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Deminpenn

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2. I'm betting Colbert returns to The Daily Show

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:28 AM

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IIRC, John Stewart only came back for this year. Colbert would be a natural to replace him as host. No "fairness doctrine" applies to non-traditional broadcast media.

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Because the the trump-broadcasting-network, (CBS), is pushing Colbert out the door in May, is there any reason Colbert [View all] lostincalifornia Wednesday OP

Depends on what's in his contract newdeal2 Wednesday #1

I'm betting Colbert returns to The Daily Show Deminpenn Wednesday #2

I am not sure about that. The Daily Show is owned by Paramount which owns CBS, and run by the Ellison trumpers. lostincalifornia Wednesday #3