Leftists Lash Out After CBS Cancels Colbert, Kimmel Tells Network "F You" And Your Sitcoms

Leftists are reacting to the news that “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” 
will broadcast its last episode in May 2026.

Many comments on social media responded to Colbert’s posting of a monologue 
on Instagram, announcing the news.

“The greatest to ever do it,” former Late Show band leader Jon Batiste wrote 
in reply. 

“My admiration and appreciation for you is bottomless. Excited to see what 
other brilliance you put into the world,” filmmaker and producer Judd Apatow 
said. 

“I am so upset about this. I need more information. We love you,” journalist 
Katie Couric wrote.

“Snow White” star Rachel Zegler also shared her thoughts, writing, “I am 
extremely sad. I adore you, Stephen.”

“Love you Stephen. This is absolute bulls***, and I for one am looking 
forward to the next 10 months of shows,” Adam Scott of “Severance” fame 
added.

Fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel also reacted to the news, sharing in his 
Instagram Stories, “Love you Stephen. F*** you and all your Sheldons CBS.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questioned if CBS’s motives for the 
cancellation had anything to do with politics.

“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,” Warren wrote in an X post. “America deserves to know if 
his show was canceled for political reasons.”

Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) had similar suspicions. 

“Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was 
cancelled,” he wrote. “If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political 
reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”

The cancellation announcement marked the end of a nearly 11-year run that 
Colbert has had hosting “The Late Show,” which first began in 1993 under the 
former host, David Letterman.

The network said that it is scrapping “The Late Show” franchise and will not 
move on to another host after Colbert.

“We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘THE LATE SHOW’ 
franchise at that time. We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and the 
broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night 
television,” CBS said in a statement.

“This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late 
night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or 
other matters happening at Paramount,” it continued.