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John Oliver mourns ‘incredibly sad’ cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show

‘I’m partly excited to see what they’re going to do for the next 10 months, but yeah, it’s terrible, terrible news for the world of comedy,’ John Oliver said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart shared fears for Daily Show’s future just hours before Colbert’s Late Show was axed

‘We’ll deal with it when we do,’ said the comedian when asked about the recent Paramount-Skydance merger

The Independent UK

Cancelling Colbert, bribery, an $8bn deal: what’s going on at Paramount?

The fallout from the Trump payoff comes as a merger threatens the company’s integrity and A-list talent, such as Stephen Colbert, have already been sacrificed

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Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV

CBS parent Paramount insists that this week's decision to cancel Steven Colbert's “Late Show” was strictly financial, and had nothing to do with politics

The Independent UK

‘I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next’: Trump takes victory lap over CBS axing Colbert and calls out ‘moron’ Fallon, too

CBS has claimed that the cancellation of Trump-bashing show was a ‘financial decision’ despite timing of merger

The Independent UK

CBS staff in turmoil over ‘Trump shakedown’ after Stephen Colbert and The Late Show are canceled

Exclusive: Multiple CBS staffers who spoke with The Independent said they aren’t buying the company’s claim that Colbert’s cancellation was a ‘financial decision,’ adding that the demise of the show has left ‘everyone stunned.’

The Independent UK

The Paramount comics, Colbert and Stewart, are sharp critics of the '60 Minutes' deal

Stephen Colbert returned from vacation loaded for bear

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Stephen Colbert on Paramount’s $16m settlement with Trump: ‘Big fat bribe’

Late-night hosts discuss Paramount’s settlement with Trump and Maga in revolt over handling of the Epstein files

The Guardian - US

Jon Stewart mocks Trump’s attempt to distract MAGA base from Epstein debacle in epic takedown

‘MAGA is losing their s*** right now,’ The Daily Show host scoffed during Monday night’s episode

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart on Trump’s sweeping bill: ‘What is Ice going to do when they have real money?’

Late-night hosts discuss the passage of Republicans’ ‘big, beautiful bill’ and Donald Trump’s plan for Fourth of July

The Guardian - US

Jon Stewart uses GOP’s own words to skewer lawmakers who voted for Trump’s controversial bill

The Daily Show host lamented: ‘The only difference between that vote and wrestling is that wrestling is fun and takes actual courage’

The Independent UK

The Pedro Pascal lookalike contest is the gift that keeps on giving

At least his wife gets to say "We have Pedro Pascal at home" whenever asked.

The Mary Sue

Tucker Carlson is doing a better job than Democrats of countering Trump on Iran: ‘We’re in such a bizarro world’

ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: Carlson’s anti-war advocacy even earned him reluctant praise from his arch-nemesis, Jon Stewart, Richard Hall writes.

The Independent UK

Trump: Civil War mishandled by Lincoln

Hundreds of thousands of people died in the Civil War. Trump seems to think he can negotiate that down

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Jon Stewart on response to Minnesota shootings: ‘What are we doing?’

Late-night hosts discuss the shooting of a Democratic politician in Minnesota, Trump’s sparsely attended parade and the nationwide No Kings protests

Salon

Backlash over Mike Lee's "heinous lies"

The GOP senator from Utah falsely suggested that a conservative Republican assassin was actually a leftist

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart tears into Fox News host for saying Trump’s ‘military parade/quinceañera’ should scare Iranian leaders

‘Does the ayatollah know the Americans have obtained [...] jazz hands? Surrender or dance!” he jeered

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart and Tina Smith roast MAGA Senator Mike Lee over Minnesota shooting tweets

‘I want to know why those deaths in Minnesota are worth only a night of edgelord s***posting,’ Daily Show satirist rebukes Republican over offensive posts

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The Independent UK

Stephen A Smith finally rules himself out of presidential bid: ‘Have to give up a lot of money to do that’

The bombastic TV personality has positioned himself as a centrist, criticizing everyone from President Donald Trump to Democrats and progressives

The Guardian - US

Jon Stewart on Ice raids in LA: ‘Terrifyingly militarized sweeps’

Late-night hosts discuss the spectacle of Trump sending the national guard to anti-Ice protests in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

‘Trump happily lights the fuse’: Jon Stewart blasts president’s role in Los Angeles riots

The Daily Show host said the situation in LA was “explosive”, asking: “Is your city ever not on fire?”

The Independent UK

Karoline Levitt ditches religious necklace after Jon Stewart’s brutal joke: ‘Some sort of weird Pinocchio cross’

‘By the way, I think that the more she lies, the bigger her cross gets,’ Daily Show host says of White House spokeswoman

The Mary Sue

‘People prefer McDonald’s’: Man gets the ‘least ordered item’ at Arby’s. Then he takes a bite

One man recently accepted a peculiar fast food challenge: go to Arby’s and get the “least ordered item.” The sandwich has him rethinking everything he knows about Arby’s.

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart ridicules Elon Musk after claiming Trump ‘broke’ billionaire in government

Jon Stewart poked fun at Elon Musk's final interview before his exit from Donald Trump's administration, joking that the US president had "broken" the Tesla CEO.

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart mocks Elon Musk’s black eye saying it looks like he had ‘bad night in a Nashville bar’

Stewart jokingly said he felt bad for Musk while noting his tired state compared to four months ago.

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