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David Letterman Slams CBS as ‘Lying Weasels’ for Canceling ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Due to a ‘Financial Decision’

6 May 2026 at 00:30
Late-night legend David Letterman is once again coming to the defense of Stephen Colbert, whose “Late Show” comes to a close later this month after CBS announced in July 2025 that the historic program was ending for good. While the network maintains the maneuver was a “financial decision,” Letterman told The New York Times that […]

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    Veteran host says format may not last as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its 33-year run amid controversyAhead of the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, former network late-night host David Letterman said that he would be “surprised” if other shows in that format last too much longer.Letterman, 79, made the remark in an interview with the New York Times that was published on Tuesday, in which he also described his “disbelief” upon learning Colbert’s show had been
     

David Letterman doubts late-night’s future before Colbert finale

5 May 2026 at 14:56

Veteran host says format may not last as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends its 33-year run amid controversy

Ahead of the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, former network late-night host David Letterman said that he would be “surprised” if other shows in that format last too much longer.

Letterman, 79, made the remark in an interview with the New York Times that was published on Tuesday, in which he also described his “disbelief” upon learning Colbert’s show had been cancelled.

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Letterman on late-night TV's future: 'I would be surprised if it lasts more than a year'

5 May 2026 at 14:35
Things aren't looking good for much of the late-night TV landscape, according to David Letterman, who says he'd be "surprised" if some programs last "more than a year or so." Letterman, who launched "The Late Show" in 1993 and served as its host until 2015, opened up about its forthcoming finale in an interview with The New...

Stephen Colbert Says He Made ‘The Late Show’ More Political After His Producer Told Him ‘That’s the Part the Audience Wants to See’

29 April 2026 at 02:45
Stephen Colbert recently told The New York Times that, after an uneven first couple of months of “The Late Show,” his producer encouraged him to lean back into his political roots. Colbert said at first, the plan was to back away from politics after his transition from “The Colbert Report” to “The Late Show.” He […]

George Clooney Defends Jimmy Kimmel After Trump’s ‘Heated’ Call for His Firing: ‘Jokes Are Jokes’

27 April 2026 at 23:57
George Clooney is speaking out in defense of Jimmy Kimmel after Donald Trump’s latest attempt to pressure ABC to fire the late-night host. The president blasted Kimmel’s “despicable call to violence” on Monday, referring to a joke about Melania having the glow of an “expectant widow.” The comment was made during a skit on “Jimmy […]

Anne Hathaway Jokingly Reveals the Biggest Diva on Devil Wears Prada 2

17 April 2026 at 16:54
Anne Hathaway, Big PicDivas? In show business? Groundbreaking.  Although Anne Hathaway's The Devil Wears Prada character, Andy Sachs, would likely award the biggest diva title to Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl...

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