Federal Communications Fee Chairman Brendan Carr shot again on Monday at left-wing celebrities and politicians decrying CBS canceling Stephen Colbert’s late-night present.
“The partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of enamel over Colbert is kind of revealing. They’re performing like they’re shedding a loyal DNC spokesperson that was entitled to an exemption from the legal guidelines of economics,” Carr posted on X.
CBS introduced Thursday that it was canceling “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert” and that the ultimate episode will air in Might 2026.
The speak present’s cancellation led to widespread recriminations amongst progressive politicians, journalists, and celebrities.
“They simply lower NPR and, , public broadcasting. Sure, they’re making an attempt to silence individuals, however that received’t work. It received’t work. We are going to simply get louder,” actress Jamie Lee Curtis informed the Related Press.
The Tiffany Community was extensively accused, together with by senators, of canceling Colbert for political causes. CBS not too long ago agreed to a $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump after he accused the community of “election interference” over its enhancing of a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The settlement got here amid a pending merger with CBS dad or mum firm Paramount and Skydance, which requires administration approval. Colbert blasted the community for settling with Trump in what he deemed a “nuisance lawsuit” in a monologue on his present previous to being given the axe.
“Now I imagine this sort of sophisticated monetary settlement with a sitting authorities official has a technical title in authorized circles. It’s huge fats bribe,” Colbert mentioned.
“CBS canceled Colbert’s present simply THREE DAYS after Colbert known as out CBS dad or mum firm Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that appears like bribery,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., posted on X.
“Stephen Colbert, a unprecedented expertise and the most well-liked late evening host, slams the deal, days later, he’s fired. Do I feel it is a coincidence? NO,” Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., posted on X.
“If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Present for political causes, the general public deserves to know. And deserves higher,” Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., wrote on X.
CBS maintains that Colbert was canceled purely for monetary causes. Though the “Late Present” was usually No. 1 in its timeslot amongst community tv, the present misplaced $40 million a yr in income. That is due, partially, to declining general viewership amongst late-night reveals. Colbert’s former Comedy Central colleague, Jon Stewart, forged doubt on the community’s rationalization Monday.
“Watching Stephen exceed all expectations within the position and develop into the primary late-night present on community tv has been an simple nice pleasure for me as a viewer and as his good friend, and now Stephen has been canceled for ‘purely monetary causes,’ Stewart mentioned on “The Every day Present.”
Colbert was often called a fierce critic of Trump who eschewed the standard late-night speak present format of interesting to the broadest swath of Individuals with common humor, as a substitute choosing a hyper-partisan program. Trump, for his half, relished in Colbert’s firing.
“I completely love that Colbert received fired, his expertise was even lower than his rankings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is subsequent. Has even much less expertise than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is best than all of them mixed, together with the Moron on NBC who ruined the as soon as nice Tonight Present,” Trump mentioned.
The “Late Present” host didn’t pull any punches in his response to Trump.
“How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man have the ability to compose the next satirical witticism?: Go f— your self,” Colbert mentioned.
In one other put up on X, Carr slammed the comic over his outburst.
“I’m shocked to study that CBS didn’t discover these items worthwhile,” Carr wrote over a re-post of an article detailing the host’s foul-mouthed message to Trump.
