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RestAndVest@reddit

Does anyone even watch these late night shows? It was a big deal for me in the 90’s on summer break and staying up late to watch them. Now… probably haven’t watched one of these shows in 15 years

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Fragrant-Buffalo-898@reddit

That's what's hilarious, those ranting about him being canceled didn't even watch the show

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carriestewbert@reddit

I watch clips of The Late Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers on YouTube. I don’t stay up late to watch them live anymore.

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That was my first thought. Back in the day, people watched these shows because it was one of the only options available to watch late at night. Now with people cutting the cord and the boom in streaming, people literally have 100s of options they can pull up on a whim. They aren't forced to choose between Fallon or Kimmel like we were with Leno and Letterman (team Conan here)...they'll just find something else to watch.

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greenmky@reddit

Yeah, on YouTube. Colbert is funny Kimmel is funny too sometimes but 75% of his bits are just cringy. I kinda hate the last guy (don't remember his name).

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Zaemous@reddit

"Tell the clock on the wall, “forget the wake-up call” ’cause the night’s not nearly through Wipe the sleep from your eyes; give yourself a surprise Let your worries wait another day And if you stay too late at the bar, at least you made it up this far So make up your mind and say Lets do it anyway It’s okay, you can always sleep through work tomorrow Okay, hey, hey Tomorrow's just your future yesterday"

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

I do. All of them but for Jimmy Fallon because… ugh. lol.

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MyLittlePossum@reddit

I watch them via segments on YouTube at my convenience because I go to bed at like, 9.

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thecheesecakemans@reddit

Same. Sometimes I catch it the next day when I'm cruising YouTube.

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cranberries87@reddit

Yeah, they were fun to stay up and watch as a college student. Not so much as a late-40s working adult.

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rememblem@reddit

I caught it on at the laundromat when our drier broke.

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Suns_In_420@reddit

Yet somehow lame ass Fallon cares on.

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Fragrant-Buffalo-898@reddit

For now

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Dude_man79@reddit

Jimmy "Laugh at my own jokes" Fallon.

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GrumpyKaeKae@reddit

I like him cause he is one of the only US tv hosts that treats my fav music group the best and isnt racist to them or uses them for clout, like a lot of other shows they have been on, has been.

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bikemandan@reddit

There is no justice

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ilovecostcohotdog@reddit

His show is perfect for short YouTube videos. You can watch five minutes of him embarrassing himself with a celebrity “friend”.

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

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Squirrel_Master82@reddit

There sure are a lot of similarities between the rise of a typical authoritarian regime and what's happening in the US now. But I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

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Fragrant-Buffalo-898@reddit

You people supported the lockdowns, mandates and restrictions and the jab mandates, and then rant about fascism????

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Fragrant-Buffalo-898@reddit

Everything is fascism with you people.....

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IDigRollinRockBeer@reddit

But no tax on overtime is the most important issue of the day

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

Yes, it's scary. I do what I can. I'm involved in my local community, vote in every election, attend protests. But I often feel like it's not enough.

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SyrioForel@reddit

If people just stick to their own echo chambers without looking for common ground, it’s all for nothing.

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dystopiabydesign@reddit

So a late night comic that has terrible viewership loses his gig and you think that signifies authoritarianism? Doomerism activated.

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MisterHyman@reddit

Username checks out

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bcentsale@reddit

What's your source on this? Every article I've seen on this, *including* CBS themselves citing costs, says ratings aren't the reason. Hell even Faux News is in line with that.

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dystopiabydesign@reddit

If it had higher ratings it would produce better ad revenue and costs wouldn't be a problem. Advertisers aren't paying high dollar rates for something old people fall asleep to.

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bcentsale@reddit

So correlation, not causation, and it has nothing to do with his stance on politics potentially adversely affecting a multi billion dollar merger.

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apocbane@reddit

Can you help us get out?

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aceshighsays@reddit

wonder if colbert will go back to the colbert report

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

That would be amazing…

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ghandi3737@reddit

Unfortunately, Comedy Central is owned by Paramount global.

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

Thank you. Yeah, I read that a little further down, too. Ugh. I hope he finds an avenue that gives him more leeway again, no matter where that is. I know there are so many of us who will follow him.

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Hot_Frosty0807@reddit

He should just go to HBO. Colbert and John Oliver on cable would be a sweet 1-2 punch.

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

That really would be amazing. Or to get he and Jon Stewart on the same platform again at some point, too. I wish The Problem hadn’t been canceled.

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aceshighsays@reddit

comedy central holds the rights to the colbert character?

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YourGuyK@reddit

Yes. In fact, early on they had to create a twin brother or something similar to do the old Colbert bit due to copyright.

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ghandi3737@reddit

I don't know but he started it at CC so maybe. They don't want to let artists own their creations if they can help it.

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

I hate that Paramount has bent the knee. When they killed their DEI initiatives, I cancelled my Paramount Plus subscription. I do miss the classic MTV and Nickelodeon content but that's small potatoes. Maybe Colbert will find an outlet where he'll be able to do something like the Colbert Report, but not actually call it The Colbert Report.

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Smokeythemagickamodo@reddit

Cripes, this is where I get my Star Trek. The irony of watching TNG and what’s happening now, ughhh

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Entire_Month9233@reddit

No because Skybound owns that property at Comedy Central and they are trying to merge with CBS/Paramount and need the government's approval. And they won't let that happen.

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twobootsranch@reddit

Kinda sad but can’t remember the last time I actually watched any late night show.

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Three4Anonimity@reddit

I haven’t watched one since THE YEAR TWOOO THOOUUUSAND

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SamRaimisOldsDelta88@reddit

Conan has some great travel shows on HBO and he’s just as hilarious as ever. I can’t stay up to watch a late show anymore and I don’t know anyone else who can.

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YT-Deliveries@reddit

He’s got a great “podcast” as well.

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Sanchastayswoke@reddit

Not sure why it’s in quotes haha it is an actual podcast

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YT-Deliveries@reddit

Well it’s got video now. I’m old so “podcast” for me is still coded “audio only”

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Sanchastayswoke@reddit

Oh yeah I listen on Spotify where it is audio only but I do see the video ones on YouTube too

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Sanchastayswoke@reddit

His podcast is the BEST

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

I’m 100 but, I watch the monologues and an occasional interview from The Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Late Night With Seth Meyers every single night. 😅 Tbf, I’m on the spectrum and tv is my jam big time but, now you know someone who’s lame enough to watch this sort of thing every night. 😂

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SamRaimisOldsDelta88@reddit

Hey, I didn’t say it was lame. I just like to sleep.

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

Oh, no worries! *I* did. 😂 It just makes me laugh to be old enough now to ‘not want to miss my nightly nighttime programs’, ‘90s grandma style.

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card-board-board@reddit

I haven't been able to watch since Walker told me I have AIDS.

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twirlerina024@reddit

[https://youtu.be/SJ5w4MkFofc?si=EZsS4w86hc9eHOF2](https://youtu.be/SJ5w4MkFofc?si=EZsS4w86hc9eHOF2) Best Keyboard Cat video every, IMO

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card-board-board@reddit

I've never actually seen this episode because I only ever made it about 10 minutes into any episode of walker but I like to imagine walker broke the news by saying: "Bet you 10 dollars I've met a little kid with AIDS."

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fleebleganger@reddit

Oh my god, there’s other people that have heard these guys?

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Consistent-Shame-171@reddit

That's the motherfricken....

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fleebleganger@reddit

I have feelings!

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_R_A_@reddit

They killed the late show... With a virus.

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originalbrowncoat@reddit

We no longer say “yes” we say “affirmative”

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fleebleganger@reddit

Unless we know the other robot very well

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Open_Product_579@reddit

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DEIreboot@reddit

Binary solo!

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soundboy64@reddit

Come on sucker lick my battery… Boogie… Roboboogie!!!

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MadcatFK1017@reddit

Their system of oppression lead to global robo-depression

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bikemandan@reddit

#🎶

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macula8@reddit

The future?!?

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HomsarWasRight@reddit

It will be revealed that carrots do not actually improve your eyesight. But they are still number one when it comes to scratching a deep rectal itch.

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timeye13@reddit

This hits. Sub?

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YourGuyK@reddit

I got into Colbert during COVID because I spent a lot of time at my parents' place and my Dad would watch it. I watch it the next day on streaming pretty much every day now.

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Sanchastayswoke@reddit

Yep same.

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RetroDadOnReddit@reddit

They feel so fake. Celebrity comes out, host asks a question specifically designed to get them to tell a specific pre-agreed upon story about something, they promote their latest project, and they leave. You gain almost nothing from it. Pre-Internet, celebrities were obscure to see or hear from so these interactions were intriguing. Now, they're meaningless and trite. I think it's what gave rise to long-form podcasts (Note that even Conan does this now). You get actual discussion topics and extended time with someone to get to know a bit more about them beyond just promoting their latest gig.

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SyrioForel@reddit

I like Conan and think he’s a good guy, but his interviews on his podcast are terrible. All he ever does is talk about *himself* while blowing smoke up the guest’s ass. And the guests often struggle with inserting themselves into that one-sided conversation, they barely get any word in before Conan once again either turns it back on himself or gives them another long-winded compliment. There are many podcasts out there that are *so much* better at interviews, including Smartless, Michael Rosenbaum, etc. Conan’s skills lie in his writing and improv skits. That’s why his best bits are when he interacts with Sona and Matt, or when he interacts with strangers in a foreign country. But, if interviews are what you are after, he’s way at the bottom of that totem pole.

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Sanchastayswoke@reddit

Omg I love his podcast so much. I honestly don’t see what you’re talking about, I think he is a very gracious host and he’s also known in the industry for being super nice and kind. The guests always seem to be having a great time too. 🤷🏼‍♀️it’s soo entertaining and makes me laugh so much!

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Hellament@reddit

I don’t know what the financial situation is for podcasts, but I assume the big ones like Conan’s do just fine through the ad revenue. Colbert should consider something like that or YT. Only issues I see are that the space of podcasters doing long-form celebrity interviews is getting a little saturated, and I don’t know that something like the Daily Show or Colbert Report would be ideal without a studio audience. But I’m sure he could find his niche.

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Quick-Angle9562@reddit

Neither has anyone else and if it wasn’t loosely tied to politics no one would care. And I say loosely because every topic on this site is somehow tied back to politics. To everyone who has been repeating that he was #1, it doesn’t matter. I was the #1 guy in my neighborhood drinking beer on my front porch and still no one was watching me either. It’s a dead medium and Colbert had a great run. He’ll be fine.

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ReservedPickup12@reddit

I have been watching old episodes of Conan O’Brien, in order from the beginning, every night for the past few months. They had over 2,000 episodes available for download on the Internet Archive. I’m loving it!

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tallicafu1@reddit

I have to go find these now. Some of the biggest laughs of my life were that show circa 2000-2004.

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ReservedPickup12@reddit

Yeah, I would do it fast! They have started to pull down some of the 90s episodes just in the past month… but all of the 2000s episodes are still on the archive.

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ScottClam42@reddit

100% I lived for George Bush's drop ins. "Hey there Cone. I figured out what CIA stands for. Yeah, it means Christmas is awesome Heheheh"

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I_miss_your_mommy@reddit

I haven’t had cable or an antenna to watch broadcast in about 20 years. If it isn’t streaming, I’m not watching it. The whole late night talk show format lends itself to channel surfing traditional television. That’s as dead to me as malls.

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Emergency-Error-3744@reddit

All of late night is available on YouTube. That's the only way I watch it.

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PurpleTranslator7636@reddit

Seeing he is about as funny as a headache, who cares.

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veryblanduser@reddit

Oh no, where will I get the same four stale jokes now?

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IanCrapReport@reddit

Colbert Report was probably some of the funniest television ever. Had me in stitches. Not sure what happened when he got to CBS but it was always hard to watch.

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cordelaine@reddit

I agree. He was so tired of playing that character though.

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FerdinandBowie@reddit

I remember during the first few months he snapped at a guitarist in his band because she didnt know what classical gas was.

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Wrong-Jeweler-8034@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/z0td0alsijdf1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2eb733f7ab7df3a2bad863c7bdb9b8e25cca0228 Sorry for the downvotes because you’re speaking reality. After he pulled this stunt I said fuck him forever. Either he doesn’t understand how govt works OR jumped on an idiot bandwagon. Never will forgive him for this idiocy. Either way, bye bye to him.

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Wrong-Jeweler-8034@reddit

Oh fuck all you people. Wake up and face reality that Cobert is a cuck traitor. He was there with Cloney. Reality bites.

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dkonigs@reddit

That character was also very much a mockery of GWB-era Republican attitudes. The persona likely wouldn't land anymore.

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thecheesecakemans@reddit

Satire is dead.... America is the satire for the rest of the world now.

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FriedBreakfast@reddit

I keep telling my wife "I SWEAR this guy used to be really funny." She still doesn't believe me.

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jesusmansuperpowers@reddit

It got better after a slow start imo

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tMoneyMoney@reddit

It got watered down, that’s what happened. Nobody needs to watch that when they have a bunch of options on cable or streaming with more teeth than that.

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RageQuitRedux@reddit

My wife refused to watch the last episode of Colbert because she knew it was going to make her cry, and she never did watch it.

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wubrotherno1@reddit

He had to appeal to a wider audience.

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misskellycupcake@reddit

He's a solid interviewer. I'll miss that. But Conan proved there's life after late night. Now let's see if CC just lets Jon Stewart's contract expire in December without trying to renew, pending the Paramount buyout/merger.

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Kain347@reddit

Colbert pod would be everything rn

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Kain347@reddit

Politics aside, late nite TV has been a on life support since Youtube debuted. I'm sure Colbert will find a new outlet, hopefully podcasting. He is a national treasure and will not go quietly into the nite. #🚫👑

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theresourcefulKman@reddit

They should’ve rode off into the sunset with Letterman

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InfidelZombie@reddit

I haven't watched a late night talk show since Conan. Just looked at what's out there and I'm heinously behind the times: * The Tonight Show (since it wasn't mentioned by OP) is currently hosted by Stephen Colbert, the guy from The Daily Show during the dark, post-Kilbourn years. * Jimmy Kimmel: I looked it up, it's the same guy from the Man Show. I hadn't heard his name since that went off the air. * The Tonight Show is now hosted by a guy named Jimmy Fallon, who was apparently on SNL? * There's another SNL guy one (Seth Meyers). * Just when you though The Daily Show couldn't get worse, they've brought back John Stewart. Anyway, it's wild out there and clearly the format has been dead for a long time.

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djblackprince@reddit

Oh no, anyways. This is a dead format and mostly around for nostalgia. People are watching other much better things.

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dogwalker824@reddit

boycott, boycott, boycott

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RangeLife79@reddit

I stopped being interested in that show many moons ago. The Colbert Report...now that was something special.

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Nach0Maker@reddit

He will always be Chuck Noblet to me.

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SunflowerDonut9847@reddit

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roseandfrenchfries@reddit

This scene lives on repeat in my head forever.

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twirlerina024@reddit

That man had the metabolism of a hummingbird. He could eat half a strawberry cheesecake at 3am and not gain an ounce!

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Mlabonte21@reddit

Where’s YOUR permission slip??

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I_Did_The_Thing@reddit

YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH

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WayneReidus@reddit

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Successful-Winter237@reddit

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mercyful_fade@reddit

I'm really sad about this. It took decades to build this show, an institution... and two rich assholes to kill it.

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prismmonkey@reddit

Yeah, late night just isn’t a thing anymore. And I remember what a big deal it was for Dave to get Late Night after the Leno fiasco. I was in junior high, and my friends and I would stay up and watch. Liked Colbert Report for a little while (he kinda disappeared up his own rear after a while), but I can’t say I ever watched him in Late Night. All the clips I’d see were more political clapter than genuinely funny. I know the internet is angry right now, but I doubt Reddit was watching him all that much either. This will all go away, and cable news soon after. And that’s ok. We have more choice, more access to unique individual voices. Shared culture is dying out, but it’s not coming back any time soon. Now. Someone protect Desi Lydic at all costs.

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bouncycastletech@reddit (OP)

Jon Stewart’s contact is over soon, and Comedy Central is also owned by paramount. There a nonzero chance that show disappears too.

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prismmonkey@reddit

It's definitely possible. Hard to say, as we don't really know what kind of profit these shows are turning. The talent aren't cheap, and some of these shows have massive staff. I believe Colbert mentioned 200 people on his. But we do know traditional ad revenue for late night has declined by over 50% since 2018. That's a massive hit. The writing's been on the wall for late night and cable news for a number of years now. I guess it was just a matter of waiting to see who pulled the plug first. A corporate merger is the perfect opportunity to take the plunge given cost cutting and reorganization is priority one in those circumstances. It just seems like anyone under 50 is consuming these media online. I'm still an avid Daily Show viewer, but it's entirely through YouTube. Kimmel's had a foot out the door for years. Meyers and cancellation have been mentioned pretty regularly for the past year or two. It's coming.

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Florflok@reddit

Doesn't bother me

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Shinespark7@reddit

CBS will always be my first choice in networks ...for me to poop on.

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GMHGeorge@reddit

*Insert Letterman complaining about CBS gag here*

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Banglophile@reddit

The 90's Late Show with Letterman was perfection.

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Appropriate-Neck-585@reddit

"For God's sake, please...Don't blame Conan."

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

seriously about time for a large scale boycott and yes they can actually be carried out and can be effective

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velinos@reddit

I currently only watch CBS for Colbert tonight show. So I just won't watch and say it's in protest.

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Azuras_Star8@reddit

Reminds me of the 90s show "In Living Color." One of their bits, "Men on [whatever topic]", where they had two of their actors play gay men reviewing things. In this case, television networks. Middle of the bit, after reviewing ABC, he said "Next, is C ... BS." "Thats all you see. Next."

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The_Adminiwitch@reddit

3 snaps in a z formation!

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graveybrains@reddit

The as yet unheard of Zorro snap! 😮

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YborOgre@reddit

Ah. This sketch has not aged well.

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originalbrowncoat@reddit

Around the world 🫰and back snap!🫰

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TheLoneliestGhost@reddit

6 snaps in a circle!

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ghandi3737@reddit

Just brown.

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misterlakatos@reddit

CBS stopped being a top tier network at some point in the '80s. Growing up, NBC was the late night network anyway, though I do not agree with how Colbert was treated and obviously this was politically motivated. They fear a demented clown.

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limelight022@reddit

I remember watching late shows solely for the bands so I could record them on VHS. Mostly just Green Day.

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Entire_Month9233@reddit

This show had the band Ghost on when they 1st started getting big. They are very Satan heavy and Steven is Catholic still had them on. This current government administration is not as forgiving.

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Entire_Month9233@reddit

CBS /Paramount did this because they need the government's approval of a merger with Skybound which owns The Daily Show. So because they speak truths and bring to light the things the government and corporations, even the one he worked for, this administration is going to do their best to silence them.

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GrizzlyAdam12@reddit

To be objective… Watching Colbert every night during the first Trump administration was almost therapeutic. I felt like he connected to an audience that was in shock and disbelief of all the crazy shit that our President said and did. But, Colbert’s schtick got old. It was too predictable and seemed manufactured. It no longer was therapeutic (or fun) to watch….and it just felt like another “bubble” of likemindedness. It’s a bit sad that the show itself is cancelled, but I get it. In today’s environment of hyper-politicized everything, we probably couldn’t find another Letterman if we tried. I’m still bummed that Craig Ferguson didn’t get a shot at the earlier hour….but, I also understand that he was performing to a niche audience.

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boogs34@reddit

Tech companies have taken over media. We need a new trust busting movement. Capitalism works but it requires a referee to ensure it’s fair. There need to be massive break ups of many companies.

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high_everyone@reddit

Guys, I mean I would love to feed into a political conspiracy but the ad dollars for a late night show have not made sense for a long time. Shutting down large expenses is a normal part of mergers and acquisitions and late night TV as a medium has been close to death since it started recapping itself on YouTube and websites the next day. Our generation prefers to watch it in the morning with no ads. Conan moved away from late night TV years ago due to cost, Seth Meyers culled the band last year and the Tonight Show has moved to four days a week. There’s not a grand conspiracy playing out in the open. Could political bias have played a role in the show getting picked to be on the chopping block? Maybe? But the show will never be as profitable as it was a decade ago. It’s a hard truth. People watching online are killing ad revenue and no one wants to watch full hours of content anymore so ads aren’t as impactful.

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mustbefelt@reddit

Thank you for this reasonable and considered reply. It's like you used your brain or something!

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high_everyone@reddit

I worked in the industry years ago and have been a longtime supporter of network TV as a format even though I am also part of the problem.

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Any-Concentrate-1922@reddit

I'm guessing CBS's decision had nothing to do with Colbert and more to do with numbers. They're ending the franchise, not just firing him. Conan was smart to diversify while he still had his show and then end his show before it got stale. By that time, he had plenty of way he could branch out.

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cornedbeef101@reddit

I’m guess it had everything to do with the corporate buy out of CBS that required Trumps approval. This is blatant and obvious corruption. They love the second amendment but hate the first.

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Any-Concentrate-1922@reddit

Yes, I didn't know the whole story when I made that post. It's a politically motivated decision.

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Exact_Friendship_502@reddit

Are people really out here actually watching the late shows on network tv channels????

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D_Anger_Dan@reddit

CBS: Can’t Be Saved.

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fpaulmusic@reddit

We must all remember to NOT BLAME CONAN. This is not Conan’s fault.

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bouncycastletech@reddit (OP)

“No one was blaming Conan.”

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curmudge_john@reddit

Does anyone remember how UNHINGED the Howard Stern show got in the months before he moved to satellite radio? God, I hope Colbert spends the next ten months doing the same. And I hope another network picks up him and the 200 people who work on the show

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bouncycastletech@reddit (OP)

Same with Conan.

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bikemandan@reddit

Isnt unhinged kind of his MO?

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Simple-Chemistry-878@reddit

Are all america networks compromised by the big bad cheeto? Are they that scared of getting repercussions for free speech or even being made fun of? And no one is reacting? That country is doomed

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bouncycastletech@reddit (OP)

All American corporations, pretty much.

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

Pathetic. We are turning into a police state. And corporate greed is out of control.

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harpswtf@reddit

This is a story about a late night talk show host

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BlueSnaggleTooth359@reddit

Yeah. Not sure your point.

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harpswtf@reddit

Cancelling a failing TV show is not indicative of a police state

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blacksapphire08@reddit

They meant fascism but probably made it simpler for you to understand.

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Shigglyboo@reddit

It was the #1 late show for the last 9 years. They’ve just been nominated for an Emmy.

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Cold_Frosting505@reddit

I mean, sure. Big Bang Theory also won a shit ton of Emmy’s but actually had viewership that drives advertising (I’m not defending that program). Politics may have played a role, but overall late night viewership is dying in general and the style and format doesn’t suit network demographics anymore. It’s a tough stretch to jump directly to a purely political explanation.

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Frosty_Ad_5472@reddit

One of the reasons why so many of us consider Conan the GOAT is because his late night comedy was timeless. Whereas the majority of Colbert’s show is political commentary, not even humor, which moves with the news cycle and won’t be relevant by the next morning. A masterbating bear, however? Eternal.

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LordZantarXXIII@reddit

Pimp Bot? Timeless

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mr_malort@reddit

I love all my sluts, they loosen my bolts and tighten my nuts!

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BartlettMagic@reddit

[Max Weinberg: TV Sex Creep?](https://www.reddit.com/r/conan/s/DCcIQQCQGe) The peak of highbrow entertainment

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BalrogRuthenburg11@reddit

I’ll cut you white bread!

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glavent@reddit

100%. I stopped watching long time ago when the late night shows became about politics. I want to watch a funny monologue and celebrities talking about their next movie not be reminded about how shitty things are. Also, I haven’t had cable or watched TV in the old sense for the past decade:

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Ok_Passage_7151@reddit

Conan required his writer’s political jokes to be funny HAHA, not funny WOOHOO! Kinda a lost art.

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gesis@reddit

[Country Cuckoo Clock Codpiece Zulu Warriors](https://youtu.be/M1dRiV7ngu4).

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karaloveskate@reddit

I haven’t watched that channel in years. What they are doing to Stephan is bs.

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admirablecounsel@reddit

I’m looking forward to seeing Steven, or meester Steven to pop elsewhere. And he will. How long until donny does away with jimmy Kimmel . They won’t be silenced

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TheMeticulousNinja@reddit

A surefire sign of the times

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couchtomatopotato@reddit

uuuugh.

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homebrewneuralyzer@reddit

CBS cancelled the show because Colbert RIGHTLY called the punk-ass cowards out for the $16m settlement with The Yelling Yam over the 60minutes lawsuit. Fuck CBS. Cowards.

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twistedevil@reddit

Yes! This should be the top comment. This plus they want to be in good graces for their merger. CEO apparently a huge Trumper too.

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boygirlmama@reddit

Cancelled Paramount+.

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philipito@reddit

I stopped watching TV in the early 2000s. Commercials and poor programming just wasn't worth the time or money. Read a book. Fuck TV.

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UTbeerandburger@reddit

Fuck CBS! Boycott!!!

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jonasgrimms@reddit

We'll be able to cherish his dancing vaccine sketch to our dying days.

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ProfessorOfLies@reddit

It really feels like the end of things. All the things that were great are ending and being replaced with horrible things.

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muhredditone@reddit

Is there any way he could take The View with him?

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MechaNickzilla@reddit

For those that don’t know, there’s an acquisition of CBS and Comedy Central by Skydance Media that’s been rumored to have Colbert and Daily Show on the chopping block for political reasons. Like lots of you, I’m not a big Late Night watcher but I’m a big OG Colbert Report fan. And I understand Late Night is a cheap show with relatively high ratings and this is totally happening for political reasons and we should be upset. And alarmed. Don’t read this headline as “late night shows going the way of the dinosaur”. There’s some truth in that sure, but the bigger truth is “Wannabe Nazi party takes another step forward in silencing dissenting opinions”

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Rubberbandballgirl@reddit

Jesus, y’all sound like a bunch of fuckin’ boomers. That fact that none of you seemed to be concerned at one of Trump’s biggest critics being silenced is concerning. Guess what? Some of us still enjoy late night shows. I loved Conan as much as the next person, listen to his podcast and everything, but if you haven’t discovered the hilarity that is Stephen Colbert’s Late Show or Seth Meyers’ Late Night, I feel sad for you.

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GaIIick@reddit

His persona on The Colbert Report at least served the role of a jester giving some humorous insight of the people to the Court, which he did masterfully. The Late Show was just humorless condescension. Ya hate to see it ![gif](giphy|BgAhfkya59lNHLNp1w)

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

def watch his bit about it on yt.

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Roland-Of-Eld-19@reddit

Letterman still going on netflix, and Conan's podcast is good! Jay Leno Garage decent ad well

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Professional_One7390@reddit

Let's boycott CBS over the Late Show!!!!!

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luxtabula@reddit

no millennials watch CBS, who's left to boycott? look at their programs, it's all boomer porn.

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Adventurous_Cloud_20@reddit

I'm in bed between 8 and 9 most nights, I can't remember the last time I stayed up to watch late night TV. Come to think about it, I haven't had cable or satellite TV in 15+ years. Kind of weird now thinking about it. My parents and grandparents used to religiously watch Carson, Leno, and sometimes Letterman. Most of my friends' parents did too. Maybe late night TV is going the way of a lot of older things, I don't know anyone, older or otherwise, that watches late night TV anymore.

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1ndomitablespirit@reddit

Eh, Colbert was so restricted and boring on network TV. Maybe HBO will snatch him up.

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rantingathome@reddit

Dream HBO Lineup: * Saturday Night - Stephen Colbert * Sunday Night - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver * Monday Night - Jon Stewart

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snark42@reddit

Keeping Bill Maher Friday night, or cancelling?

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rantingathome@reddit

I used to watch Bill all the time, but it was the quality of the guests and not so much him. With the quality of both Bill and the debate going down as of late, I'm losing interest if I still have any.

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elementalguitars@reddit

I watch the musical performances on Kimmel (he kicks ass for booking metal bands) but other than that I haven’t watched any late night shows in many years. Late night TV is dead. Broadcast TV as a whole is not long for this world.

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jambr380@reddit

Hate to see it. I watch the opening monologues on YouTube, but that is not the same as network tv. I’m sure if Colbert wants to keep it going in a format like that, he’ll have no problems remaining relevant. I’d love to see him return to his Colbert Report persona

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Dr-McLuvin@reddit

I used to watch that show every single night for like 10 years. I really haven’t watched since Letterman left. I liked Colbert on the daily show quite a bit and the Colbert report was pretty decent but I just never felt a connection to him when he got the late night host job. It guess it was weird seeing him out of “character.”

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snwbrdngtr@reddit

I watch occasionally. The last show I caught he was crowing about the show winning an Emmy… going out on a high I guess?

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olduglysweater@reddit

Idk, I liked him, even though he could be a little preachy. I kinda fell off when Jon Baptiste left to be with his sick wife. Anyway, I'm sure the red hats are rejoicing somewhere about this.

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heykidzimacomputer@reddit

Colbert's Late Show was too upbeat and polished for me. The vibe felt more like a day time show and the humor was like Wait Wait Don't Tell Me on NPR. I miss the biting satire with some underlying cynicism like The Daily Show and Last Week. Hopefully Netflix picks him up for a Weekly Show like Last Week where he is outside of any FCC influence.

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witcheringways@reddit

I watch Colbert late night often so I’m bummed. Hopefully this will give him the opportunity to go back to doing pure comedy. I would love to see a strangers with candy reboot!

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zenprime-morpheus@reddit

The last weekly late show I tuned in regularly to see was probably The Colbert Report. I'd cut the cord years before and so once Conan jumped to TBS, he was harder to catch. And in all those transitions, he'd lost a bit of the manic edge I loved from Late Night. Colbert on the Late Show was such a different thing with different energy. It never really appealed to me. I still watch Last Week Tonight - John Oliver still delivers the absolute insanity that I need. Also for awhile How to With John Wilson scratched that manic weirdness itch, it was a weird show in that "Late Night TV" vein of something like Insomniac - which I do sorely miss.

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Got_no_pants@reddit

LWT for the win!

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Revolutionary-Wash88@reddit

Last Week Tonight is awesome

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ReservedPickup12@reddit

The only current Late Night shows I watch are Last Week Tonight—even my teenage son loves watching John Oliver with me—and The Daily Show on Mondays. And sometimes I even skip Jon Stewart if I’m not in the mood for politics.

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water_bottle1776@reddit

I like him, but I generally only catch the clips on YouTube. Paramount probably has to cut costs massively as part of the sale deal and it's not surprising that they would cut the show. Shows like that cost a ton but probably just don't make too much anymore. Add to that the fact that he's definitely not one to tow the company line.

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BrilliantApricot5344@reddit

I’ll be stealing all CBS football this fall. Not giving those fucks a dime.

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EastTXJosh@reddit

I never got into Colbert. His show was way too political for my taste. It’s one thing to make jokes about politics and news stories during an opening monologue, like Carson, Letterman, and Conan did, but it’s another to engage in outright political commentary. I hate cable news and the Daily Show. Colbert’s show was like a combination of the two. Late night TV should be break from politics (other than the monologue).

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ReservedPickup12@reddit

I like Stephen Colbert… I think he’s a brilliant and talented guy and typically I agree with him… but I can’t watch him either. Late Night TV needs to be an escape from reality for me… at least on some level. Colbert just talks politics too much… And half of his interviews are with politicians he agrees with. I don’t need Elizabeth Warren coming on a late night show to share her talking points… It’s just not entertaining.

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EastTXJosh@reddit

Agreed. I agree with most of his politics, but that doesn’t mean I want to hear him talk about it.

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Gian_Luck_Pickerd@reddit

I think the only times I watched it after college was when Darlene Love performed Baby Please Come Home every December

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geekgirlwww@reddit

Someone put them into a fantastic montage on YouTube

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luxtabula@reddit

this doesn't bother me much. most people our age don't watch late shows or TV in general. the late night talk shows basically became pundits in recent years which are incredibly saturated online in both YouTube and podcasts. if they didn't clip the show and post it on YouTube they would be as obscure as Howard Stern. it along with cable news simply are running out of an audience for this stuff to be sustainable.

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cheffartsonurfood@reddit

It should bother you that they are only doing this cuz Colbert criticized Paramount for being the cowards they are.

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pizzabirthrite@reddit

It should have gone with Letterman. Unlike the Tonight Show, which has maintained its name through all hosts, the CBS shows at that hour were just named per host, like the Pat Sajak or Merv Griffin. Keeping Letterman's Late Show name sort of penned the poor fellow in.

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benevenstancian0@reddit

Colbert is great. The timing is also very suspect given what he said recently about CBS bending the knee to Trump to facilitate a merger. That said? The late night format show is no longer relevant. Who wants to listen to a celebrity and a host prattle on for 7 minutes about some new project when there is so much more content (good and awful alike) out there? This isn’t the 70s where there were a few networks and not much else out there.

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