Conan O’Brien PUBLICLY HUMILIATED Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Cancellation

Late-night TV just got a whole lot messier. With CBS canceling Stephen Colbert’s Late Show, fans expected tears, tributes, and somber goodbyes. Instead, they got something far juicier: Conan O’Brien publicly humiliating Colbert in front of the entire industry.

Colbert Canceled — Hollywood Reacts

CBS executives finally pulled the trigger, axing Colbert’s show after months of falling ratings, backstage drama, and criticism that the host had “lost his edge.”

While most comedians sent support, Conan O’Brien — the longtime king of late-night chaos — had other plans.

Conan Pulls No Punches

At a live podcast taping in Los Angeles, Conan allegedly laughed off the cancellation, telling the crowd:

“Colbert lasted ten years at CBS? Wow. I give him credit — I only lasted five minutes there before they realized I was too tall for the cameras.”

The audience roared with laughter, but Conan wasn’t done. He twisted the knife, mocking Colbert’s downfall with a brutal jab:

“You know things are bad when CBS would rather reboot Two and a Half Men than keep you around at 11:30.”

The Internet Explodes

Clips of Conan’s jokes spread like wildfire online, with fans split down the middle:

Some called it “the funniest thing Conan has done in years.”

Others blasted him as “disrespectful” for humiliating a fellow late-night host when his career is already in flames.

Twitter lit up with memes of Conan stomping Colbert into the late-night graveyard, while others reminded everyone that Conan himself faced cancellation humiliation when NBC pushed him out of The Tonight Show.

Colbert’s Response?

So far, Colbert has stayed quiet, but insiders claim he’s “furious” at being mocked by a peer. One source close to him reportedly said:

“Stephen thought Conan would show solidarity. Instead, Conan made him a punchline.”

This silence only fueled speculation that Colbert might fire back — or even take a veiled shot at Conan in one of his final episodes.

Late-Night Civil War?

With Fallon, Kimmel, and other hosts watching from the sidelines, the Colbert-Conan clash could spark a full-blown late-night war. Some say it’s already begun, with rival hosts quietly aligning themselves with one side or the other.

And if Tom Hanks’ meltdown over Colbert’s cancellation wasn’t dramatic enough… adding Conan’s humiliation into the mix has turned this into the wildest late-night shakeup in decades.

🔥 Final Word: Colbert may have been canceled, but thanks to Conan O’Brien’s public roasting, his exit just went from tragic to downright humiliating. The only question now — will Colbert stay silent, or clap back before CBS turns out the lights?