Stephen Colbert's friends and colleagues are in shock at The Late Show's surprise cancellation.

Stephen Colbert left fans stunned when he announced that CBS has chosen to permanently end The Late Show in May 2026. “It’s not just the end of our show,” Colbert explained to his audience on the Thursday,

“CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery,” Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote on X. “America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.”