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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Carsen Holaday

CBS forced to pay for Stephen Colbert’s final prank on The Late Show

Stephen Colbert has stuck CBS with the bill after he used the Peanuts TV specials’ theme song without permission during The Late Show’s finale.

The network struck a deal to pay an undisclosed amount to Lee Mendelson Film Productions Inc., after Colbert’s house band played composer Vince Guaraldi’s famous song “Linus and Lucy” during the late night show’s last-ever episode, according to Variety.

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