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Fiendish Thingy

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12. They would have had to buy out Colbert's contract

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:05 PM

Jul 19

I don’t think the cancellation was a demand/condition of the settlement with Trump, as Colbert now has 10 I-don’t-give-a-fuck months to go scorched earth on Trump.

If Trump wanted Colbert off the air as a condition of the settlement, he would have made CBS eat the cost of buying out his contract rather than keeping him on the air for 10 more months.

Now cancelling Colbert as a strategy to help get the merger approved, and to make the merger more attractive to the buyer, that’s possible.

Of course, it could just come down to Sheri Redstone exacting revenge for Colbert’s monologue a few days earlier blasting the settlement as a bribe…

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Colbert for President? [View all] Aviation Pro Jul 19 OP

Zelenskyy was a standup comic Norbert Jul 19 #1

Only 2.4 million average viewers Melon Jul 19 #2

And yet a fucking pedophile with a failed reality TV show Aviation Pro Jul 19 #3

So does Bill Cosby. I don't want him to run a county. Melon Jul 19 #4

No, we can't Aviation Pro Jul 19 #5

True SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #8

And REAL charisma as opposed to "I'm the biggest bully" charisma. Jack Valentino Jul 19 #32

His show was canceled because Donnie saw him as a political threat unblock Jul 19 #6

Then why didn't they take him off the air immediately? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #7

They would have had to buy out Colbert's contract Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #12

You mean they'd have to pay for the contract... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #13

Why pay to have a great show when you can pay to not have a great show? unblock Jul 19 #14

That's why it is clear the cancellation was not a part of the settlement. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #18

But they wouldn't get a show, they'd just get him off the air Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #17

And save $85 million or so per year SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #21

You're saying the show runs a loss even when you take colbert's pay out? unblock Jul 19 #22

Colbert makes $5 million/yr Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #24

Dang unblock Jul 19 #25

I don't know anything about production costs either Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #27

Name stars are irreplaceable. The rest of production is still mega millions? unblock Jul 19 #30

Exactly.nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #23

CBS's reasoning isn't really relevant to any political career Colbert may have unblock Jul 19 #16

And with the bad luck we have had with our "qualified" presidential nominees, Jack Valentino Jul 19 #36

I don't think so. Outside of the network lost 16 million Melon Jul 19 #10

CBS needs trump to seal their deal with an upcoming purchase of Star something or other..n/t SheilaAnn Jul 19 #9

NO!!! Fiendish Thingy Jul 19 #11

What's his C.V.? Oeditpus Rex Jul 19 #15

Please stop with the "Let's nominate the next shiny bauble for president," nonsense. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 19 #19

Sorry, do not want this even spoken about. Stephen is funny, miss him on his Comedy Central show....but a kennedy Jul 19 #20

Well, we're speaking about it now. Jack Valentino Jul 19 #37

no Celerity Jul 19 #26

eewww, hell no. mwmisses4289 Jul 19 #28

lol jesus christ WhiskeyGrinder Jul 19 #29

Do you know what Colbert has? Aviation Pro Jul 19 #31

Well, all those writers will be jobless come next May.... Jack Valentino Jul 19 #38

How about Michael Avenatti? Iggo Jul 19 #33

Leave promoting unqualified celebrities to the GOP. Morbius Jul 19 #34

I like this idea GammyMede Jul 19 #35

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jul 20 #41

The next President needs to be someone who has qualifications beyond just being famous. Sogo Jul 19 #39

LOL! Patton French Jul 19 #40