{"id":2605997,"date":"2026-05-22T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-colbert-admits-hes-been-crushed-by-gutfeld-in-rare-funny-joke-during-final-show\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:08:58","slug":"watch-colbert-admits-hes-been-crushed-by-gutfeld-in-rare-funny-joke-during-final-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-colbert-admits-hes-been-crushed-by-gutfeld-in-rare-funny-joke-during-final-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Colbert Admits He&#8217;s Been Crushed by Gutfeld in Rare Funny Joke During Final Show"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fwatch-colbert-admits-hes-been-crushed-by-gutfeld-in-rare-funny-joke-during-final-show%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=2605997&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>Stephen Colbert\u2019s \u201cLate Show\u201d finale featured astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joining him in a skit that joked about Colbert and the show\u2019s cancellation. Tyson framed it through a physics-style gag-claiming that \u201ccontradictory realities\u201d can\u2019t coexist-before pointing out the contradiction of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night show ranking number<\/a> one while still being canceled.<\/p>\n<p>The piece argues that CBS\u2019s decision reflected sour humor from Colbert, then contrasts \u201cGutfeld!\u201d on fox as the late-night ratings leader. It cites viewer figures from a late-night news outlet, saying \u201cGutfeld!\u201d averaged 3.3 million viewers in 2026\u2019s first quarter versus Colbert\u2019s 2.7 million, wiht \u201cGutfeld!\u201d reportedly up while Colbert was flat.<\/p>\n<p>the article claims political targeting and a lack of broad, self-deprecating comedy contributed to Colbert\u2019s decline, concluding that Colbert only learned the value of truth-revealing comedy at the very end.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>It only took 11 years, but late-night liberal comedian Stephen Colbert finally discovered humor.<\/p>\n<p>During Thursday night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-celebrates-total-jerk-colberts-official-cancellation-shares-brutal-farewell-message-hes-finally-gone\/\" title=\"Trump Celebrates &#039;Total Jerk&#039; ...&#039;s Official Cancellation, Shares Brutal Farewell Message: &#039;He...s Finally Gone!&#039;\">franchise finale<\/a> of CBS\u2019 \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,\u201d astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joined Colbert for a skit that poked fun at the host while also acknowledging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gutfeld-celebrates-two-year-anniversary-with-new-book-ratings-victories\/\" title=\"...!\u201d Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary With New Book, Ratings Victories\">late-night dominance<\/a> of comedian Greg Gutfeld, host of Fox News\u2019 \u201cGutfeld!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see the fabric of the universe is underpinned by an immutable set of physical laws,\u201d Tyson said in a clip posted to the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>The astrophysicist then took a subtle jab at CBS for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cancellation-justified-late-show-stephen-colbert-even-worse-can-imagine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancelling the show<\/a> despite Colbert\u2019s relatively strong ratings. According to a report from July 2025, notwithstanding those ratings, Colbert\u2019s show cost the network $40 million annually.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo contradictory realities cannot coexist without rupturing the space-time continuum,\u201d Tyson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike what?\u201d Colbert asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, for instance, if a show is number one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-people-were-vicious-i-saw-all-kinds-of-illegal-behavior-michigan-election-witness-who-saw-4-am-illegal-ballot-drop-for-biden-speaks-out-video\/\" title=\"&quot;These People Were Vicious - I Saw All Kinds of Illegal Behavior&quot; - Michigan Election Witness Who Saw 4 AM Illegal Ballot Drop for Biden Speaks Out (VIDEO)\">late night<\/a>, and it also gets cancelled,\u201d the scientist replied.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, it appeared as if Colbert used the skit to express sour grapes over his show\u2019s cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>The punchline, however, more than justified the setup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cancelled \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moron-gutfeld-blasts-dc-judge-apologized-trump-assassin-cole-allen-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gutfeld!<\/a>\u2018?!?\u201d an alarmed and indignant-sounding Colbert replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In his final show, Stephen Colbert admits he was, in fact, getting trounced in the ratings by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greggutfeld?\">@greggutfeld<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Two contradictory realities cannot coexist without rupturing the space-time continuum.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert: Like what?<\/p>\n<p>NDT: For instance, if the show is #1 on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ot2qmaYeuF\">pic.twitter.com\/ot2qmaYeuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/2057810095166120182?\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the late-night-focused news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/latenighter.com\/news\/ratings\/here-are-final-late-night-ratings-for-q1-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LateNighter<\/a>, \u201cGutfeld!\u201d led all of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-finally-takes-aim-at-biden-mocks-his-af1-stumbles-cheat-sheets\/\" title=\"SNL Finally Takes Aim At Biden, Mocks His AF1 Stumbles, Cheat Sheets\">late-night comedy<\/a> with an average of 3.3 million viewers during the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert, whose show aired an hour and a half later, averaged 2.7 million viewers, narrowly edging out Jimmy Kimmel of ABC\u2019s \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d and his 2.5 million viewers for second place. Moreover, Gutfeld\u2019s viewership increased by 16 percent over 2025\u2019s fourth quarter, whereas Colbert\u2019s remained \u201cflat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, had he learned from late-night legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colbert-listened-johnny-carson-wisdom-late-show-wouldnt-cancelled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Carson<\/a>, Colbert could have told such non-partisan, self-deprecating jokes all along. In that event, he would have attracted a larger audience, and CBS likely would not have cancelled the entire \u201cLate Show\u201d franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Colbert chose nightly attacks on President Donald Trump \u2014 attacks that grew tedious long before CBS pulled the plug.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert also refused to direct his brand of \u201ccomedy\u201d against liberals. When Democrats held power, for instance, the comedian-turned-propagandist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viral-video-reveals-colbert-flip-flopped-vaccines-biden-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shilled for the establishment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-celebrates-total-jerk-colberts-official-cancellation-s-brutal-farewell-message-finally-gone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> gleefully celebrated Colbert\u2019s departure. And who could blame the president?<\/p>\n<p>Comedy, of course, only works when it exposes truth via irony, mockery, absurdity, or some other technique. 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