Stephen Colbert and late night
5/21/202617 min
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert comes to an end this week amid a lot of changes in the business and the country. Some of the sources of tension include the economics of late night, the approaching merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers, and President Donald Trump's constant criticism of late-night hosts. But for Colbert's fans, it's the end of a friendly, funny, candid show. So we’re talking about the legacy of Stephen Colbert in late night.
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Linda Holmes· Host0:23
[upbeat music] Later tonight, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert comes to an end amid a lot of changes in the business and in the country. Among the sources of tension, the economics of late night in an age of clips and streaming, the approaching merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers, and President Donald Trump's constant criticism of late-night hosts, which has sometimes been backed by pronouncements from the FCC. But for Colbert's fans, the end of a friendly, funny, candid show. I'm Linda Holmes, and today we're talking about Stephen Colbert on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.
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Linda Holmes· Host1:20
Joining me today, of course, is Eric Deggans. He's a critic at large at NPR and also the Knight Chair of Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University. Hello,