Old School. Biblically Independent.
By Andrew Sanford | News | May 6, 2026
We’re a little over two weeks away from Stephen Colbert’s last show on CBS, which feels insane. A lot has happened since it was announced that CBS was pulling the plug on The Late Show, to the point that if you told me it happened two years ago, I wouldn’t believe you, but I wouldn’t be one hundred percent confident in telling you you’re wrong. But, we’re getting closer to the end, Colbert is pulling out all the stops, and David Letterman is ragging on CBS for the decision.
Letterman was not my guy, and that’s mostly because of time. I was born in 1989, and by the time I started watching late-night television, Conan O’Brien had me firmly in his grasp (and has not let go). Still, I can trace most of my comedy heroes back to Letterman in some way (Conan included), and people I have a lot of respect for, like our fearless leader at this site, absolutely love him. Because of that (and many other reasons), I love hearing what the man has to say, especially when he’s speaking truth to power.
The former late-night host recently sat down for an interview with the New York Times in which he went hard at CBS for cancelling Colbert. “He was dumped because the people selling the network to Skydance said, ‘Oh no, there’s not going to be any trouble with that guy. We’re going to take care of the show. We’re just going to throw that into the deal. When will the ink on the check dry?’” And he didn’t stop there, adding, “I’m just going to go on record as saying: They’re lying.”
Doesn’t get more blatant than that! Oh, wait. “Let me just add one other thing,” Letterman added. “They’re lying weasels.” Go off, David! For legal purposes (I assume), I’m certainly not calling David Ellison a liar, but he is well within his rights to (I think, I honestly don’t know). It’s not surprising that Letterman is taking the stance that he is, but I appreciate seeing someone in his position use his voice to speak out against chicanery. That’s how we wound up here to begin with, but still.
The fact is that people in power don’t like to get called out publicly like this. They want to appear loved and feared and admired and all of that nonsense. Their power isn’t absolute if some peon can read them for filth on a national outlet (gee, I wonder why those keep getting bought). So, it’s important to amplify criticisms against those kinds of people. You gotta listen to your elders, and what they are saying about the folks in charge (the validity of which I can neither confirm nor deny, please don’t sue me).
