Bridget Phetasy
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Late Night Forgot Its Only Job Was to Make People Laugh
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May 26, 2026
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9:36Now PlayingLate night television didn't die — it was murdered by resistance cosplay and a $40 million annual cash burn that CBS somehow called entertainment. In this segment of Dumpster Fire, Bridget Phetasy autopsies Stephen Colbert's monthslong farewell tour, the moment he "found his voice" when Trump won in 2016, and why keeping a ratings-dead show on air for years was the actual political act. From Johnny Carson making a nation laugh with nothing but charm and a couch, to Richard Pryor and Tim Conway smoking freely on stage, to Kill Tony carrying the torch these cowards dropped — Bridget makes the case that you're either an artist who can roast everyone, or you're a slave to your audience and you've already lost.
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