I was a late-night writer. Colbert’s cancellation hurts American comedy – and sanity

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I was a late-night writer. Colbert’s cancellation hurts American comedy – and sanity | Jill Twiss

Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 9:00AM

If our overlords can’t handle being joked about on late-night TV, we don’t need new shows. We need new leadersLast week – just a few days after Stephen Colbert called out his parent company for paying Donald Trump millions of dollars – CBS canceled the Late Show With Stephen Colbert.Maybe now people will finally stop saying Trump is good for comedy. Continue reading...

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