Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers and different stars take over ‘The Late Present’ viewers to assist Stephen Colbert after cancellation information
A slew of comedy’s largest stars — together with Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Adam Sandler and extra — took over the viewers of “The Late Present” with Stephen Colbert Monday evening in a present of assist after information of the speak present’s cancellation mere days after being nominated for a number of Emmys.
The battalion of comics, together with a number of competing late-night speak present hosts, headed over to the rival Ed Sullivan Theater to talk out towards CBS’s resolution to axe the top-rated speak present.
The cameos started when Colbert introduced out “Bizarre Al” Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play some music to cheer up heartbroken followers.
The pair performed Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” — a bit poking enjoyable on the Coldplay live performance CEO dishonest scandal — because the cameras scanned the viewers and landed on a number of well-known spectators.
Andy Cohen stole a smooch from Anderson Cooper; Fallon and Meyers exchanged high-fives whereas ingesting beers; Sandler, Triumph the Insult Comedian Canine (and Robert Smigel), and Christopher McDonald ate fried meals within the stands; and Oliver and Stewart threw an excited match over being on digital camera.
The skit ended with the digital camera panning over to an animated President Trump holding a Paramount signal earlier than the Trump cartoon geese, like Astronomer CEO Andy Byron did when caught with alleged HR chief mistress Kristin Cabot on digital camera at a Coldplay live performance final week.
Colbert took a shot at Paramount — CBS’s father or mother firm — final week when he slammed the $16 million settlement it brokered with Trump over the station’s controversial “60 Minutes” interview of Kamala Harris in the course of the 2024 election marketing campaign.
Lower than three days later, the corporate introduced it was cancelling “The Late Evening Present” after Might 2026.
Throughout Monday evening’s episode, Colbert, who took over the present following the legendary David Letterman’s departure in 2015, didn’t shrink back from the subject of his cancellation — utilizing his monologue to bash the community’s resolution.
“Of us, I’m gonna say it. Cancel tradition has gone too far,” he joked at the start of the present.
The CBS mainstay, whereas being critically acclaimed, reportedly began dropping upwards of $40 million yearly off of an already steep $100 million funds per season.
“$40 million’s an enormous quantity. I might see us dropping $24 million, however the place would Paramount have probably spent the opposite $16 million? Oh yeah,” Colbert added, referring to the settlement.
The comic mentioned he doesn’t maintain ailing will in direction of CBS, however questioned the reasoning for his present’s cancellation.
“How might it purely be a monetary resolution if ‘The Late Present’ is primary in scores?” he requested.
Jimmy Kimmel, whose personal ABC late-night present is at present on hiatus, was notably lacking from “The Late Present” stands however had earlier shared a message in assist of his competitor on social media.
“Love you, Stephen. F—ok you and all of your Sheldons, CBS,” Kimmel wrote on Instagram final Thursday.
Monday evening’s friends, actor Dave Franco and Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh, additionally provided their reward of Colbert and sorrow on the present’s cancellation.
