Donald Trump appeared elated after Stephen Colbert's show was cancelled. The last show will air next May. The American President predicted that hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel will be next
Jimmy Fallon, Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel
It was recently announced that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the long-running late-night show on CBS, will go off air next May. Following this announcement, former U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no time in celebrating the cancellation and predicted that two other late-night shows would soon meet the same fate.
Donald Trump predicts cancellation of Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel shows
“The word is, and it’s a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone. These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television. It’s really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
How Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon reacted to The Late Show Cancellation
Jimmy Kimmel, reacting to the new,s wrote on Instagram, “Love you, Stephen.”
The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon said, “I’m just as shocked as everyone. Stephen is one of the sharpest, funniest hosts to ever do it. I really thought I’d ride this out with him for years to come. I'm sad that my family and friends will need a new show to watch every night at 11:30.”
About The Late Show being cancelled
CBS is set to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May next year, bringing an end to one of the most enduring late-night TV franchises. The decision comes amidst a shifting media landscape and removes from television one of Donald Trump’s most vocal late-night critics.
CBS stated that the cancellation is due to financial reasons, not content. However, the timing—just three days after Colbert criticized the settlement between Trump and CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, over a 60 Minutes segment—has prompted two U.S. senators to publicly question the network’s motives.
Colbert addressed his audience at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater, saying:
“I learned Wednesday night that, after a decade on air, next year will be our last season. It's the end of The Late Show on CBS. I’m not being replaced. This is all just going away.”
The audience responded with boos and groans.
“Yeah, I share your feelings,” said the 61-year-old host.
In a statement, three senior Paramount and CBS executives praised Colbert’s show as “a staple of the nation's zeitgeist,” and emphasized that the cancellation “is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content, or other matters happening at Paramount.”
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