 2025.


    Clearly the market has dictated what it’s wanted in programming, including late night TV. This move is seemingly going against what the market wants. 
    I get what he is saying though.  If you say that everything is in your face then you get shamed for even saying that now. He's not gonna win any argument on here that's for sure.

    I don't know of any non-political late night hosts?
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,537
    Fallon. Any political jokes of his are limp. 
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,537
    so to be clear, we should not make jokes about the political environment?
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,537
    Or is it we need to be fair and spread the jokes about politics evenly among all parties?
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    Tim Simmons said:
    Or is it we need to be fair and spread the jokes about politics evenly among all parties?
    He joked about Biden being old all the time. He had Elizabeth Warren on when she was running for president and shredded her in an interview. I'm a big Warren supporter - she got mauled.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Tim Simmons said:
    Fallon. Any political jokes of his are limp. 
    I've said this about Fallon, he is safe and DOES NOT push the envelope.

    I do miss Trevor Noah.  He did political humor very well.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    Colbert had been hitting CBS pretty hard recently...gotta be a factor. I hope he torches them every day until he's done.
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,537
    Apparently the show loses $40million a year which is wild given the content. So maybe it is economical to cancel.

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    igotid88 said:

    #1 late night show. 
    One of the best ever!

    Definitely not.

    All a matter of personal taste, bud.  I'm a big fan, myself.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    igotid88 said:

    #1 late night show. 
    One of the best ever!

    Definitely not.

    All a matter of personal taste, bud.  I'm a big fan, myself.
    Like Carlin eventually did, I think Colbert has gotten more preechy.
  • brianlux
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    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    igotid88 said:

    #1 late night show. 
    One of the best ever!

    Definitely not.

    All a matter of personal taste, bud.  I'm a big fan, myself.
    Like Carlin eventually did, I think Colbert has gotten more preechy.

    What can I say?  I'm grateful we have had them both.  Be glad for that because at the rate things are going, being able to express certain opinions and saying things other people don't like is quickly becoming a thing of the past. 
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,216
    Tim Simmons said:
    Apparently the show loses $40million a year which is wild given the content. So maybe it is economical to cancel.

    For real? So which is it? Trump or losing 40 mil a year? Im inundated with headlines about this being political. Is every single thing political? 
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,759
    nicknyr15 said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    Apparently the show loses $40million a year which is wild given the content. So maybe it is economical to cancel.

    For real? So which is it? Trump or losing 40 mil a year? Im inundated with headlines about this being political. Is every single thing political? 
    Apparently costs $100m to produce. Staff of 200 - Colbert himself gets $15-20m. Head staffers/writers $500k+ a lot of money for limited viewership in grand scheme of things. Not sure how long been losing $ but I guess a very long time….

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