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Dark n Stormy Knight

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18. Meh, I'm glad Stephen is in love with his

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #17)

Fri Jul 18, 2025, 04:55 PM

Jul 18

wife, Evie, and I'm sure she's a lovely person, but neither my partner nor I ever found her her nearly entertaining enough to be on the show, neither during the COVID/home nor the Ed Sullivan Theater epidodes.

And speaking of shitting (which I generally choose to avoid), his bold speaking-truth-to-power, both anti-Trump & anti-corporate whoring by CBS/Paramount, was what made him so very popular and his corporate overlords a shitload of money. They ought to have appreciated that more.

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Stephen Colbert monologue that cost him his job... speaking truth to power [View all] mysteryowl Jul 18 OP

I'm suspicious of anyone who says this wasn't political. BannonsLiver Jul 18 #1

It isn't unlikely that Paramount threw him under the bus mdbl Jul 18 #5

I'd be... GiqueCee Jul 18 #13

If you believe this wasn't political then you probably believe Epstein committed suicide Eliot Rosewater Jul 18 #2

There are some who are furiously claiming it's not SocialDemocrat61 Jul 18 #11

Forget that First Amendment thing, Bayard Jul 18 #3

"We all thought that once." Kid Berwyn Jul 18 #4

Let's hope he gets on another network mdbl Jul 18 #7

Good idea for Netflix, to counter Bill Maher on HBO Auggie Jul 18 #10

CBS screwing up a lot. Kid Berwyn Jul 18 #12

CBS will return to the late night talk show business one of these days ... Auggie Jul 18 #6

And I won't be watching. mdbl Jul 18 #8

I regretted missing the show until I saw Stephen A. Smith was a guest. He carries beau coup water for Trump. live love laugh Jul 18 #9

The best line was the very last line ... aggiesal Jul 18 #14

And, Then CBS LIES about Why they Cha Jul 18 #15

We have to begin to acknowledge something unfamiliar in the US. MrChuck Jul 18 #16

When you shit where you eat this happens. He was in de facto asking for it. twodogsbarking Jul 18 #17

Meh, I'm glad Stephen is in love with his Dark n Stormy Knight Jul 18 #18

An Eye for an Aye LetMyPeopleVote Jul 18 #19