Trump Celebrates Late Show Cancellation: ‘I Absolutely Love That Colbert Got Fired’

President Donald Trump is wasting no time in celebrating the news that CBS is officially cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show,” and wrote Friday on social media that vocal Trump critic and comedian Jimmy Kimmel might be “next” to lose his job on ABC.

“I absolutely love that Colbert’ got fired,” Trump wrote Friday on his Truth Social platform.

“His talent was even less than his ratings,” the president continued. “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.”

Kimmel famously roasted Trump on one of the biggest stages of all, at the 2024 Oscars.

CBS announced in a statement Thursday that the move is “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night,” and said the cancellation is not related “in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”

The “Late Show” cancellation does arrive mere days after Colbert torched CBS parent company Paramount Global, however, for settling a lawsuit with Trump for $16 million over a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The agreement reportedly included a “side deal” for CBS to run at least $15 million worth of public service ads that promote causes Trump personally supports, which has raised huge concerns from press freedom advocates — which seemed to include Colbert.

“As someone who has always been a proud employee of this network, I am offended,” the comedian and political pundit said during Monday’s monologue, his first after a vacation. “I don’t know if anything — anything — will repair my trust in this company.”

Colbert went on to directly call the settlement a “big fat bribe,” presumably because the pending and highly publicised merger between Paramount and Skydance Media requires legal approval from the pro-Trump chair of the Federal Communications Commission.

Trump went as far to suggest Friday that Fox News host Greg Gutfeld is funnier than Colbert.
Trump went as far to suggest Friday that Fox News host Greg Gutfeld is funnier than Colbert.

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Colbert then slammed Paramount with a mock statement announcing that its “dignity” could be bought “for the low, low price of $16 million.” While it remains unsubstantiated that he was ousted specifically for this monologue, many are confident that’s the case.

“CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote Friday on X, formerly Twitter.

“America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons,” she continued.

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Here’s Who’ll Be Taking Over James Corden’s Former Talk Show Slot

When James Corden stepped down as the host of his aptly-named US chat show The Late, Late Show earlier this year, the first question on the lips of many viewers was who would be taking over his slot.

Enter: comedian Taylor Tomlinson, who has confirmed she’ll be occupying the spot on the schedule once occupied by the former Gavin & Stacey star.

Taylor – who has previously fronted two Netflix specials in 2020 and 2022 – will present a new show, After Midnight, in the same slot that James used to (that’s 12:37am ET/PT, for those wondering).

Produced by talk show great Stephen Colbert, the announcement was made during an episode of the comedian’s own show, The Late Show.

In the clip, Stephen plucks Taylor out of the audience, seemingly at random – oh, the magic of television – and brings her onto the couch.

Taylor begins by introducing herself to the audience and saying: “I’ve never had a real job… I’ve been doing stand-up since I was 16, which is not a job.”

She then went on to field any objections to her appointment as host, saying: “I’m 29 so if you don’t know who I am, don’t worry. I barely know myself.”

With her 30th birthday just days away, Stephen replied: “Happy birthday, I got you a network show.”

Taylor Tomlinson performing stand-up on The Tonight Show
Taylor Tomlinson performing stand-up on The Tonight Show

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After Midnight will follow Stephen’s show in the schedule, and Taylor’s introduction as host will make her the only female late-night host across the United States, and the youngest by 20 years.

After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson will be based on the previous Comedy Central show, Midnight With Chris Hardwick, which originally ran from 2013 to 2017.

Her show is set to premiere in early 2024.

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