All Eyes on Jon Stewart / 200k Sign Colbert Petitions / Josh Johnson to (Finally) Take TDS Anchor Desk

PLUS: John Oliver attends Moon Mammoths debut in Erie, PA

View in your browser Monday July 21, 2025 All Eyes Turn to Jon Stewart Tonight As fallout from Colbert’s cancellation continues, industry attention has turned to Jon Stewart, who returns to The Daily Show desk tonight. Read more More Than 200,000 Sign Petitions Demanding CBS Reverse Colbert Cancellation The central accusation across the petitions is that CBS’s decision appears politically motivated and potentially retaliatory. Read more John Oliver on Colbert Cancellation: 'Terrible News' John Oliver praised Colbert and called the news "incredibly sad." Read more Josh Johnson Makes Daily Show Hosting Debut Tues–Thurs of This Week Josh Johnson makes his long-awaited Daily Show hosting debut Tuesday through Thursday this week. Read more 'I Think It Sucks': Seth Meyers Addresses Emmy Shutout Addressing Late Night's Emmy snub in the latest installment of his weekly web-exclusive series 'Corrections,' Meyers joked, “Our main show finished fourth. (Or at least I hope so.)” Read more John Oliver's Moon Mammoths Took the Field Saturday Night in Erie, PA This weekend in Erie, Pennsylvania, John Oliver brought a mammoth to life—and somehow still found time to serve hot dogs, toss Moon Pies, sing the seventh-inning stretch, and officiate a mascot race. Read more Kimmel Guest Host Alan Cumming to Welcome Fantastic Four Cast Kimmel guest host Alan Cumming’s sit-down with the Fantastic Four: First Steps cast Monday night will no doubt be closely studied for clues about his Marvel return in next year's Avengers: Doomsday. Read more Bad Bunny to Guest on Two Competing Late-Night Shows July 22 Bad Bunny is set to deliver a rare one-two late-night punch this Tuesday night when the musician and actor will guest on not just two different late-night shows—but on two competing networks. Read more Around the web: Letterman YouTube Channel Posts ‘CBS Pinheads’ Compilation Video David Letterman himself has yet to comment on the cancellation of the show he launched in 1993, but hard not to read into the 20-minute compilation of Late Show clips just posted to his YouTube channel, which is captioned “You can’t spell CBS without ‘BS.'" The Late Show‘s Cancellation Is Bad News for Late-Night TV, Not for Stephen ColbertJason Zinoman argues in the New York Times that Colbert’s talents are better showcased elsewhere. Senator Chris Murphy Sounds Alarm on Colbert’s Cancellation “We are on the precipice of entering a censorship state,” the Connecticut lawmaker said in a video posted to his social media. LateNighter on The Letterman Podcast Jed writes: Ever wondered how LateNighter got started—or how awkward one person can be on a podcast? My appearance on Mike Chisholm’s Letterman Podcast (recorded before the Colbert news broke) might be just the thing. Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2025 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use