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The White House is fighting back against what it calls “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” targeting satirical media and political talk shows.View on euronews
The silencing of jokes and jabs on network airwaves shatters a tangible demonstration of nuanced thinking, free speech and philosophical complexity.
Stephen Colbert praised South Park for its provocative season 27 premiere as his own show faces the axe for criticizing President Donald Trump. The show’s episode featured an AI clip of President Donald Trump stripping naked in the desert.
There may be a new entrant in the annals of corporate hole-digging: Media titan Paramount (PARA), which owns CBS and recently said it’s canceling the top-rated "Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Paramount said it needs to cancel the Colbert show for “financial reasons” and leaked reports likely sourced to the company suggest the show loses around $40 million per year.
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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. TV networks have been cutting costs at their late-night mainstays for the past few years.
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CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there's no denying the economics were not working in Colbert's favor.
The first politician to weigh in happened to be the show’s July 17 guest, Sen. Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif. He posted on social media, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert … If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”
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Dagens.com on MSNStephen Colbert’s Late Show Axed — Critics Call It Political Payback for Trump SkepticismThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be canceled at the end of the 2025–2026 season, according to The Guardian. The decision, according to CBS’s parent company Paramount Global, is “purely financial” and unrelated to the show’s performance or content.
Colbert's 'The Late Show' will end in May 2026. Colbert's blend of comedy and commentary has made him a voice of reason in an era of political turmoil.