Samantha Bee is not convinced that Paramount decided to end The Late Show only to please Donald Trump, saying Tuesday that Stephen Colbert’s show was “hemorrhaging money.” “It’s so much easier for them to cut it loose with this merger coming down the pike,

CBS will end "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and retire "The Late Show" franchise in May 2026, the company announced Thursday.

Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent company, Paramount. By doubling down on attacking his most powerful enemy, at a time when network execs are facing such intense scrutiny for what many believe was a politically motivated firing,

Trump denied being "solely responsible" for Stephen Colbert's ouster from CBS — but then suggested ABC's Jimmy Kimmel and NBC's Jimmy Fallon might be next. The post Trump Insists He Was Not Behind Colbert Firing — Before Wondering ‘Who Will Go First’ Between Kimmel and Fallon first appeared on Mediaite.

Lizz Winstead, the co-creator of "The Daily Show," sounded off on the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show and accused CBS of being afraid during an interview on MSNBC.

Taking aim at the change in Paramount’s ticker, which will go from PARA to PSKY after its deal with Skydance, the late-night host pronounced the new name as “pee-sky.”

Piers Morgan ruthlessly mocked Stephen Colbert over the cancellation of his CBS show during an appearance on Fox News' Outnumbered.

Over a decade after leaving late-night TV, Jay Leno is chiming in from the bench. Leno, who exited the "Tonight Show" in 2014, spoke candidly about mixing politics and humor for a mass audience in a recent interview with David Trulio for The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.