Colbert’s Cancellation Sparks Rally of Twenty Diehards, Proving New York’s 8.4 Million Can’t Be Bothered

New York, July 29, 2025 – The curtain is falling on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and if Sunday’s “We’re With Colbert” rally is any measure, America’s ready to snooze through the apocalypse. A grand total of twenty “warriors”—or perhaps just folks with nothing better to do—showed up to wave half-hearted signs outside CBS headquarters, a turnout so pitiful it wouldn’t even impress a silent street mime. With Colbert’s show set to be axed in May 2026, this “movement” proves one thing: in a city of 8.4 million, only 20 people could muster the energy to care about the fate of late-night TV, according to the New York Post.

This rally was a fiasco so spectacular it could make Jimmy Fallon’s canned laughter blush. Organizers screamed about “integrity” while the crowd—smaller than The View’s audience during a commercial break—scattered faster than you can say “ratings nosedive.” Meanwhile, Colbert’s vowing a “gloves-off” final season, but if this is the fanbase he’s fighting for, he might as well just throw punches at his own reflection.

And oh, the alarm bells are ringing for the rest of the talk-show circus! Joy Behar better start hoarding her hot topics, because The View could be next on the chopping block—picture the chaos when her rants go untelevised. Jimmy Kimmel’s probably sweating through his Trump jabs, wondering if Jimmy Kimmel Live! is one snarky monologue away from the guillotine. And Fallon? The king of giggles might need to swap The Tonight Show’s beer pong for a prayer circle to dodge this grim reaper. Late-night TV is on life support, folks, and these 20 diehards might be the only ones left to pull the plug—or fall asleep trying.

Why This Matters

Cultural Impact: Colbert’s cancellation isn’t just a blow to late-night TV—it’s a death knell for a genre that once shaped how the public saw the world. If The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Tonight Show don’t heed the warning, they’ll soon join the graveyard of canned laughter.
Political Fallout: Colbert’s exit comes suspiciously after he slammed CBS’s $16 million payout to Trump, raising questions about corporate censorship. If talk shows can’t survive without bowing to political pressure, what’s left of free speech?
Audience Apathy: With just 20 people rallying in a city of millions, it’s clear late-night’s cultural pull is fading. If The View, Kimmel, and Fallon don’t innovate, they’ll be relics of a bygone era.

What’s Next?

Colbert’s final season promises to be a fireworks show, but will anyone bother tuning in? As for The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Tonight Show—they’d better start reinventing now, or they’ll join Colbert in the TV graveyard. Late-night isn’t dead yet, but it’s coughing up blood, and these 20 fanatics might be the last ones to notice—or at least the only ones not napping through the credits.