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Colbert Tries To Defend PBS By Focusing On Children's Shows
CBS’s Stephen Colbert tried to have it both ways on Thursday’s taping of The Late Show. On one hand he mocked Republicans for wanting to defund PBS out of concerns its documentaries were sexualizing children because what child watches PBS? On the other hand, he defended PBS against calls to defund it by citing all the children’s programming it does. Later in the show, Colbert would…

'Mercury Poisoning Is Back': Colbert Freaks Out Over EPA Deregulation
Joe Biden became president in 2021, which was not that long ago, but according to CBS’s Stephen Colbert, repealing Biden-era EPA regulations is a public health crisis of grave consequence. Colbert made the remarks on Thursday’s edition of The Late Show, where he also expressed his lack of interest in the financial cost of regulations.

Meyers, Colbert: 'Naked Authoritarianism' To Deport Pro-Hamas Student
NBC’s Late Night and CBS’s The Late Show hosts Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert were greatly displeased on their Wednesday shows that the Trump Administration is seeking to deport pro-Hamas Columbia University protest leader Mahmoud Khalil. As they tell it, Khalil is not the leader of an illegal protest movement that occupied school property and distributed pro-terrorist…

Colbert, Guests Warn of Trump-Run Nazi Plays, Post-Soviet Oligarchy
Ham-fisted Nazi analogies and dumb post-Soviet oracles—these are a few of Stephen Colbert’s favorite things. On Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show on CBS, Colbert welcomed actor Nathan Lane and New York Times columnist Ezra Klein to his show to lament the Trump Administration where it was warned that the Trump era will feature pro-Nazi versions of The Sound of Music …

Colbert, Buttigieg Fear For 'Soul of our Nation' After Trump Speech
CBS’s Stephen Colbert stayed up for a live show on what turned out to be Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Colbert spent his monologue praising Rep. Al Green for getting kicked out of the House chamber and attacking Trump on everything from transgender issues to shipbuilding. Later, he would welcome former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to wonder, “…

Colbert Freaks At Press Pool Change: WH Tasting 'Blood Of Journalists'
CBS’s Stephen Colbert freaked out on Wednesday’s edition of The Late Show over changes the White House has made to the press pool, claiming, “Trump and his team have a taste of the blood of journalists.” Colbert was so distraught that CNN’s Pamela Brown had to urge patience a bit later in the show as she suggested a wait-and-see approach to the changes.

Colbert Cheers Federal Employees Who Emailed Porn To Musk
CBS’s Stephen Colbert kicked off Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show by applauding federal employees who responded with porn to Elon Musk’s email where he demanded to know five things they accomplished the previous week.

Lewinsky To Colbert: Dem President Could Still Dodge a MeToo Scandal
When Monica Lewinsky traveled to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday to promote her new podcast, she briefly popped the show’s liberal bubble by lamenting to the eponymous host that if what she went through in 1998 were to happen with some future Democratic president, she isn’t convinced the reaction would be any different.

Trump 2025 Vs Biden 2021: Comedy Shows Focus On Trump 9 Times As Often
Through the first four weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, the late night comedians have told 761 jokes about him. By contrast, in 2021, during President Joe Biden’s first four weeks in office, the late night comedians told a total of 88 jokes about the new chief executive, according to an MRC study.

Clooney Urges Journalists To Stand 'On The Right Side Of History'
Actor George Clooney traveled over to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday to promote the stage adaptation of his 2005 movie Good Night, and Good Luck about Edward R. Murrow and McCarthyism. With modern-day politics an obvious backdrop, Clooney urged journalists to be on the “right side of history” even if it “is not fun at the moment.”

Oliver: Musk Is 'One Of The Worst White Guys' Ever From South Africa
HBO’s John Oliver kicked off the 2025 season of Last Week Tonight on Sunday by recapping the first four weeks of Donald Trump’s return to the White House that included a bit on Elon Musk and DOGE. Oliver would label Musk as “one of the worst white guys South Africa has ever produced” while ignoring questions about whether South Africa really needs or deserves aid. On Monday, Oliver…

Bell, Colbert Label Trump a 'First Ballot Hall of Fame Racist'
Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power was not the only liberal guest on Tuesday to enter the liberal echo chamber that is CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Also making an appearance was CNN’s favorite comedian, W. Kamau Bell, who declared President Donald Trump to be “a first ballot hall of fame racist” and attacked “white people” for being unwilling to say so.

Colbert, Power Avoid USAID's Problems In Attempt To Save It From Trump
CBS’s Stephen Colbert had an emergency and unscheduled interview with former USAID Administrator Samantha Power on Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show in an attempt to save the agency from President Donald Trump. While Colbert thought he was simply interviewing an expert on what USAID actually does, in reality, Power’s love of the agency meant that she and Colbert spent the entire…

Soboroff Tells Colbert 'Deterrence Doesn't Work' For Border Security
NBC’s resident open borders advocate Jacob Soboroff traveled over to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday to promote his new anti-Trump documentary Separated and claim that “deterrence doesn't work” as a border security strategy and we “need a new approach” to the issue.