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The Brett Cooper Show

Stephen Colbert Became Exactly Who He Got Famous For Mocking

The Brett Cooper Show

Brett Cooper

Society & Culture

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Tonight CBS will air the last episode of Stephen Colbert's Late Night Show. People on both sides of the aisle are quick to blame politics and gloat, but honestly, it all just makes me sad. And if Colbert had been smarter, he wouldn't have fallen prey to the same schtick he once mocked. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLBDwgHHalgoBmti86plt Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brett-cooper-show/id1792925325 Join the Cooper Confidential Community to get Farm vlogs, Q&As, and ad-free episodes: https://cooperconfidential.com Geviti: Go to https://gogeviti.com/brettcooper and get 20% off with code BRETT Grand Canyon University: https://GCU.edu/myoffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Some follow the noise.

0:03.3

Bloomberg follows the money.

0:05.4

Because behind every headline is a bottom line.

0:09.3

Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,

0:13.8

there's a money side to every story.

0:16.5

And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.

0:20.9

Get the money side of the story.

0:22.9

Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.

0:27.7

Well, guys, the day is finally here.

0:30.9

Tonight, CBS will air the very last episode of Stephen Colbert's late night show.

0:36.5

And he has made the most of his farewell

0:38.2

tour by being completely and utterly gay. And do not laugh because I am being serious. This man

0:43.7

is up on his set kissing everyone. So the first question on everybody's mind is obviously who is he

0:48.6

going to kiss tonight, but the second and obviously more important question is what does this

0:53.2

mean for late night comedy if the number one show in late night has officially been canceled?

0:58.7

Now, as I'm sure you've seen and I have partaken in this, but people in both sides of the aisle have been quick to talk about politics and blame politics.

1:05.5

People are gloating about him being canceled.

1:07.7

But honestly, like if I really sit here and think about it, Stephen Colbert

1:11.0

being canceled does make me sad. And you might think I am utterly insane for saying this, but I promise

1:16.3

I have a point. And what is even more tragically ironic? Is that if Colbert had just been smarter,

1:21.8

had he been a little more self-aware, he wouldn't have fallen prey to the same schick that he used

1:26.5

to mock. So before we get into why Colbert getting off the air is depressing to me, we need to talk about how he is locking lips with everyone. Because if I had to see this, so do you. This is just my little, like, fun addition to the episode. Because this man, in the last week, has now kissed Jimmy Fallon, Pedro Pascal, Julia Louie, right? Like literally this week.

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