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You can cancel Colbert. But you can’t cancel satire

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19.05.2026

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You can cancel Colbert. But you can’t cancel satire

While the late-night host's departure is a real loss, his brand of political commentary will survive

Published May 19, 2026 6:50AM (EDT)

If you’ve watched the final episodes of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” you won’t have missed the sense that something monumental is ending. When Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers appeared on the show, Colbert’s fellow late-night hosts joked — half-seriously — about who might be cancelled next. The consensus, of course, was that it would likely be Kimmel. 

In a separate appearance, former “Late Show” host David Letterman expressed open frustration with CBS, suggesting the network failed to recognize the value of what it had. Letterman also jokingly expressed concern........

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