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[email protected] wrote:

In article <105rek7$dtuk$[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:

Joy Behar claimed on Tuesday that late-night comedian Stephen Colbert had >>his show canceled because �King� President Donald Trump was �coming for the >>comedians� and not allowing the �court jesters� to do their jobs.

Referencing medieval tradition � specifically, the notion that only the >>court jester was allowed to mock the king and for that reason had an >>obligation to do so � Behar suggested that Colbert�s show was getting the >>axe because Trump did not like being mocked.

WATCH:

Ignoring how he lost $40 million, Joy Behar falsely claims Stephen
Colbert lost his job (in 10 months) because �King� Trump is coming
for �the court jester[s].� pic.twitter.com/TUS5ZQgdQX

� Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 22, 2025

Cohost Sunny Hostin complained that Colbert�s dismissal � which appears to >>have been based on net losses due to insufficient ad revenue � amounted to >>�the dismantling of our democracy, This is the dismantling of our >>Constitution.�

�If the comedians are being attacked, then that means our Constitution is >>being dismantled,� Hostin continued, ignoring the financial issues in play >>and suggesting that Colbert had been canceled solely because he was vocally >>opposed to Trump. �What are we going to do as a country? We must protect >>our Constitution and we must protect our democracy. This is bigger than >>just the cancellation of a television show.�

WATCH:

Sara Haines admits that �linier TV� is on a downward slope and
advertisers are not dropping the same type of money they used to
as they move to digital platforms.
She wonders: �Even when you take Stephen Colbert out of the 20
million [salary] where do you come up with the other�
pic.twitter.com/kJAh0rSgMh

� Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 22, 2025


Cohost Sara Haines conceded that there could be financial reasons for the >>decision, noting that advertisers were not putting up the same kind of cash >>they used to as streaming platforms have taken up some of the bandwidth.

Hostin pushed back, saying that Colbert had raked in some $60 million in ad >>buys � but left out the fact that his show cost around $100 million to >>produce, resulting in a $40 million loss.

WATCH:

Whoopi says The View supports Colbert and they have his back.
Despite the fact it was announced that The Late Show would be
no more, she insists that �I�m not seeing that the Late Show
is gone. I don�t feel like it�s gone.�
She refused to say why she thought that, proclaiming�
pic.twitter.com/puZW9V37d4

� Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 22, 2025

Whoopi Goldberg weighed in then, saying that no matter what happened, she >>would stand with Colbert. �I�m not seeing that the Late Show is gone. I >>don�t feel like it�s gone.�

Apparently they all slept thru the left canceling comedians over the
past decade.

In Sunny's case, it was with whomever gave her passing grades in law school.

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