After the CBS network cancelled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after three decades, one media expert has weighed in with her thoughts on the fate of political satire on national television.

As host of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the comedian has been successful, receiving critical praise and leading the program to regularly becoming the top-rated late-night show, outpacing his younger rivals Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel — albeit against the backdrop of what Reuters termed “late-night TV’s fade-out.

Brief though his career as an entertainer was, Tom Lehrer inscribed his signature on a brainy, no-holds-barred brand of political and social satire whose influence could be discerned decades later in the likes of Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, and Samantha Bee.

David Letterman delivered a fiery rant against CBS and parent company Paramount for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” calling the decision “gutless” and “pure cowardice” as he labeled his successor a martyr of the network.

The post Stephen Colbert wasn’t CBS’s first satirical sacrifice appeared first on Salon.com. ehenSandra Oh stirred controversy with her dramatic reaction to "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" cancellation in the latest episode.

The popular program, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," will end in May 2026 on CBS. The network cites financial reasons amidst industry changes, not the show's content or ratings. Stephen Colbert has been a leading figure since 2015,

The Late Show legend David Letterman has slammed CBS’s “gutless” axing of his successor, Stephen Colbert, and the entire franchise.

The Writers Guild of America has called on NY officials to investigate Paramount for wrongdoing as to why it cancelled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

David Letterman didn't hold back in calling out Paramount for acting out of "cowardice" in canceling his former CBS program, "The Late Show."

Sandra Oh caused a stir with recent comments on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in which she criticized the show’s cancellation. The Emmy-winning actress, whose credits include Killing Eve and Grey’s Anatomy, referenced CBS and Paramount Studios, by wishing “ a plague ” on both their houses, a dramatic choice of words that split viewers.