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Dirk Libbey

Stephen Colbert Did A Funny Bit Thanking His New Paramount Boss… And Pitching A Few More Months Of The Late Show

Stephen Colbert pointing up with both index fingers while giving monologue on The Late Show.

Stephen Colbert has found himself in a somewhat unique position, as he hosts a nightly television show that touches on current events, and the fact that The Late Show has been canceled is one of those current events. Colbert has made it clear the decision to leave isn’t one he agrees with, and now he’s resorted to (jokingly) kissing up to the boss to score some more time, maybe.

Yesterday was, it turns out, National Boss’s Day (I didn’t get my boss anything, but we’ll just overlook that). Colbert opened his monologue on The Late Show last night by referencing his own new boss, David Ellison, the CEO of the newly merged Paramount Skydance, and taking a moment to tell Ellison how he felt about him. Colbert said…

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