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Japan Today
2 days ago
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- Japan Today
Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026
FILE - Stephen Colbert arrives at a screening of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," during PaleyFest, April 21, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) By ALICIA RANCILIO and ANDREW DALTON CBS is canceling 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump's most prominent and persistent late-night critics. Thursday's announcement followed Colbert's criticism on Monday of a settlement between Trump and Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, over a '60 Minutes' story. Colbert told his audience at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater that he had learned Wednesday night that after a decade on air, 'next year will be our last season. ... It's the end of 'The Late Show' on CBS. I'm not being replaced. This is all just going away.' The audience responded with boos and groans. 'Yeah, I share your feelings," the 61-year-old comic said. Three top Paramount and CBS executives praised Colbert's show as 'a staple of the nation's zeitgeist' in a statement that said the cancellation 'is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.' In his Monday monologue, Colbert said he was "offended" by the $16 million settlement reached by Paramount, whose pending sale to Skydance Media needs the Trump administration's approval. He said the technical name in legal circles for the deal was 'big fat bribe.' 'I don't know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company," Colbert said. "But, just taking a stab at it, I'd say $16 million would help.' Trump had sued Paramount Global over how '60 Minutes' edited its interview last fall with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Critics say the company settled primarily to clear a hurdle to the Skydance sale. Colbert took over 'The Late Show' in 2015 after becoming a big name in comedy and news satire working with Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show" and hosting 'The Colbert Report," which riffed on right-wing talk shows. The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert gaining viewers so far this year and winning his time slot among broadcasters, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes. On Tuesday, Colbert's 'Late Show' landed its sixth nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding talk show. It won a Peabody Award in 2021. David Letterman began hosting 'The Late Show" in 1993. When Colbert took over, he deepened its engagement with politics. Alongside musicians and movie stars, Colbert often welcomes politicians to his couch. Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California was a guest on Thursday night. Schiff said on X that 'if Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.' Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, released a similar statement, saying "America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.' Colbert's late-night host counterpart on ABC, Jimmy Kimmel, shared Colbert's announcement on Instagram along with the message: 'Love you Stephen." He then directed an expletive at CBS. Colbert has targeted Trump for years. The guests on his very first show in September 2015 were actor George Clooney and Jeb Bush, who was then struggling in his Republican presidential primary campaign against Trump. 'Gov. Bush was the governor of Florida for eight years,' Colbert told his audience. 'And you would think that that much exposure to oranges and crazy people would have prepared him for Donald Trump. Evidently not.' Late-night TV has been facing economic pressures for years; viewership is down and many young viewers prefer highlights online, which networks have trouble monetizing. CBS also recently canceled host Taylor Tomlinson's 'After Midnight,' which aired after 'The Late Show.' While NBC has acknowledged economic pressures by eliminating the band on Seth Meyers' show and cutting one night of Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show," there had been no such visible efforts at 'The Late Show." Colbert's relentless criticism of Trump, his denunciation of the settlement, and the parent company's pending sale can't be ignored, said Bill Carter, author of 'The Late Shift." 'If CBS thinks people are just going to swallow this, they're really deluded,' Carter said. AP Media Writer David Bauder contributed from New York. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Stephen Colbert's ‘Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026
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Toronto Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his ‘Late Show' in May 2026
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Toronto Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his 'Late Show' in May 2026
Published Jul 17, 2025 • 1 minute read FILE - Stephen Colbert arrives at a screening of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," during PaleyFest, April 21, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Photo by Richard Shotwell / Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP NEW YORK — CBS is axing The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The announcement came two days after Colbert spoke out against CBS Global settling with President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes story. The news was also announced in a press release sent from CBS with a link to a clip of Colbert's announcement on Instagram. The comedian and TV personality began by telling the audience he was sharing something he learned the night before, that 'Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending the Late Show in May … it's the end of the Late Show on CBS. I'm not being replaced. This is all just going away.' The most recent ratings from Nielsen show Colbert as winning his timeslot, with about 2.417 million viewers across 41 new episodes. It also said his late night show was the only one to gain viewers so far this year. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA Tennis MMA Toronto Maple Leafs
Fox News
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
‘Seinfeld' star says ‘very religious' parents weren't fans of his work, thought it was ‘blasphemy'
Patrick Warburton's work on "Seinfeld" and "Family Guy" won him a following of fans all over the world, but the actor's devoutly Catholic parents were not among them. The 60-year-old actor played the beloved David Puddy on the '90s sitcom "Seinfeld," and the actor has voiced paraplegic cop Joe Swanson on Seth McFarlane's "Family Guy" since 1999. However, Warburton admitted his parents, John and Barbara Warburton, were not supportive of their son playing either character. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Warburton explained that John and Barbara always had a particularly strong dislike of "Family Guy." "They don't see it as satire. They see it as blasphemy," Warburton said. "So, it was just a conversation that we were never really able to have. We never saw eye to eye on it. But, yeah, they always hated that show." Warburton noted that his parents harbored moral objections to the animated series because they were "very religious." The actor recalled that John was a member of the Catholic monastery, the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Bardstown, Kentucky, where his spiritual advisor was Thomas Merton, who Warburton described as "one of the most famous Catholic scholars of our day." John, who died in 2018, spent three months at the monastery and almost became a monk before he decided to pursue a career in medicine. According to Warburton, Barbara shared her husband's strict adherence to their Catholic faith and vehement disapproval of their son's most popular shows. "If Mom could possibly be worse than Dad, she is, yes," Warburton joked. Warburton previously shared that Barbara actively tried to have "Family Guy" taken off the air despite her son's starring role in the series. In an April 2024 interview with People magazine at a PaleyFest event marking the 25th anniversary of "Family Guy," Warburton recalled, "My mother belonged to the American Television Council, and they were trying to get the show canceled." "I was helping support my parents with 'Family Guy' money," he added. "She tried to get me to sign the petition [to cancel the show]. I said, 'Mom, if you don't think I'm going to talk about this publicly, this is the greatest irony. You're laundering money. You're laundering it to yourself.' They hate it more today." Warburton's parents also disapproved of his involvement in "Seinfeld" due to their religious beliefs. During a November 2024 appearance on the "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" podcast, Warburton recalled making his television debut as Jerry's car mechanic Puddy in the 1995 episode of "Seinfeld" titled "The Fusilli Jerry." In the episode, Jerry Seinfeld, who played himself, becomes irked when he discovers Puddy "stole" one of his sex moves to use on Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). After the episode aired, Warburton remembered receiving a "six-page letter from my father about how disappointed he was and the choices I was making." "So, they had an issue with not dealing with the sex act with any sanctity," Warburton explained. "Because as we all know, the sex act is full of sanctity — it's all about procreating and nothing else." Though Puddy was originally only intended to be featured in one episode, he became an instant fan favorite and a recurring character as Elaine's on-and-off boyfriend throughout the show's run until it concluded in 1998. While speaking with Fox News Digital, Warburton recalled that Barbara's religious conviction led to another attempt to interfere with her son's work. "I remember back in the day when we lived in Woodland Hills, my mom and dad came to visit. And we were in the kitchen, and my mom says, 'Are you going to work on Seinfeld today?' And I said, 'I am, as a matter of fact.' And she said, 'I have this dynamic videotape that has converted a lot of my Jewish friends. If I gave it to you, would you give it to Jerry?'" Warburton recalled with a laugh. "So, I just stood there — hang jaw," he continued. "Dad actually piped in and said, 'Barbara, leave well enough alone.' So, at least he still had that common sense about him. Mother never really cared." Warburton explained that his mother didn't easily give up on her goal of converting Seinfeld to Catholicism. "Years later, Jerry was performing [stand-up] in Pensacola, Florida," Warburton recalled. "And mom and dad wanted to go. And I go, 'I'll hook you up.' So, I call up Jerry, get them a couple tickets. So, I talked to my mom after the show, and I go, 'Did you enjoy Jerry? And she goes, 'He was wonderful. I even wrote him a lovely thank-you letter.' "And, at that point, that's when the hair on the back of my neck stood up, and I go, 'You probably didn't just leave a letter, did you, Mom? You probably left a DVD.' And she goes, 'I did,'" Warburton continued. "I go, 'Do you know how disrespectful that is?' And she said, 'I only answer to one person, the Lord above. So, that's how they operate. That's how Mom operates." Warburton told Fox News Digital he brought up his mother's unexpected gift when he later ran into Seinfeld in New York. "We had a laugh, but yeah, I'm sure he didn't watch it," he recalled. "He hasn't converted yet, as far as I know." Though Warburton previously has described himself as a "bad Catholic," the actor told Fox News Digital he has "absolutely" had instances in which he felt uncomfortable with the content in some of his work due to his faith. "Catholic guilt runs deep," he ackowledged. "But I believe that God has a sense of humor."
