President Trump is wishing Stephen Colbert good riddance after his final late-night show -- calling him a no-talent "dead person."
47 posted a vicious takedown of Colbert on Truth Social Thursday night, kicking things off by happily declaring 'The Late Show' host was "finally finished at CBS."
Trump also said he couldn't believe Colbert "lasted so long" -- nearly 11 years -- at the network. Of course, Trump labeled Colbert a "no talent" TV comedian who had "no ratings" and "no life." He didn't end there, BTW ...
Byron Allen says late nights on CBS are going to look A LOT different when Stephen Colbert steps aside after Thursday's show ... and he says the key to replacing Colbert will be a comedy show that's light on politics and heavy on timeless, inclusive humor.
The billionaire comedian and media mogul joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday and told us about his vision for filling Colbert's vacated time slot with a couple new shows.
When Colbert goes dark after his final episode, his weeknight hour on CBS will be replaced by "Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen" and another show Byron produces, "Funny You Should Ask."
Bruce Springsteen dropped by the penultimate episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday to give the host a proper sendoff ... and used the spotlight to rip Donald Trump and CBS parent company, Paramount Skydance.
Prior to his performance ... The Boss told the audience, "I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you're the first guy in America who's lost his show because we got a president who can't take a joke ... and because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass to get what they want ... Stephen, these are small-minded people."
Springsteen's final jab before he sang was ... "They got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about."
David Letterman is unloading in a new print interview -- torching his former CBS bosses as "lying weasels" for their ongoing claim "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" is ending over financial reasons.
The OG late-night TV king says this was never about money ... it was a bigger play tied to the network's parent company deal with Skydance Media -- alleging execs basically treated Stephen and his show like an add-on perk to sweeten the sale.
As he puts it, their thinking sounded like: "There's not going to be any trouble with that guy, we're going to take care of the show. We're just going to throw that into the deal. When will the ink on the check dry..."
Jimmy Kimmel is continuing his war of words with President Donald Trump ... but this time, the late-night comedian is asking for a ceasefire!
That's right ... Jimmy came out in his opening monologue on Wednesday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" asking the 47th president to send a delegation to Pakistan -- or maybe just Hollywood -- to iron out their differences.
The comedian compared his ugly situation with Trump to Trump's war with Iran, pointing to 2 Truth Social posts Trump put out Thursday ... one of them was about how ABC needs to fire the "seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel."
Prince Harry wasn't afraid to come for the "King" during his appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" ... taking a few swipes at Donald Trump that sparked a mixed reaction from the crowd.
The Duke of Sussex surprised fans Wednesday, popping out during Colbert's monologue to a standing ovation. Colbert had been riffing on "problematic" Christmas TV movies and the fantasy of bumping into a prince at work.
Enter Prince Harry ... who jokes he wants to star in these films because Americans are "obsessed" with Christmas movies -- and royalty.
The Skydance-Paramount merger is officially a done deal -- and it’s all going down as "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" rolls through its final season.
Skydance Media, led by CEO David Ellison, closed its massive $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global ... cementing one of the biggest shake-ups Hollywood’s seen in years.
The completed merger, announced Thursday, had been months in the making, getting the final thumbs-up from Paramount’s board and surviving a lengthy FCC review -- and now, it's full steam ahead. The company began public trading on NASDAQ Thursday morning.
Former Vice President Kamala Harrisshared a shocking explanation as to why she doesn't plan on running for an elected position anytime soon ... revealing she believes U.S. democracy is a "broken system."
KH freely divulged her opinion on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Thursday night, explaining ... "I always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles. And I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be."
She didn't say she's getting out of politics altogether -- she told the late-night host she plans to "travel the country" to meet and listen to people ... without asking for their vote in return.
The White House is firing back at "South Park" ... after the popular animated TV show brutally roasted Donald Trump to kick off its 27th season last night.
ICYMI ... in the season premiere, Trump is shown in bed with Satan -- hinting he’s down for a little devilish action. But Satan's not into it, and instead takes a jab at the size of Trump’s microscopic weener. Ouch.
WH spokesperson Taylor Rogers tells TMZ ... "This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention. President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history – and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”
Stephen Colbert wildly cursed President Donald Trump out Monday night after he celebrated the cancellation of 'The Late Show' last week in a succinct yet powerful message.
Catch the clip -- the longtime late-night show host held nothing back as he blasted Trump, slamming him by saying, "How dare you, sir? ... Go f*** yourself."
He later confirmed he's gonna be fearless and frank going forward ... noting his "gloves are off." He added ... "I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think about Donald Trump, starting right now: I don’t care for him."
Dave Portnoy's not sorry to see Stephen Colbert's show ending ... pointing out this is just capitalism at work -- lose millions, find a new job!
The Barstool Sports founder took to X Saturday to fire off about CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" ... calling out Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders -- among others -- for claiming Paramount was politically motivated to give him the axe.
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
ICYMI ... Colbert went after his own network in his monologue early this week -- likening a $16 million lawsuit settlement over a "60 Minutes" interview President Donald Trump claimed was deceptively edited to a "big, fat bribe." A move Dave says is just pure "arrogance."
Jimmy Kimmel went after CBS with a no-holds-barred message after his pal Stephen Colbertannounced 'The Late Show' will be ending in 2026 after 10 seasons on air.
The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host expressed his dismay with a colorful message on Instagram Thursday, writing ... "Love you Stephen. F*** you and all your Sheldons CBS."
The talk show host seemingly referred to CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" and its spinoff, "Young Sheldon" -- two hit shows that starred the iconic character Sheldon Cooper.
Stephen Colbert will finally get to embrace the life of a morning person ... 'cause he's got one more season and then he's leaving late-night television behind.
More specifically, CBS announced that "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is officially coming to an end ... which, of course, means its host will need to look for new work after May 2026.
The company made the announcement Thursday ... calling the move "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.”
Here's what you didn't see when Vice President Kamala Harris' sat down with Jimmy Kimmel -- an activist group infiltrated the audience and called her out for supporting Israel, screaming and chanting as security dragged them out.
CODEPINK -- an anti-war activist group -- posted a clip of the clash, which started Wednesday evening with pro-Palestinian protesters calling Harris a murderer who supports genocide in the Middle East.
Jimmy tried to crack some jokes in the moment before the house band broke into a Stevie Wonder classic -- an odd accompaniment as security removed the shouting protesters.
Anne Hathaway aprendió por las malas que la mayoría de la gente ya no lee libros, o al menos es así si ves el "The Tonight Show".
La actriz se sentó con Jimmy Fallon esta semana para promocionar su nueva película, "The Idea Of You", basada en la novela de 2017 del mismo nombre escrita por Robinne Lee.
En medio de la entrevista, Anne estaba analizando la trama de la película en la que su personaje, Solene, una madre soltera, se enamora inesperadamente del cantante de una banda de chicos más joven, Hayes, interpretado por Nicholas Galitzine.
