Stephen Colbert’s demise, by the numbers

Published May 20, 2026 6:00am ET | Updated May 20, 2026 9:59am ET



“You’re the ‘presi-dunce,’ but you’re turning into a real ‘prick-tator.’ [Donald Trump], you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign-language gorilla that got hit in the head. In fact, the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s cock holster.”

That’s the kind of “comedy” we were subject to during Stephen Colbert‘s forgetful tenure as the host of The Late Show on CBS. Homophobic slurs? No problem. The far Left ate these angry screeds up, while media reporters such as Brian Stelter called Colbert’s offering “iconic” in a sycophantic story this week.

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