Stephen Colbert is the latest celebrity to speak out against ABC's shocking decision to take Jimmy Kimmel 's late-night show off the air indefinitely , following his comments on the death of conservative political podcaster Charlie Kirk . The move has been widely criticized as an act of censorship and comes just two months after Stephen announced that his own show would wrap up in May 2026 , following a speech he made calling out CBS's parent company for their $16 million settlement with Donald Trump.
The 61-year-old got candid about the news of his colleague's show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! , which has been a staple of American TV since 2003. "I'll say this for my network. They wouldn't have done this," he declared during Thursday's taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colb