{"id":2605429,"date":"2026-05-21T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-eve-of-colberts-final-show-variety-suddenly-wonders-if-hosts-left-wing-politics-went-too-far\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:55:05","slug":"on-eve-of-colberts-final-show-variety-suddenly-wonders-if-hosts-left-wing-politics-went-too-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-eve-of-colberts-final-show-variety-suddenly-wonders-if-hosts-left-wing-politics-went-too-far\/","title":{"rendered":"On Eve of Colbert&#8217;s Final Show, Variety Suddenly Wonders If Host&#8217;s Left-Wing Politics Went Too Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-eve-of-colberts-final-show-variety-suddenly-wonders-if-hosts-left-wing-politics-went-too-far%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2605429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text is an opinionated piece reacting to a *Variety* article about Stephen Colbert\u2019s final day on **The Late Show**. it argues that Colbert\u2019s shift toward more explicitly political, left-leaning comedy changed the kind of audience that tuned in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princess-bride-star-tells-cruz-he-has-contempt-for-him-cruz-fires-back-photo-that-star-signed-to-him\/\" title=\"\u2018Princess Bride\u2019 Star Tells Cruz He Has \u2018Contempt\u2019 For Him. Cruz Fires Back Photo That Star Signed To Him.\">late-night television<\/a>, contributing to his decline.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights *Variety*\u2019s point that late-night traditionally focused more on politicians\u2019 public behavior and cultural moments rather than their policies, and says Colbert\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-shares-shocking-late-night-blacklisting-tales\/\" title=\"Gutfeld Shares Shocking Late Night Blacklisting Tales\">approach made<\/a> the show feel less \u201cfor\u201d viewers who didn\u2019t share the same politics. The piece also cites examples meant to illustrate Colbert\u2019s political messaging (including references to COVID-vaccine promotion and other \u201cColbert + trump\u201d moments), concluding that Colbert \u201cchose to double down\u201d instead of toning it down.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Variety Magazine is asking some of the most thought-provoking questions of our age, such as: Could Stephen Colbert\u2019s departure from late night television relate to his incessant, whiney leftist politics?<\/p>\n<p>Well, yes.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has followed Colbert\u2019s downfall understands that\u2019s the reason for it, but the outlet decided to write an <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/stephen-colbert-shook-up-late-night-politics-risk-1236754914\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire piece<\/a> about it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Variety posted about \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d host on social media platform X asking, \u201cHas #StephenColbert\u2019s push into politics hurt the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-unaffected-by-wgas-writers-strike\/\" title=\"&quot;Gutfeld!&quot; Unfazed by WGA Strike.\">late-night format<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLate-night was never supposed to play to a particular type of audience: #JohnnyCarson made fun of politicians, but mostly their public goofs, not their policies. #JayLeno rarely became political. And #DavidLetterman feuded with politicians but not over what they did in Washington,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2026, late-night shows are a wholly different creation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StephenColbert?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StephenColbert<\/a>\u2019s push into politics hurt the late-night format?<\/p>\n<p>Late-night was never supposed to play to a particular type of audience: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JohnnyCarson?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JohnnyCarson<\/a> made fun of politicians, but mostly their public goofs, not their policies. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JayLeno?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JayLeno<\/a> rarely became political. And\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QwJ7AJR7mm\">pic.twitter.com\/QwJ7AJR7mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/2057153673784930772?\">May 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This \u201cdifferent creation\u201d label can more accurately cast late shows as leftist propaganda, making every excuse for the Democratic Party while lambasting President Donald Trump endlessly.<\/p>\n<p>That is the essence of Colbert.<\/p>\n<p>Variety\u2019s Brian Steinberg writes, \u201cHow could this happen?<\/p>\n<p>Colbert struck many new relationships with viewers \u2014 so many that his \u2018Late Show\u2019 became the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-makes-history-as-first-cable-show-to-win-late-night-for-entire-month\/\" title=\"Gutfeld! Makes History as First Cable Show to Win Late Night for Entire Month\">watched late-night show<\/a> on TV, something CBS hadn\u2019t achieved since David Letterman first moved over from NBC (Jay Leno brought the category title back to NBC in July of 1995).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yet, as he focused more on the headlines \u2014 and for much of his \u2018Late Show\u2019 tenure, President Trump \u2014 others who might have tuned in to late night began to feel Colbert was not for \u2018them,&#8217;\u201d the report noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring his time at CBS, Colbert spearheaded a move to a more partisan brand of comedy, whether he intended to or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Again, yes. Colbert becoming a mouthpiece for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left made people change<\/a> the channel.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday will mark the final show, but Variety\u2019s inquiry was relevant years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert had every chance to pull back the reigns but chose to double down.<\/p>\n<p>Who could forget when the host dedicated an entire segment to pushing an experimental vaccine in 2021?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Do you remember when Stephen Colbert pushed the COVID vaccine with men dressed as a large syringe on their heads? Was he also mentioned on the Epstein list? I\u2019m sure he never took the vaccine.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLPewCKN01\">pic.twitter.com\/vLPewCKN01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Dawn Michael (@DawnsMission) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DawnsMission\/status\/2019028448774435173?\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are countless other moments that lead to his demise; the reader need only search the keywords \u201cColbert\u201d and \u201cTrump\u201d to find them.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t hard to stick with the formula for success: be funny and entertaining to a large audience.<\/p>\n<p>If Colbert couldn\u2019t do that, there\u2019s little reason to keep him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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