In just the first six months of this year, the show booked 43 left-leaning political guests — and zero conservatives — leading all late-night programs in partisan tilt.

Stephen Colbert took a moment in his monologue Thursday evening to praise the 'South Park' premiere for its AI-generated clip of Trump in the nude.

Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent company, Paramount. By doubling down on attacking his most powerful enemy, at a time when network execs are facing such intense scrutiny for what many believe was a politically motivated firing,

In his first episode since announcing the cancellation of "Late Show," Stephen Colbert had choice words for Trump, who'd celebrated the news.

A Southern California native, Yankovic has won five Grammys and sold millions of albums. His career’s been more successful than some of the stars he’s parodied. He’s also been an influence on comedy, particularly TV’s “Saturday Night Live” skits and actor Andy Sandberg’s Lonely Island videos.

In his Puck newsletter this week, Matt Belloni, Hollywood’s insider du jour, predicted a landslide Emmy victory for Stephen Colbert. “Now a comedy martyr,” Belloni wrote, “Colbert is a shoo-in to beat rivals The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the three-horse race to win his first series Emmy for Late Show .”

CBS said The Late Show ’s cancellation was purely based on finances, despite Stephen Colbert being considered one of the best late-night hosts on a show that was comfortably winning its timeslot in the ratings.