


For the first time in a long time, Stephen Colbert is causing people to laugh, and it's not because he finally started nailing his monologues. As RedState reported, "The Late Show" was canned on Wednesday, with the news breaking Thursday just as Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was wrapping up yet another interview with the "comedian."
SEE: Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Has Been Canceled, and Adam Schiff Is Hilariously Aggrieved
Since then, the reactions from Democrat politicians have been comedy gold. They've also done an excellent job of inadvertently exposing why Colbert ended up getting the boot despite the historic legacy of the show he ran into the ground.
In the aftermath, everyone from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) lined up to mourn their loss.
I'm not sure if Democrats understand how comedy works, but "speaking truth to power" isn't exactly a cornerstone of the genre. The point of comedy is to make people laugh by saying things that are funny. Calling Donald Trump Hitler for the umpteenth time isn't comedy. Neither is dancing with giant syringes while telling people to get the COVID vaccine. That's political commentary.
If that's what Colbert wanted to do, I'm sure MSNBC would have had him, but that wasn't his job. His job was to steward what David Letterman had built beginning in 1993, not burn it to the ground to appease his political sensibilities.
Ironically, Walz claims Colbert "pulled no punches," but that's exactly what he did. He constantly pulled his punches against Democrats to the point of absurdity. His show became a late-night therapy session for left-wingers, both regarding viewership and the parade of Democrat politicians who appeared. For example, twice-failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was interviewed by Colbert four times.
Why did "The Late Show" crash and burn? It's because of people like Jeffries, Walz, and Abrams. What was once a national institution was reduced to just another lame partisan slop-fest, marked by boring repetition and a distinct lack of comedy. People used to tune into late-night television to laugh, not watch left-wing politicians be awkward. When Jay Leno hosted "The Tonight Show" on NBC, he made fun of everyone, and he did it in a way that never came across as mean-spirited or hateful. It was an escape for tens of millions of Americans. Now, late-night is just a small niche for people who demand that even jokes cater to their deranged worldview.
The funny thing is, it wasn't politics that ended Colbert's show. It was politics that sustained it for as long as it lasted. The far-left nature of the broadcast was the only reason CBS incurred so many financial losses to keep it on the air. Otherwise, they would have had to admit they made a mistake, and that wasn't palatable. Until it was.
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