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FCC will not take action on Stephen Colbert’s ‘C–k holster’ monologue

By Daniel Chaitin
Published May 23, 2017 10:34pm ET
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FCC will not take action on Stephen Colbert’s ‘C–k holster’ monologue
Critics complained the joke was indecent and perhaps even homophobic. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) | Richard Shotwell

The Federal Communications Commission will not take action against CBS’ “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert for a monologue he delivered on May 1 in which he made crude jokes about President Trump.

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