Colbert launches YouTube channel less than a week after late-night show ends
Summary
Stephen Colbert started a new YouTube channel just days after ending his late-night show. The channel’s first video features Colbert on a small-town public access TV show, and the launch has caused reactions online and from CBS, which initially sent copyright notices against reposts but then paused enforcement.Key Facts
- Stephen Colbert ended The Late Show last Thursday.
- He launched a YouTube channel over the weekend with one video titled “Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026.”
- The video shows Colbert on Monroe Community Media, a local public access station in Michigan.
- Colbert joked about missing TV and referenced CBS’s owner, Paramount, which was bought by allies of President Donald Trump.
- CBS issued copyright takedown notices after people reposted the video clips online.
- CBS then reversed the takedown notices and said the video was made with their collaboration and Colbert’s YouTube channel.
- Last year, Paramount canceled Colbert’s show while seeking government approval for a deal under President Trump’s administration.
- A lawsuit by President Trump against a CBS News program delayed the merger, which eventually settled with a $16 million donation to Trump’s library, a deal Colbert criticized.
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