Jon Stewart rips Paramount and CBS
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In a fiery Daily Show monologue, Jon Stewart blasted CBS and Paramount over the decision to axe The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Colbert announced last week that the next season of The Late Show would be the last as Paramount had decided to axe the show as part of a “financial decision.
Given that the last “celebrity” in the crowd was a cartoon Donald Trump, seemingly drawn in the style of the Colbert-produced Tooning Out The News, Miranda said, “Tell me this has nothing to do with who we just put a spotlight on.”
Stephen Colbert returned to The Late Show with a little help from his friends — Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart — following the announcement that the show will end in May 2026. The trio appeared during a Coldplay-themed comedy bit,