david letterman Recently guest starred Late Show with Stephen ColbertMarking its final appearance before its conclusion. He expressed his disappointment in this cbs By abusing them. This comes soon after he criticized the network for its alleged reasoning behind the show’s cancellation. The late-night talk show series is now about a week away from airing its finale.
David Letterman uses profanity to criticize CBS
The Worldwide Pants founder, who was notorious for poking fun at CBS during his tenure as host of The Late Show between 1993 and 2015, continued the tradition in his guest appearance on the latest episode. He ended it with a harsh message to the network, “In the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf***ers!”
In the episode, while talking with Stephen Colbert, david letterman He remembers when someone approached him backstage and claimed to be from CBS, who had fired him. Hearing this, the former quipped, “I’m sorry. You caught a stray.”
“What’s going on over there?” he asked, before adding that he had “every right” to be angry, adding, “So I’m going to be a little angry here.” The 79-year-old comedian then explained that if it weren’t for him, neither the audience nor Colbert himself would be in the Ed Sullivan Theatre, where the show takes place. He added, “We rebuilt this theater, and then Stephen came here and looked at it, it’s like the Bellagio.” Letterman later commented, “You can take a man’s show, you can’t take a man’s voice, so that’s good news.”
Letterman also expressed concern about Jimmy Fallon’s future jimmy kimmelLate night shows. However, Colbert joked that there was a plan to “put them in a captive breeding program”.
The writer-producer then asked if this was the last show. Colbert clarified that this was it for this week and that the final broadcast overall would take place next week. Hearing this, Letterman wondered if he might return, to which Colbert jokingly invited him to visit on Friday, May 22, 2026 – the day after the finale on May 21. “You’re mean,” the former joked in response.
Later, Letterman and Colbert went to the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater building and threw down some chairs. Notably, the former was known to do so during his tenure.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad Mandatory