Kicking off Monday’s show with a joke about Trump wanting to change the name of the Washington Commanders NFL team (the “Washington Epsteins”, Colbert suggested), he walked into the Ed Sullivan theater to loud cheers and said “This is going to be fun”. It certainly was.

Colbert savaged CBS parent company Paramount’s attempt to spin the cancellation of his show as due to financial losses with a pointed Trump settlement jibe. The post Stephen Colbert Savages CBS for Late Show ‘Financial Losses’ Spin: ‘Where Would Paramount Have Possibly Spent the Other $16M?

His profanity-laden monologue culminated in a performance with a church choir chanting, “sack the f–k up” or “go f–k yourself.”

David Letterman showed support for Stephen Colbert by posting a YouTube compilation of clips of him slamming CBS on "The Late Show."

Stephen Colbert returned to the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater last night, speaking publicly for the first time since sharing the news that The Late Show would be history come May 2026. “Cancel culture has gone too far,

CBS brass say they pulled the plug on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” because of its punishing losses and claim politics had nothing to do with it, The Post has learned.

Stephen Colbert got an assist on 'The Late Show' from some of his late-night rivals following CBS's sudden decision to axe the show.