Stephen Colbert’s Late Show has been cancelled.
Under normal circumstances this would go un-noticed by me, and from his ratings, a shit ton of other people.
But…
Politicians in Washington D.C. decided to make a thing about it. Stephen Colbert’s Late Show was never funny to me. Colbert himself hasn’t told a “joke” for years that made me laugh. In my opinion, he’s just not a funny guy.
His ratings may suggest that I’m not alone. Democrats in Congress jumped to criticize Paramount / CBS cancelling the show and are predictably trying to make it seem like Trump or his administration had something to do with it. Looking at you, Adam Schiff and Elizabeth Warren. (Can you say State Run Media? Of course that’s what Schiff and Warren are claiming about the Trump administration isn’t it?)
CBS says it’s a business decision.
It’s possible these Senators watch The Late Show. It’s also possible they like or find Colbert funny. Neither of them seem to have a sense of humor. It makes sense their taste in entertainment would be questionable.
I miss the likes of Johnny Carson. He’d make fun of everyone.
Every time I’ve tried to watch Colbert the “jokes” were at the expense of only one party. Or the jokes were pointedly aimed at people that were more conservative or in favor of common sense, and just came off as mean and hateful.
Comedy in my opinion is something that can make people re-evaluate their positions or beliefs, and should do so by making everyone laugh. Even at themselves.
The Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is a “Redneck” and famously makes a living poking fun at Rednecks with his “You might be a redneck if…” line of questions. Yes, we all laughed, but he made rednecks think about having their new truck up on blocks in the front yard. He asked in a funny way where are your priorities, when you’ve purchased a 60K vehicle but live in a leaky trailer and have to use an outhouse?
Bill Engvall another comedian, asked funny questions about people and their behavior leading the listener down a common sense path, then underscored their beliefs inconsistency or hypocrisy with the punch line, “Here’s Your Sign”
Ron White delivers scathing commentary with a smile and a jingle of ice in his scotch glass.
Ron White:
“People are saying that I’m an alcoholic, and that’s not true, because I only drink when I work, and I’m a workaholic.”
“We’re all gay, it’s just to what extent are you gay.”
He says, “That’s bullshit, man, I ain’t gay at all!” I’m like, “Yeah, you are and I’ll prove it.” He goes, “Fine, prove it.” I’m like, “All right, do you like porn?” He says, “Yeah, I love porn, you know that.”
I’m, “Oh, you only watch two women together?” He goes, “No, I’ll watch a man and a woman making love.” I said, “Oh, do you like the guy to have a tiny, half-flaccid penis?” He said, “No, I like big, hard, throbbing co-“
Colbert on the other hand has focused on pretty much only the political arena with a decidedly anti-Republican, anti-Conservative, rhetoric. Even when one of these groups does something right, he’s critical, mean, and pissy about it.
Perhaps people are just tired of the nastiness. Perhaps CBS is reading the room and finally understanding that “Trump Time” 24/7 is passé. I suspect that a more fundamental truth is that corporate sponsors are trying to break from what has become seen as the loony left.
Corporate sponsors and their advertising dollars are the only thing CBS is interested in. Corporations, no longer burdened by things like DEI, or the necessity to virtue signal with sponsorship of extreme leftist causes, are probably moving back toward the middle road.
Anheuser-Busch learned the hard way that a significant part of America isn’t interested in a cross dressing “influencer’s” opinion, much less having that person as some kind of spokesperson.
Puretalk Wireless is growing significantly by appealing to “Hard Working Americans” who just want reasonable prices, and functional cell service. They’ve recently partnered with Mike Rowe as their spokesman. (As an aside, they use the AT&T cell network and are significantly cheaper. Why pay AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile prices when you can get the same service for less? I’ve seen zero difference in service since I switched about a year ago.)
People are starting to ask serious questions about what qualifies as “Medical Care” these days.
More people are thinking along these lines. If a child can’t buy cigarettes, alcohol, or get a tattoo, require their parents permission to get their ears pierced, and this is so they don’t make poor decisions that will affect them the rest of their lives, what about hormone treatments that disrupt their natural development?
On demand abortions are billed as medical care, for whom? The mother? But what about the child. You know, the person that’s being killed during the abortion, the child that can’t buy cigarettes, get a tattoo, drink, or undergo hormone treatments?
The dissonance within these “accepted truths” is fucking painful to process.
Yet, we have almost constant trans this, trans that, demonstrations and assurances that grooming a 6 year old to be transitioned is “Life Saving Medical Care”. The suicide data doesn’t appear to be backing up the claims.
The medical profession burned their credibility down in recent years, much like Colbert has done by parroting a narrative and appearing to stand for nothing except doing as they were told.
Colbert may be another “personality” that ends up on the trash heap of discarded leftist bad ideas. His problem is that he’s made a living being angry at anyone that questioned leftist ideas, and he’s been at the forefront of virtue signaling.
I think Americans have grown tired of constant outrage performances and are starting to move more toward balance. I may be naive, but it’s my hope at least.
Colbert wasn’t “reading the room”. If he can change or more properly, come up with something new, prior to his last show in May 2026 Colbert might be able to save his career.
I’d say it’s up in the air. He said some really nasty things about those who were vaccine hesitant. Now that more studies and data is coming out about side effects, and those people, he and others, said should be put in concentration camps are being proved right, Colbert may have terminated his career the way Kathy Griffin did.
Why does the left always go to concentration camps? The fear mongers among the LGBTQIA2 blah blah community said, if Trump gets re-elected he’s going to put all the LGBTQIA2 blah blah folks in Camps. The Leftists said put the unvaxed and vaccine hesitant into camps to die. Now they’re saying Trump is going to put all migrants into camps. (Okay, that last one, I’ll admit is a little close to home. On that, I have to ask was “Alligator Alley” the plan, or did it become necessity because judges and leftist Democrats found ways to obstruct deportations?)
ABC is, I suspect considering cancelling The View as well. The harridans on The View refuse to consider the possibility that they could be cancelled, but I think the networks are waking up to a new reality…
America is weary of “rage bait,” and they’re turning off their televisions.
According to the latest Nielsen streaming report, Gunsmoke is one of the top 10 most-watched acquired series across all measured streaming services.
What does that say about American’s mood?