Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent company, Paramount. By doubling down on attacking his most powerful enemy, at a time when network execs are facing such intense scrutiny for what many believe was a politically motivated firing,

Just days after Stephen Colbert, one of Trump's loudest critics, announced his popular late-night show has been canceled by CBS, the FCC approved Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global,

Bill O'Reilly says for years Stephen Colbert "censored" his guest list to Trump-haters only, part of a broader bias at CBS, which wouldn't book the bestselling author because of his conservative politics - not that any of it matters now.

"He's gonna make stuff, 'cause Stephen is a creator, and a genius, and his voice is pure and wonderful," Odenkirk says.

After the explosive 'South Park' Season 27 premiere, Stephen Colbert reveled in the show's insults at Trump and fellow parent company Paramount.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs on CBS, whose parent company, Global, is in the midst of a merger with Skydance. The reported $8 billion deal was delayed by a la

Stephen Colbert offered his corporate bosses a simple math lesson after President Donald Trump claimed the company would pay up millions more than had been initially reported as part of a widely criticized settlement.

As host of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the comedian has been successful, receiving critical praise and leading the program to regularly becoming the top-rated late-night show, outpacing his younger rivals Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel — albeit against the backdrop of what Reuters termed “late-night TV’s fade-out.