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Piers Morgan mocked Steven Colbert over the cancelation of his show, questioning why the comedian required 200 employees just to repeat the same stale Trump jokes every night.
Morgan took aim at Colbert during an appearance on Fox News on Tuesday, saying the now-cancelled The Late Show was boring and unoriginal.
“I’ve never encountered so much nonsense explaining a cancellation. His ratings were dropping, he cost them $40 million annually, and he had 200 staffers… 200 people! And all day, they prepare anti-Trump jokes,” Morgan remarked.
Morgan is well-placed to condemn Colbert, as the former host of Pier’s Morgan Live, CNN’s replacement for Larry King Live.
The show began in 2011 and was canceled in 2014 amid poor ratings, but Morgan has always been humble and honest about the reasons for its failure.
He went on to also discuss other late night hosts he said focus on president Trump too much, including Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver.
‘It’s a one-trick pony. Trump-bashing, Trump-bashing, Trump-bashing,’ Morgan added.
“During the election, America said, ‘You know what? We actually like Trump. We’re going to vote for him again because we’re tired of you complaining liberals.'”
Piers Morgan harshly criticized Steven Colbert after the cancellation of his late show, asking why he required 200 staff members for ‘constant Trump jokes’ every night.
Colbert referred to the settlement between Paramount and Trump as a ‘big fat bribe’ just days before the announcement of his show being taken off the air.
Morgan, who described himself as a former liberal sickened by woke excesses, then predicted that Colbert ‘won’t be the only one that goes.’
“People want to see uncensored, unfiltered commentary—the kind we provide here around the sofa,” Morgan explained. “They don’t want to hear a repetitive, complaining act constantly telling them the person they voted for is awful. They disagree!”
It comes after Colbert was further humiliated after fewer than two dozen people showed up to protest Paramount’s decision to cancel his show.
The group staged the ‘We’re with Colbert’ protest outside of the CBS Broadcast Center in on Sunday.
CBS announced the cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this month, just days after the host blasted the network’s $16 million settlement with President Trump as a ‘big fat bribe.’
Executives said the decision was made after the show, which costs $100 million a year to make, ended up plunging $40 million into the red.
Colbert earns between $15 million and $20 million a year, with his enormous staff likely making up most of the rest of the cost.
Colbert’s show, which began in 2015, will now come to an end in May 2026, executives with the network and Paramount, its new parent company, announced.
Morgan, who often jokes about his own CNN cancellation due to poor ratings, predicted that Colbert ‘won’t be the only one that goes’
Protestors had gathered outside of the CBS broadcast center in New York City on Sunday, in low numbers
‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its historic run in May 2026 at the end of the broadcast season,’ they said in a statement.
‘We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire the Late Show franchise at that time,’ the executives continued. ‘We are proud that Stephen called CBS home. He and his broadcast will be remembered in the pantheon of greats that graced late night television.’
The network explained that the decision to cancel the show is ‘purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.’
‘It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount,’ it added.
