The state of late-night TV is keeping media executives from sleeping well. CBS’ decision to cut ties with Stephen Colbert and its decades-old “Late Show” franchise come next May will leave a major hole in the format — but one that has been widening.

CBS’ decision to end The Late Show in 2026 has left both Hollywood and viewers in shock. On Thursday, the network announced that it will end its late-night talk show, hosted by Stephen Colbert over the past decade, in May 2026, amid financial issues at the network.

Show” star Jimmy Fallon quipped he may be the next late-night host to get canned as he blasted CBS for pulling the plug on Stephen Colbert. “I am your host. Well, at least for tonight,” Fallon said during Monday’s monologue.

The post Stephen Colbert wasn’t CBS’s first satirical sacrifice appeared first on Salon.com. A day after a controversial episode lambasting President Donald Trump, "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone played it cool at Comic-Con.

Political humor merges comedy and critique, making complex political issues engaging and accessible. It can change political attitudes in Western cultures but may not affect non-Western audiences similarly. Reactions vary between Western and non-Western audiences due to certain cultural values.

"It will only embolden him to shake down, extort, and silence CBS and other media outlets that have the courage to report about issues that Trump may not like," the letter states. "We urge you and ...

The cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show is not a result of political bias against him but rather America's frustration with boring, politically partisan faux comedy.

According to Bloomberg, CBS Corporation’s (CBS) Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves expects strong political TV advertising revenues in the current fiscal year, which in turn, is anticipated to ...