Letterman backs Colbert with supercut of CBS slagging

David Letterman let his work talk for him after CBS reported their decision to end the Late Show Current Late host Stephen Colbert released the end of the talk show institution last week seeming entirely caught by surprise Letterman helmed the series from until his retirement in He responded to the news on Monday sharing a -minute supercut of bits taking potshots at the Tiffany Structure You can t spell CBS without B S he shared in the caption Related The cruel joke of CBS ousting Stephen Colbert Letterman s fellow travelers of late-night have criticized the decision to wrap the series next May Several of Colbert s current rivals shared their shock after the announcement NBC talk show host Jimmy Fallon called Colbert one of the sharpest funniest hosts to ever do it John Oliver the host of HBO s Last Week Tonight called the news incredibly sad No one was as direct as Jimmy Kimmel who hosts ABC s late night offering F k you and all your Sheldons CBS Kimmel wrote on Instagram Other critics suggested that Colbert s firing was politically motivated CBS parent grid Paramount settled a lawsuit out of court with President Donald Trump The settlement comes as Paramount is seeking a massive merger with Skydance Media Colbert called the settlement a big fat bribe on air just days before recieving the cancellation news As someone who has constantly been a proud employee of this architecture I am offended he declared And I don t know if anything will ever repair my trust in this company but just taking a stab at it I d say million would help Letterman had a famously tense relationship with the C-suite of CBS He sparred with Les Moonves from the moment the former CEO took the top position at the configuration and Moonves admitted that Letterman hated him He hated me when I walked in the door at CBS He was there about a year before I got there He just generally speaking didn t like management Moonves communicated Vanity Fair in before sharing that Letterman mocked him on-air for six months after an early confrontation Moonves resigned three years after Letterman following multiple charges of sexual harassment Watch Letterman s burn book-cum-clip show below Read more about Late Show Critics suggest Colbert firing was politically motivated Colbert s Late Show to end next year Don t shoot anyone Stephen Colbert addresses gun owners post-Trump assassination attempt The post Letterman backs Colbert with supercut of CBS slagging appeared first on Salon com