The celebrities of late-night had been out in power on Monday’s (July 21) episode of The Late Present because the likes of Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart confirmed as much as help Stephen Colbert.
Final Thursday (July 17), Colbert broke the surprising information to viewers that CBS and Paramount had canceled The Late Present and its last episode would air in Might 2026. Following the information, President Donald Trump took to social media to brag about Colbert’s firing.
“How dare you, sir?” Colbert responded on the prime of Monday’s present. “Would an untalented man be capable of compose the next satirical witticism? Go f*** your self!”
CBS cited monetary causes for the cancelation; nonetheless, others have speculated the choice was made as a result of Colbert’s criticism of Paramount’s latest settlement with Trump. This comes amid Paramount’s proposed merger with Skydance, which requires regulatory approval from the Trump administration.
In a while Monday’s present, Colbert mentioned the purpose of The Late Present wasn’t to alter something “apart from the way you felt on the finish of the day, which I believe is a worthy aim.” He added, “Level is I don’t need this present to be related to making you unhappy or anxious, however since I’m the man who’s going away subsequent yr, I’m considering perhaps I’m not the man to cheer you up. So I assumed music, okay, that makes folks glad, proper?”
He then invited Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bizarre Al Yankovic to the stage to sing Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida.” In the course of the efficiency, the digital camera panned to the studio viewers, parodying final week’s notorious Coldplay kiss-cam scandal, the place a number of well-known faces had been in attendance.
Within the humorous efficiency, Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen had been caught pretending to make out, whereas Fallon and Meyers had been seen having fun with a few beers. Adam Sandler and Pleased Gilmore co-star Chris McDonald had been consuming popcorn shrimp, and Stewart and Oliver had been throwing up the double-birds.
The skit ended with a cartoon Trump earlier than Colbert was handed a letter from somebody off-screen. “I simply bought this word from company,” the comic mentioned. “Your track has been canceled.”
“Why?!” Miranda and Yankovic yelled.
“I don’t know… it says right here that is purely a monetary choice,” Colbert continued. “Because you began enjoying that track, the community has misplaced, and I don’t know the way that is doable, $40 million to $50 million.”
“How does a primary track lose cash?” Yankovic requested.
“I don’t know!” Colbert retorted earlier than persevering with the letter, which was signed, “Yours really, the Paramount household of worldwide leisure properties and A.I. weapons techniques.”
Just one late-night host was lacking from the episode, Jimmy Kimmel, who’s at the moment on trip. Nevertheless, he did get a point out. In Trump’s gleeful submit about The Late Present axing, he acknowledged, “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is subsequent. Has even much less expertise than Colbert!”
Colbert responded to Trump’s touch upon Monday’s present, quipping, “Completely not, Kimmel. I’m the martyr. There’s solely room for one on this cross, and I gotta inform you, the view is incredible from up right here.”
The Late Present With Stephen Colbert, Weeknights, 11:35/10:35c, CBS