Andy Cohen was just one of a number of late-night hosts and lawmakers expressing shock over CBS\u2019 cancelation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.<\/p>\n
Colbert himself made the announce<\/a>ment <\/a>on Thursday, revealing to the audience after taping Thursday\u2019s episode that he was told the news \u201cjust last night.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to posting the message on Instagram before his show, Colbert replayed the announcement at the start of his Thursday episode. Not only will Colbert\u2019s hosting gig end in May 2026, but The Late Show itself will end completely.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m stunned,\u201c Cohen told reporters<\/a> at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards. <\/p>\n \u201dHe was one of three late-night shows deemed worthy enough for an Emmy nomination. He produces a brilliant show,” Cohen said. <\/p>\n Cohen, the host of Watch What Happens Live! on Bravo, continued, \u201cI think it\u2019s a sad day for late-night television. I think it\u2019s a sad day for CBS. I think Stephen Colbert is a singular talent. He\u2019s going to have an incredible next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe CBS is turning out the lights at 11:30 after the local news,\u201d Cohen lamented. \u201cJust completely turning out the lights.\u201d<\/p>\n Fellow late-night host also Jimmy Kimmel shared some of his thoughts on Colbert\u2019s cancellation. <\/p>\n In an Instagram post<\/a> responding to Colbert\u2019s video, Kimmel wrote, \u201cLove you Stephen,\u201d followed by a message to Colbert\u2019s network: \u201cF— you and all your Sheldons CBS.\u201d<\/p>\n Outside the late-night hosts, CBS has drawn plenty of criticism for their decision. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the network out for firing Colbert so soon after he criticized their parent company Paramount<\/a> in one of his monologues. <\/p>\n \u201cCBS canceled Colbert\u2019s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump,\u201d Warren posted on X<\/a>. \u201cAmerica deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n Sen. Adam Schiff, Colbert\u2019s guest for his first episode post-announcement Thursday, echoed Warren\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better,\u201d Schiff posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n CNN anchor Anderson Cooper also shared a heartfelt 2019 interview clip on Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 where Colbert talked about coping with profound grief. <\/p>\n Cooper told his viewers, \u201cStephen Colbert is smart and he is funny, and he has actual conversations with people on his program.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cI think the thing that so many of us love about Stephen Colbert is that he is at heart an incredibly decent human being with an amazing wife and family and strong faith.\u201d <\/p>\n With the announcement of CBS cancelling \u2018The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u2019, Anderson Cooper reflects on some of his favorite memories with Stephen. #Colbert<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iaMq29b4bA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 (@AC360) July 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n