Attack on Late Night: Democracy Decaying, and Stephen Colbert Yeeted Off of CBS

Welcome back, you beautiful burned-out bunker builders-- where, in this episode, we explore the neon-lit hellscape we now call the entertainment industry. This is Apocalypse…Now?, the podcast where comedy, culture, and chaos hold hands and walk into the sea. On this episode, I summoned Emmy-nominated comedy writer and grief expert Alison Zeidman to the pod to talk about something terrifying:
The death of late night television.
More specifically — the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Yes. That Colbert. That show. That number-one-in-the-ratings Colbert.
Gone.
Slain not by market forces or ratings dips, but by a weird, murky cocktail of corporate cowardice, lawsuit settlements, and good old-fashioned fascist vibes. If you’re not screaming yet, don’t worry — Alison and I did plenty for you.