Stephen Colbert continued hosting duties on a public access show in Monroe, Michigan, the day after his final appearance as host of The Late Show on CBS. He hosted Only in Monroe on Monroe Community Media, with guests including Jack White and Jeff Daniels and special appearances from Steve Buscemi, Eminem, and Byron Allen. Colbert previously guest-hosted Only in Monroe in 2015 before starting his CBS tenure. The Late Show ended after CBS canceled the long-running program following a financial decision by Paramount. Paramount had announced cancellation while seeking approval for an $8 billion merger with Skydance, which was delayed by a lawsuit involving 60 Minutes and Kamala Harris. Paramount later settled the lawsuit with a $16 million donation tied to a presidential library, which Colbert criticized as a bribe.
"After his last appearance on CBS as host of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert continued his television hosting duties on a public access show in Michigan. Colbert on Friday night hosted Only in Monroe in Monroe, Michigan, just one day after signing off from The Late Show. Colbert had been the host of The Late Show since 2015 and his tenure came to an end this week after CBS canceled the 33-year-old network staple, due to a financial decision by CBS's parent company, Paramount."
"Jack White and Jeff Daniels joined Colbert on the public access show, with special appearances from Steve Buscemi, Eminem and Byron Allen. It's been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV, so I am grateful to be able to be here on Monroe Community Media before they also get acquired by Paramount, Colbert quipped on Friday. Colbert took over The Late Show in 2015 from David Letterman, after hosting Comedy Central's The Colbert Report for years."
"Last year, Paramount announced it would be canceling The Late Show as it sought approval from the Trump administration for an $8bn merger with the Hollywood studio Skydance. The merger deal was delayed for months, due to a lawsuit Trump filed against the CBS news show 60 Minutes over an interview the network aired with Kamala Harris. Paramount agreed last summer to settle the lawsuit with Trump, promising a $16m donation to Trump's future presidential library."
"Colbert called the settlement a big fat bribe. Colbert had been one of the most outspoken late-night hosts who continu"
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