Stephen Colbert turned Monday’s episode of “The Late Present” right into a star-studded mocking of CBS’s resolution to finish his long-running program.
Colbert invited “Bizarre Al” Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda on stage for a shock musical quantity geared toward cheering up followers “bummed” in regards to the present ending. The duo carried out Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida,” a tongue-in-cheek nod to the band’s latest viral jumbotron second.
The digital camera panned throughout the viewers and captured Colbert’s rival late evening hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, John Oliver and Seth Meyers; CNN’s Anderson Cooper and “Actual Housewives” producer Andy Cohen; and actors Adam Sandler and “Comfortable Gilmore” co-star Christopher McDonald.
A cartoon model of President Donald Trump then appeared, hugging the Paramount brand in a spoof of Coldplay’s latest live performance controversy.
The animated Trump and the emblem then awkwardly disentangled.
Moments later, Colbert minimize the music and claimed he’d simply acquired a be aware from “company” stating the music had been canceled.
“It says right here, ‘It is a purely monetary resolution,’” he deadpanned.
Miranda quipped: “Inform me this has nothing to do with who we simply put a highlight on” — a pointed reference to the Trump second.
“There’s nothing in right here that mentions that,” stated Colbert.
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The ultimate episode of the present, which started with David Letterman on the helm in 1993, will air in Might subsequent yr.
CBS stated in its announcement final week that the choice to cancel “The Late Present” was “purely a monetary resolution towards a difficult backdrop in late evening” and “nothing to do with the present’s efficiency, content material, or different issues occurring at Paramount.”
Nevertheless, Colbert has been an unrelenting critic of Trump all through each his phrases. The comic has additionally taken purpose at CBS’ mum or dad firm, Paramount International, over its authorized settlement with the president, which got here as the corporate sought regulatory approval from the Trump administration for its proposed merger with Skydance Media.