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25. Dang
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:35 PM
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I don't know the first thing about television production but if they give me $50 million a year, I'll deliver the best production you can get for only $49 million a year.

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Colbert for President? [View all] Aviation Pro Saturday OP
Zelenskyy was a standup comic Norbert Saturday #1
Only 2.4 million average viewers Melon Saturday #2
And yet a fucking pedophile with a failed reality TV show Aviation Pro Saturday #3
So does Bill Cosby. I don't want him to run a county. Melon Saturday #4
No, we can't Aviation Pro Saturday #5
True SickOfTheOnePct Saturday #8
And REAL charisma as opposed to "I'm the biggest bully" charisma. Jack Valentino Saturday #32
His show was canceled because Donnie saw him as a political threat unblock Saturday #6
Then why didn't they take him off the air immediately? SickOfTheOnePct Saturday #7
They would have had to buy out Colbert's contract Fiendish Thingy Saturday #12
You mean they'd have to pay for the contract... SickOfTheOnePct Saturday #13
Why pay to have a great show when you can pay to not have a great show? unblock Saturday #14
That's why it is clear the cancellation was not a part of the settlement. Nt Fiendish Thingy Saturday #18
But they wouldn't get a show, they'd just get him off the air Fiendish Thingy Saturday #17
And save $85 million or so per year SickOfTheOnePct Saturday #21
You're saying the show runs a loss even when you take colbert's pay out? unblock Saturday #22
Colbert makes $5 million/yr Fiendish Thingy Saturday #24
Dang unblock Saturday #25
I don't know anything about production costs either Fiendish Thingy Saturday #27
Name stars are irreplaceable. The rest of production is still mega millions? unblock Saturday #30
Exactly.nt Fiendish Thingy Saturday #23
CBS's reasoning isn't really relevant to any political career Colbert may have unblock Saturday #16
And with the bad luck we have had with our "qualified" presidential nominees, Jack Valentino Saturday #36
I don't think so. Outside of the network lost 16 million Melon Saturday #10
CBS needs trump to seal their deal with an upcoming purchase of Star something or other..n/t SheilaAnn Saturday #9
NO!!! Fiendish Thingy Saturday #11
What's his C.V.? Oeditpus Rex Saturday #15
Please stop with the "Let's nominate the next shiny bauble for president," nonsense. n/t Ms. Toad Saturday #19
Sorry, do not want this even spoken about. Stephen is funny, miss him on his Comedy Central show....but a kennedy Saturday #20
Well, we're speaking about it now. Jack Valentino Saturday #37
no Celerity Saturday #26
eewww, hell no. mwmisses4289 Saturday #28
lol jesus christ WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #29
Do you know what Colbert has? Aviation Pro Saturday #31
Well, all those writers will be jobless come next May.... Jack Valentino Saturday #38
How about Michael Avenatti? Iggo Saturday #33
Leave promoting unqualified celebrities to the GOP. Morbius Saturday #34
I like this idea GammyMede Saturday #35
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #41
The next President needs to be someone who has qualifications beyond just being famous. Sogo Saturday #39
LOL! Patton French Saturday #40
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