{"id":2605852,"date":"2026-05-22T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-was-predictable-and-losing-boatloads-of-money-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:12:22","slug":"stephen-colbert-was-predictable-and-losing-boatloads-of-money-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-was-predictable-and-losing-boatloads-of-money-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert was &#8216;predictable and losing boatloads of money&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fstephen-colbert-was-predictable-and-losing-boatloads-of-money-joe-concha%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=2605852&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>Joe Concha,a columnist for the *Washington Examiner*,criticized Stephen colbert and *the Late Show* after its Thursday finale. He said the show\u2019s content had become predictable and that it was losing money, arguing there was no support for claims that Donald Trump ordered Colbert off the air.  <\/p>\n<p>Concha pointed to Colbert\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-shares-fall-to-lowest-level-since-2016-as-company-burns-billions-on-metaverse-inflates-payrolls\/\" title=\"Meta Shares Fall To Lowest Level Since 2016 As Company Burns Billions On Metaverse, Inflates Payrolls\">declining performance<\/a> and the show\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >staffing levels-questioning<\/a> why a desk talk program would require more than 200 staffers and noting credits that list 22 writers for monologues. He also argued the show\u2019s guests and themes were consistently anti-Trump, citing Liz Cheney as the only Republican he claimed had appeared in six years, while citing Bernie Sanders\u2019s frequent appearances.  <\/p>\n<p>He added that President Trump reacted to the cancellation on Truth Social with harsh comments about Colbert. CBS reportedly ended the show in July 2025, describing it as a \u201cfinancial decision.\u201d Colbert\u2019s final episode included guest Paul McCartney, and Colbert said the show had been \u201ca joy\u201d for viewers.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> criticized <em>The Late Show<\/em> host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-colbert\/\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> for being \u201cpredictable and losing boatloads of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money\/\">money<\/a>\u201d as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emails-show-cbs-had-desantis-answers-to-questions-before-segment-aired-ignored-warning-from-democrat\/\" title=\"Emails Show ... Had DeSantis\u2019 Answers To Questions Before Segment Aired, Ignored Warning From Democrat\">show aired<\/a> its finale Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s this utterly ridiculous narrative being pushed by many legacy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\">media<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> themselves, that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> ordered Stephen Colbert to be taken off the air,\u201d Concha said Friday on <em>Fox &#038; Friends First<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4579222\/trump-rejoices-after-stephen-colbert-last-show\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump rejoices after Stephen Colbert\u2019s last show<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4578698\/stephen-colbert-signs-off-one-last-time-hello-goodbye\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Stephen Colbert signs off one last time: \u2018Hello, Goodbye\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4577918\/spencer-pratt-says-his-role-model-is-jesus-christ\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spencer Pratt says his role model is Jesus Christ<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116616669222083429\">Truth Social <\/a>about the end of <em>The Late Show.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cColbert is finally finished at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cbs-news\/\">CBS<\/a>,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAmazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he\u2019s finally gone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CBS <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475213\/cbs-cancels-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision\/\">announced the cancellation<\/a> of the show in July 2025, citing it as a \u201cfinancial decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Colbert\u2019s opening remarks Thursday, he addressed both his in-person audience and viewers at home, saying the show \u201chas been a joy for us to do for you.\u201d The final episode featured guest Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha argued that the show\u2019s numbers demonstrated Colbert\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCan anyone explain why a program that consists almost entirely of two people talking across a desk needs more than 200 staffers? \u2018Cause I can\u2019t get there,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3540050&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=d6ed2681cf42a516031ee11b43f436cd\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said the show employs 22 writers to write Colbert\u2019s monologues, according to the show credits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe days change, but they really don\u2019t, because the screens are almost always against Trump or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservatives\/\">conservatives<\/a>,\u201d Concha said, adding that it is \u201cright out of <em>Groundhog Day<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He highlighted that the \u201canti-Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/liz-cheney\/\">Liz Cheney<\/a>\u201d was the only <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/v\">Republican<\/a> to have been on the show in the past six years. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT), he said, has been on the show 15 times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4578698\/stephen-colbert-signs-off-one-last-time-hello-goodbye\/\"><strong>STEPHEN COLBERT SIGNS OFF ONE LAST TIME: \u2018HELLO, GOODBYE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause when you think [of] entertainment, the first person that comes to mind is a hypocritical democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialist<\/a>,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was predictable and losing boatloads of money for the company. You can\u2019t do that and expect to keep your job.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha criticized Stephen Colbert as predictable and losing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2605853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lateshow.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7375,73764,74704,56439,74664],"class_list":["post-2605852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criticism","tag-joe-concha-2","tag-late-night-tv-3","tag-media-bias-2","tag-stephen-colbert-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lateshow.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605852"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605860,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605852\/revisions\/2605860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}