Stephen Colbert returned to his first full event Announcement of last week CBS was canceling his “late show” with some assistant late night guests, a joke about canceled culture and a highly pointed comment directed on President Donald Trump.
“I am going to move forward and saying: Cancel the path of culture,” Colbert told a stunning audience that he chanting his name loudly.
CBS and Parent Paramount Global stated that the decision to abolish the “late show” in next May was purely financial. This is not noticed by anyone – and was mentioned by Colbert on Monday night – that the comic was announced a few days after the rapid criticism of the comic. Paramount disposal of $ 16 million “60 minutes” interview in Trump’s trump trial.
Kolbert, known for the President’s fast comic Tekdown, said, “In the weekend, it was immersed in the fact that he killed our show. But he made a mistake. He left me alive.”
Now, he said, “I can say what I really think about Donald Trump, I am starting now.” As his audience happy, Colbert said, “I don’t care to him. It doesn’t seem that the skill is not set to become president.”
Colbert’s personal message to President Donald Trump
He reads one by one Trump social media message Saying that he loved that “inconsistent” Kolbert was fired.
“How do you dare, sir,” Collbert said. “Will an inconsistent man be able to create the following satirical vitamism?” The show turned on a close-up camera, where Colbert said, “F-AAP”, the word came out and his mouth blurred.
Given the explanation of CBS for its firing, Colbert said, “How can it be purely a financial decision if the show rating is the number 1 in the rating? It is confused. Many people are asking this question, mainly my employees’ parents and spouses.”
With some obvious irritation, he said that some news stories over the weekend clearly reported the leaked information that the “late show” was losing between $ 40 million and $ 50 million per year. Advertising Revenue for Late Night Entertainment Broadcasting Has shrink rapidly As audience, especially young men turn to streaming or other preferences.
“I could see us losing $ 24 million,” Collbert said. “But Paramount must have spent other $ 16 million ever? Oh, yes.”
Colbert introduced the odd pair of “Funny Al” Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda to sing “Viva La Vida” of Coldplay. One in Sly reference to couple Last week caught on camera at a coldplay concert, “late show” cameras banned some supporters to find the audience to find some supporters-Late night hosts Jimmy Follen, Seth Mayors, John Stewart and John Oliver, as well as Edam Sandler, Anderson Cuper and Andy Cohen.
Thanks to the members of the audience for support
Colbert seriously – briefly – to address those who had expressed support for them since the announcement.
He said, “Some people really see the show as a sign of some seriousness. And when I am my great fan, I am not necessarily that statement,” he said, “He said,” Because we never used to see our job in ‘Late Show’ ever apart from changing anything at the end of the day, what you feel at the end of the day, which I think is a qualified goal.
“Or,” they continued, “it changing how you felt the next morning when you looked on your phone, which is why the broadcast TV is dying.”
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