Stephen Colbert addressed the unexpected cancellation of The Late Show earlier this year, declining to say whether he thinks CBS axed the show due to political pressure from the Trump administration, but saying otherwise: “It’s a reasonable thing to think.”

The new GQ cover story marks one of his first major press interviews since CBS canceled The Late Show in July. While the network cited financial issues, there was much speculation about political pressure as CBS’ parent company, Paramount , was then looking to complete a merger with Skydance Media that needed government approval (which it eventually received). Colbert, of course, spent years skewering Trump on The Late Show and, just two days before his cancellation, joked that there was a “technical name in

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