Colbert Skewers CBS in Merger Mania Monologue as Late Show Fate Looms

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Stephen Colbert has been lighting up late night with high-profile guests and sharp jabs at corporate drama as CBS winds down his iconic run. On Tuesday December 10, he hosted Taylor Swift in a buzzworthy episode of The Late Show, where the pop superstar dished on her engagement to Travis Kelce, reclaiming her music masters, and her new album The Life of a Showgirl, calling it a banner year according to CBS full episode listings and YouTube clips from the show. Swift waved to fans arriving at the Ed Sullivan Theater, per Just Jared photos capturing the frenzy.

The very next night, December 11, Kate Winslet and Ben and Jerry dropped by for laughs and ice cream talk, as listed on CBS and Paramount Plus schedules. Monday December 15 brought Paul Rudd and Lesley Manville, keeping the star power rolling amid holiday vibes, straight from CBS episode guides.

But the real headline-grabber with lasting bite came Tuesday on the show when Colbert skewered Paramounts 108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery amid its Netflix bidding war. Deseret News reports he quipped that if his parent company can flash that kind of cash, they should uncancel The Late Show set to end in 2026, first joking it was for Queen Latifahs The Equalizer before the crowd roared for his own fate. He mocked their Middle East sovereign fund backing tied to Jared Kushner, imagining a dystopian Young Mohammed bin Sheldon spinoff. IMDb news and Rolling Stone echoed the viral moment, with Rachel Maddow publicly pleading CBS to reverse course per TV Insider.

No fresh business moves or social media flares popped from Colbert himself in these past days, though his monologue zingers on the merger feud ripple into politics as Trump demands CNNs sale in any deal. Filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro voiced merger worries, but Colberts cheeky plea stands out as a savvy biographical pivot, blending plea with parody in his final seasons arc. All verified from CBS, Deseret News, IMDb, and show clips; no unconfirmed rumors here.

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