Jon Stewart Blasts Paramount on ‘Every day Present’ Over Colbert Cancellation

Jon Stewart is firing again at Paramount over its resolution to cancel The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.

Within the Monday, July 21 ,episode of The Every day Present, Stewart, 62, spoke on the latest announcement that The Late Present will likely be ending in Might 2026.

“I perceive the company concern,” Stewart stated. “I perceive the concern that you simply and your advertisers have with $8 billion at stake, however perceive this, actually, the exhibits that you simply now search to cancel, censor and management, a not insignificant portion of that $8 billion worth got here from these f—— exhibits. That’s what made you that cash.”

The Every day Present host continued to talk on the position politics performs in late night time tv, including, “Reveals that say one thing, exhibits that take a stand, exhibits which are unafraid. Imagine me, this isn’t a ‘We converse reality to energy’. We don’t; we converse opinions to tv cameras, however we attempt. We f—— attempt each night time. Should you consider as companies or as networks, you may make yourselves so innocuous that you would be able to serve a gruel so flavorless that you’ll by no means once more be on the boy king’s radar, [firstly] why will anybody watch you and you might be f—— mistaken.”

On July 17, father or mother firm CBS advised PEOPLE in a press release that they canceled The Late Present after 10 seasons in “a monetary resolution.” The cancellation got here three days after Colbert, 61, slammed Paramount over its $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump, who alleged that CBS Information’ 60 Minutes deceptively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.

“I consider this sort of difficult monetary settlement with a sitting authorities official has a technical title in authorized circles: it’s ‘large, fats bribe,’ ” Colbert stated on The Late Present on July 14.

“You wish to understand how unimaginable it’s to remain on Lord Farquaad’s good facet? Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, the proprietor of Fox Information, the person aside from Biden, possibly most liable for getting Trump elected. Fox spends 24 hours a day blowing Trump, and it’s not sufficient. Think about suing somebody mid-blow,” Stewart added, referencing Trump’s lawsuit concerning a chunk in The Wall Road Journal that reported on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Stewart then addressed the general public hypothesis surrounding the explanation for Colbert‘s cancellation. “Should you’re attempting to determine why Stephen’s present is ending, I don’t assume the reply may be present in some smoking gun e mail or cellphone name from Trump to CBS executives or in CBS’ QuickBooks spreadsheets on the monetary well being of late night time.”

He continued, “I feel the reply is within the concern and pre-compliance that’s gripping all of America’s establishments at this very second, establishments which have chosen to not battle the vengeful and vindictive actions of our pubic hair doodling Commander in Chief. This isn’t the second to present in.”

“I’m not giving in, I’m not going anyplace, I feel,” he stated, referencing the likelihood that The Every day Present might be on the chopping block too.

He ended the phase by referencing a line that Colbert utilized in his personal monologue Monday night time.

“Should you’re afraid and also you defend your backside line, I’ve received however one factor to say: ‘Go f— your self,’” he concluded.

The Every day Present airs every day on Comedy Central at 11 p.m. native time.