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View in your browser Tuesday July 22, 2025 Trump Says Kimmel, Fallon Are 'Next to Go,' Kimmel Hits Back Stephen Colbert may have had some strong words for Donald Trump last night, but it’s two other 11:35pm late-night hosts that the president is going after today. Read more Stephen Colbert's Ratings Soar on Cancellation News Last Thursday’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, in which Colbert announced his own show’s cancellation, was the show’s highest-rated episode this calendar year. Read more How The Daily Show Got Away With All Those Unbleeped F-Bombs Monday Night Monday’s Daily Show aired unfiltered thanks to a one-night-only TV–MA upgrade—clearing the way for Jon Stewart’s profanity-laced protest. Read more Alan Cumming Turns Kimmel Hosting Gig Into Rallying Cry for Trans Americans Like Diego Luna earlier this summer, Alan Cumming turned his guest-hosting shot on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night into a pointed sermon on behalf of a marginalized group—in this case, the trans community. Read more FCC Head Dismisses Colbert Outcry as Partisan 'Wailing' FCC Chair Brendan Carr joined the chorus of politicians commenting on CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, dismissing the backlash as politically motivated outrage. Read more Questlove Paid Subtle Tribute to Malcolm-Jamal Warner on Monday's Tonight Show One day after Malcolm-Jamal Warner died at age 54, Questlove found a quiet but meaningful way to honor him on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Read more Jon Stewart Sets New Daily Show Runtime Record Defending Colbert Speaking of whether or not late-night shows are still profitable, Monday’s episode of The Daily Show set a new record—likely one that its parent company isn’t thrilled about: the opening segment ran a full 29 minutes before the first commercial break Read more Late Night Sends a Defiant Message to Trump—and CBS As Bill Carter writes, Colbert, Stewart, Fallon, and more united in a raucous—and righteous—rebuttal to The Late Show’s cancellation Monday night. Read more Seth Meyers Becomes Second Longest-Serving Host of Late Night Franchise Seth Meyers has hit a major milestone in his tenure as host of NBC's Late Night. Read more Around the web: Josh Johnson Previews His First Week as Daily Show Host The longtime Daily Show writer-turned-correspondent visits the show’s Ears Edition podcast to talk nerves, prep, and a little Diddy and Epstein for good measure. Watch Ozzy Osbourne's Freewheeling 2001 Conan Remote Osbourne, who died today at 76, memorably visited Conan O'Brien's Late Night offices to help "cheer up" staffers in the weeks following 9/11 and an anthrax scare at 30 Rock. Visiting Colbert, Sandra Oh Curses His Bosses The actress, who stars in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night this summer in Central Park, was Stephen Colbert’s first guest since he announced his cancellation last week. Taking his hand, she declared, “To CBS and Paramount—a plague on both your houses!” 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