CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's late show
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Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."
In a move commenters described as having "Craig Ferguson vibes," Stephen Colbert and Joaquin Phoenix spent the last moments of their Late Show interview in awkward silence.
The 34-year-old comedian was spotted outside "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" with the new 'do on Tuesday.
Joaquin Phoenix says he regrets his 2009 interview with David Letterman on "The Late Show," calling it "one of the worst nights of my life."
Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.