Stephen Colbert Returns to TV in Michigan 1 Day After CBS Axes The Late Show
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Updated · The Guardian · May 23
Stephen Colbert Returns to TV in Michigan 1 Day After CBS Axes The Late Show
18 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 23
One day after his final CBS signoff, Stephen Colbert hosted Monroe, Michigan public-access program "Only in Monroe" on Friday, joking he was glad to be on TV again before the station also gets acquired by Paramount.
Jack White and Jeff Daniels joined the episode, with appearances from Steve Buscemi, Eminem and Byron Allen, reviving a local detour Colbert first made in 2015 before taking over "The Late Show."
CBS ended the 33-year-old "Late Show" this week, calling it a financial decision as parent Paramount seeks approval for its $8 billion Skydance merger.
The cancellation drew added scrutiny because Paramount had already settled Trump's lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview for $16 million, a deal Colbert called a "big fat bribe."
Trump escalated the feud Friday with an AI-generated video of Colbert being thrown into a dumpster and a Truth Social post calling his firing the start of late-night TV's "Beginning of the End."
Was Colbert's chaotic return to public access a protest or the future of entertainment?
As media giants merge, where will the next generation of unfiltered comedic voices find a platform?