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Leno Decries Late-Night Hosts Getting Political

Leno Decries Late-Night Hosts Getting Political After Letterman Blasts 'Gutless' CBS Over Colbert Firing

Skydance deal, new interviews with former late-night titans Jay Leno and David Letterman reveal their takes on late-night television and politics.

Jay Leno Says Today’s Late-Night Hosts ‘Alienate’ Half the Audience With Political Jokes ‘Cozying Up to One Side’: ‘I Don’t Think Anybody Wants to Hear a Lecture’

Jay Leno believes late-night TV hosts have become too politicized -- and that they risk losing half the viewing audience.

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Jay Leno criticizes modern late-night comedy for alienating half the audience with partisan politics

Jay Leno reflected on why he always kept his jokes politically balanced while hosting "The Tonight Show" for over two decades. The 75-year-old comedian recently sat down for an interview with David Trulio,

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David Letterman blasts ‘gutless’ CBS for cancellation of Stephen Colbert and The Late Show

The Late Show legend David Letterman has slammed CBS’s “gutless” axing of his successor, Stephen Colbert, and the entire ...

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I Worked With Stephen Colbert. Here's Why His Cancellation Should Scare You

The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead on why this particular late-night host losing his job could be a terrifying ...

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Stephen Colbert had big shoes to fill in late night. He blazed his own trail

When it was announced in 2014 that Stephen Colbert would succeed David Letterman as host of the CBS “Late Show,” reaction was ...

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Inside CBS’s Breakup With Stephen Colbert: Audience Shifts, Political Humor Made Unsustainable Mix

The state of late-night TV is keeping media executives from sleeping well. CBS’ decision to cut ties with Stephen Colbert and ...

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‘Colbert’ Regular Jena Friedman: How Trump’s ‘Fascism’ Is Targeting Comedy

Jena Friedman, who got her start writing for “The Late Show,” reacts to Colbert’s firing and shares her harrowing experience ...

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Canceling Stephen Colbert Isn’t Funny

This week Stephen Colbert announced that CBS is canceling his late-night show, days after he spoke out against the network’s ...

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Colbert’s demise comes down to these simple things

Democrats and their legacy media allies were quick to blame President Donald Trump for Stephen Colbert getting canceled. But ...

Fact Check: Are Stephen Colbert and Rachel Maddow launching new show together?

After 'The Late Show' cancellation, Stephen Colbert teams up with Rachel Maddow for explosive new show,' the viral rumor ...

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The Late-Night Solidarity: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, and more rally at The Late Show to back Stephen Colbert

CBS's cancellation of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' due to financial reasons has sparked a wave of solidarity among ...

South Park Creators Issue Shocking ‘Apology’ for Trump Episode That Mocked Everything

After releasing one of the most controversial episodes in South Park history, the creators deliver an ingenuine apology.

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