Goodbye, Stephen Colbert: A Rare Moment of Comedy
Far-Left host's innocent exchange with CNN star reveals show's bubble mentality
Jimmy Kimmel recently barked at critics who slammed him for not being funnier on his ABC showcase.
We can’t laugh during the end of democracy, the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host defensively told podcaster Michelle Obama about Trump 2.0.
Jimmy Kimmel tells Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson that he HAS to talk politics “it just seems obvious and unavoidable. And I don’t see that—I just can’t imagine on those nights talking about anything other than what we are talking about…It would be shameful. Not that I think… pic.twitter.com/HS9KLo1LMG
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) April 15, 2026
Stephen Colbert hasn’t admitted the same yet, and he’s running out of time. “The Late Show” is set to expire May 21.
Colbert, once a bright and subversive talent, still lives by a similar ethos. Sometimes laughter bubbles up on the show all the same.
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In 2024, Colbert invited CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins on his program. Collins, like most of her CNN colleagues, brings an overtly leftwing bias to her reportage.
She wouldnt be there if she didn’t.
And Colbert wouldn’t have a “news person” on his show if he wasn’t looking to push a progressive narrative.
This August 2024 exchange, though, revealed far more than either person realized. In the process, we got a rare moment of laughter from an increasingly shill presentation.
“I know you guys are objective over there [at CNN], that you just report the news as it is.” Colbert said before his adoring studio audience burst into laughter.
“Is that supposed to be a laugh line?” Collins said.
“It wasn’t supposed to be, but I guess it is,” Colbert said, defeated.
Yes, it is. Everyone knows that CNN is both anti-Trump and pro-Democrat. It’s been that way for some time. Previous CNN boss Chris Licht attempted to lure the news channel back toward the center. He fired far-Left media analyst Brian Stelter, for example, along with Don Lemon and Jim Acosta.
To be fair, Acosta quit after receiving a less than plum new time slot.
Licht’s plan never came to fruition. The workers revolted, and Licht eventually left. It’s been steady as she goes on the Good Ship Progressive ever since.
Colbert and Collins are either the last two people on earth to understand that reality. Or, both are playing dumb and their audience saw right through it.
Here’s guessing it’s the latter, but that unplanned moment is still worth savoring.