I don't generally watch the entirety of their shows, but Colbert and a few of these guys generally have maintained a good "roast whatever the fuck the stupid orange asshole was doing". Colbert and Seth Meyers were my favorites to watch on Youtube as they called out the absurdity of the day.

YOU might not have liked his humor or whatever, but the people that tune into CBS at whatever hour-o'clock need this perspective.

Dollars to donut's they fill this space with cop-aganda shows or some bullshit. Society will be worse off. And if other networks follow suit, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[–] SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I do love Steven's shows, from the Daily Show, Colbert Report and the late show. I'm sure there's an element of business appeasement there, but I also think that it's a sign of the slow death of television -at least for the post boomers. I feel for the people that lack broadband and now have one less voice calling out this administration.

I also hope he can help his crew and writers move into their next 'thing'. Personally, I'm hoping he can go back to his Colbert Report format again on some online platform -not Apple. It was funny, informative and genuine (loved the 'get to know...' segments). But he might not have the energy for that anymore. I'm imagining he's going to go the Conan route and switch to a podcast instead.

Either way, I'm sure he will be back.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

I don't agree with Colbert on everything, and can't say I've watched him enough or read enough about him to know if I should or would like him a lot, but he's way above the other two in that thumbnail. I fucking hate Jimmy Fallon and don't think I've ever seen anything from the third guy, don't even know his name.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I started out thinking Seth Myers was bargain basement Colbert, but I've come to really appreciate much of his monologues. Give him a chance. And Day Drinking with Seth is fantastic.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not a Fallon fan either but the third guy is Seth Myers and he and his team are great imo. He took over for Conan on NBC's Late Night. I think he used to host Weekend Update on SNL and did a good amount of writing for the show.

[–] TheColonel@reddthat.com 7 points 14 hours ago

I think he used to host Weekend Update on SNL and did a good amount of writing for the show.

He was the head writer as well as cohost of Weekend Update along with Amy Pohler.

He’s also got a fucking stellar podcast with the Lonely Island fellas where they talk about the digital shorts and episodes they were on together.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Here was the last straw.

https://youtu.be/zzvx3L3DQb8

CBS wants to get acquired by Skydance, which requires approval from the Trump administration.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago

I feel bad for Jimmy Fallon. I'm pretty sure his face is stuck like that.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 12 points 22 hours ago

Sorry, I'm not clicking on apnews anymore, they captcha me silly.

However, it doesn't take a genius to figure this one out, considering how Colbert has ridiculed all POTUS and with how little grace Trump took his turn in 2016 (maybe also 24? haven't seen it).

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Like most american late night hosts, the comedy aspect from Colbert is overdone and boring. But it works for Americans and he was huge, this is disgusting kowtowing.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 hours ago

Was it necessary to tear him down before saying you think he shouldn't have lost his show?

You're kind of doing Trump's work for him here.