After The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was suddenly canceled and caused an uproar with viewers, celebrities such as Bowen Yang and Jimmy Kimmel are showing their support. Kimmel also called out claims about The Late Show losing money, as many are wondering what this means for late-night television. While it’s hard to predict how things will turn out for other late-night shows, The Tonight Show producer Lorne Michaels is weighing in on the whole situation.
Michaels not only created and currently produces Saturday Night Live, which entering its 51st season on the 2025 TV schedule this fall, and rumored to also be in danger, but his Broadway Video production company has been producing The Tonight Show since former SNL cast member Jimmy Fallon took over in 2014. He’s also been producing Late Night, currently hosted by fellow former SNL cast member Seth Meyers, since the ‘90s, so Michaels definitely has a lot of experience in that genre. And like many, he was surprised when The Late Show’s cancelation was announced, as he told Puck News’ Matt Belloni:
