"They’re trying to silence people" — Jamie Lee Curtis reacts to Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ being cancelled

Following the cancellation news of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show, actress Jamie Lee Curtis shared her thoughts about the decision. Speaking to the Associated Press on July 18, Curtis said the decision was unfortunate. She added:

“It’s bad. He’s a great, great guy. They just cut NPR and, you know, public broadcasting. Yes, they’re trying to silence people but that won’t work. It won’t work. We will just get louder.”

On July 18, Stephen Colbert announced that his show will be over in May 2026. He told his audience:

“Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending the Late Show in May.”

He went on:

“It’s not just the end of our show but it’s the end of the late show on CBS. I am not being replaced. This is all just going away and I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners. I am so grateful to the Tiffany Network for giving me this chair and this beautiful theatre to call home.”

Stephen Colbert thanked his audience for watching his show every night, no matter where they were in the world. He also showed his gratitude to the band, the performers, and the 200 people who worked on the show.

He said it was an amazing job he had done for the past 10 years and joked that he wished someone else were taking it over. He added that he was excited to keep working with his team for another 10 months and promised it would be fun.

Here’s how others reacted to Stephen Colbert’s show getting canceled

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the reason behind cancelling the show was financial and taken in view of the present TV landscape. Reacting to the news, Jimmy Kimmel wrote on Instagram:

“Love you Stephen. F*ck you and all your Sheldons CBS.”

Similarly, Jimmy Fallon took to Instagram and shared his thoughts, writing:

“I’m just as shocked as everyone. Stephen is one of the sharpest, funniest hosts to ever do it. I really thought I’d ride this out with him for years to come.”

Meanwhile, calling Stephen Colbert’s show one of the best, actor and comedian Ben Stiller shared an X post, writing:

“Sorry to hear @CBS is canceling one of the best shows they have. Wishing all the people who work so hard on that show all the best.”

Reacting to the news, Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform:

“I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show."

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Adam Schiff posted on X that he had just finished filming with Stephen Colbert, who shared that his show was canceled. Schiff said that if the show had to be taken off for political reasons, the audience is entitled to know the exact reason.

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