Colbert’s feud with Trump could lead to Emmy, industry reporters say
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A Hollywood reporter speculated on Monday how Stephen Colbert’s feud with President Donald Trump is His “Late Show” Cancel He managed to net the first Emmy of his show.
CBS announced last Thursday that it would cancel “Evening Show” at the end of the airing season. CBS and Paramount have revealed that the choice to cancel the series is a “purely a financial decision,” but the show has been reported to lose $40 million a year. Many liberal commentators It pointed to Paramount’s recent litigation settlement with Trump and the merger with Skydance as a reason for this.
For him, Trump celebrated the decision He claimed Colbert’s “talent is less than he appreciated” about the true society right after the news was released.
Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” will be nominated for this year’s outstanding talk series. (Screenshot/CBS/LatenightwithStephencolbert)
Colbert fought back against Trump At his show on Monday night.
“What dare you, sensei?” Colbert replied. “Can a man who is not proud of him create the next satirical wit?
Stephen News, editor of the Hollywood Reporter Discussed The “Late Show” franchise ending, combined with Trump’s jab, could motivate academy members to ultimately award Colbert’s recent iterations of comedy show nearly a decade later.
“Whether the president actually had his hand on the cancellation is more important than the fact that Emmys voters see a partisan fight with the shooting,” Zeitchik wrote. “Emmy won’t change public policy regarding immigration and Medicaid. But it’s one of the few ways liberal Hollywood can stick to the leaders they hate.”
“The Late Show” is currently nominated for the Best Standing Talk Series with Jon Stewart for “Daily Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and “Date Night with Seth Meyers.” “The Late Show” under Colbert was nominated for Emmy 31 times in 2015 for his run as a host.
Zeitchik added that Colbert’s acquisition of Emmy could give anti-Trump comedians an even bigger platform to attack the president on an individual level.
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Donald Trump and Stephen Colbert traded barbs on the cancellation of the latter show. (Photo of John Paul Filo/CBS via Getty Images)
“The epic irony is that if Trump’s attitude gives Colbert Emmy, the president would allow the host to win the honor of fleeing salt (‘Apprentice’ was 0 at 8). – They can punch back,” Zeitchik wrote.
Fox News Digital We contacted the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for comment.
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