ht. “They Canceled Colbert. And Now All Hell’s Breaking Loose on Late Night.”Jimmy Fallon, Kimmel, Oliver, and Meyers Are Crossing Networks to Defend Stephen Colbert — And What’s Coming Monday Night Might Be the Loudest Protest in Comedy History.
They Canceled Colbert. And Now All Hell’s Breaking Loose on Late Night
Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers Are Crossing Networks to Defend Stephen Colbert — And What’s Coming Monday Night Could Be the Loudest Protest in Comedy History.
They were never supposed to share a stage.
They were never supposed to take the same side.
But when CBS abruptly canceled The Late Show — just days after Colbert torched a controversial $16 million deal — the fallout wasn’t quiet. It detonated across the entire late-night landscape.
Jimmy Fallon is crossing the street, figuratively and literally.
Jimmy Kimmel cut his vacation short to speak out.
Seth Meyers is sharpening monologues faster than CBS standards can keep up.
And John Oliver? He’s already called the cancellation exactly what it feels like: a loss not just for fans, but for the entire medium.
No network rivalries.
No rehearsed niceties.
No pretending this is just another shuffling of the late-night deck.
It’s four men with microphones — and something to say.
So what’s actually going on behind the curtain at the Ed Sullivan Theater?
And why are the biggest names in comedy suddenly showing up… but not smiling?
When Monday night arrives, it won’t just be Colbert’s farewell.
It might be the night network comedy finally stops pretending to play nice — and starts fighting back.
