Chk out my new piece on the first time that CBS sacrificed satire and caved to pressure. It is a good reminder that they may be cancelling Colbert, but satire will adapt and thrive. #colbert #colbertcancellation #satire #smothersbrothers #CBS #Paramount www.salon.com/2025/07/25/s...

Stephen Colbert wasn’t CBS’s first satirical sacrifice

Caving to pressure from two presidents, the network fired the Smothers Brothers in 1969

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