Colbert's 'Truthiness' Era Ends: Good Riddance to Woke Late Night
Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' gets the axe, proving even virtue signaling can't save you from the woke reaper.

So, Colbert's getting the boot, huh? After 20 years of 'comedy' (and I use that term loosely) built on the foundation of 'truthiness,' the irony is thicker than AOC's policies. Turns out, even virtue signaling can't keep your ratings from tanking when you're just another talking head spewing the same tired Democrat talking points.
'Truthiness,' remember that? Colbert's big idea, introduced back in the day on 'The Colbert Report,' a 'Daily Show' spin-off where he played a caricature of blowhards like O'Reilly. Basically, believe what feels right, facts be damned. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? That's the entire playbook of the woke left.
But here's the kicker: Colbert thought he was being clever, lampooning the right. Turns out, he just built a whole career on the same BS he pretended to mock. Now CBS is pulling the plug, and suddenly everyone's clutching their pearls about 'silencing a high-profile critic of President Trump.' Please. The dude was about as subtle as a hammer to the face with his TDS.
Roy Wood Jr. (who?) thinks Colbert showed 'the power of sticking to the truth.' Again, which 'truth' are we talking about? The one where Trump is literally Hitler, or the one where the economy was actually decent before the current clown show took over? I'm guessing it's the former.
The fact that CBS canned him despite 'top ratings' (questionable, at best) speaks volumes. Maybe even corporate overlords are tired of the constant woke lecturing. Or maybe they realized that nobody under 40 actually watches network TV anymore.
Colbert brought in his 'best television friends'—Kimmel, Fallon, Oliver, Meyers—for a pity party farewell. A regular Rogues' Gallery of unfunny rich guys, all complaining about how hard it is to be a millionaire in America. Cry me a river.
Let's be honest: Colbert's legacy isn't 'truthiness.' It's two decades of smug lecturing disguised as comedy. He rode the anti-Trump wave as far as it would take him, and now the tide's gone out. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Stephen. And take your 'truthiness' with you.
Maybe now late night can go back to being, you know, funny. Or at least less preachy. But I'm not holding my breath. Either way, his departure is a win for anyone tired of getting politically bludgeoned while trying to watch a comedy show.

