Chicago comedians argued on Tuesday that the cancellation of “ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ” will lead to more jokes about President Donald Trump , not fewer, in contrast with liberal critics’ concerns.

After CBS announced the left-leaning comedian’s show being canceled weeks earlier, several people ranging from commentators to lawmakers called out the move as authoritarian, suggesting CBS bent the knee to Trump after recently settling a lawsuit.

Though some believed that this could lead to either more censorship or political capitulation, comedians from the windy city, where Colbert had trained in comedy, largely believed the opposite.

“That would go for whoever is the president,” late night host Mark Bazer told the Chicago Sun-Times .

“That’s the gig. My guess is there’

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