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Sky News AU
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Trump unleashes on ‘talentless' Late Night hosts with savage threat
US President Donald Trump has unleashed on a slew of Late-Night television hosts in a post to Truth Social. Trump took aim at ABC's Late Night host Jimmy Kimmel and NBC's Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon in his post. In his post, Trump slammed ABC's Late Night host Jimmy Kimmel, saying word is that he is 'next to go'. 'The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes,' Trump posted. 'Shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone. These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television.' 'It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!'
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jimmy Fallon 'jokes' about future of his ailing show after rival Steven Colbert was axed by CBS
Jimmy Fallon has addressed Stephen Colbert 's 'Late Show' cancellation and the fate of his show amid calls for his axing - with a little joke. 'I am your host,' Fallon said to introduce Monday night's Tonight Show. 'Well, at least for tonight.' The former SNL star then grew serious, speaking on the state of late night and the political climate some have said played a part in CBS's decision to do away with Colbert's show. 'I don't like it. I don't like what's going on one bit. These are crazy times,' Fallon said, referencing how 'everybody [was] talking about' the decision. 'And many people are now threatening to boycott the network', he said, setting up another punchline. 'Yeah - CBS could lose millions of viewers, plus tens of hundreds watching on Paramount+.' The NBC star then praised Colbert's contributions to the genre, while taking the time to pan Donald Trump for his appearance at the FIFA Club World Cup in New Jersey alongside the winning team Chelsea FC. 'Stephen has done years of incredibly smart and hilarious television, and he's won 10 Emmys,' Fallon said. 'Trump heard and was like, "Big deal, last week I just won a FIFA World Cup trophy." Scroll down for video: 'I'm just as shocked as everyone,' the comic who succeeded short-lived host Conan O'Brien in 2014 continued. 'Stephen is one of the sharpest, funniest hosts to ever do it. I really thought I'd ride this out with him for years to come.' Separately, the host brought up how Trump over the weekend posted on social media to celebrate his first six months in office. 'Most Americans heard and were like, "How has it only been six months?"' Fallon quipped. 'Oh, my gosh! It feels like it's been ten years!' Hours later, Trump would take to Truth Social again - this time to target Fallon and fellow late night star Jimmy Kimmel. He also appeared to take credit for Colbert's ouster, after insiders insisted to publications like Puck and Variety that the reason was purely financial. 'The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone,' Trump said. 'These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television,' he continued. 'It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!' Shortly thereafter, he typed out another message that took CBS and the rest of the legacy media landscape to task, announcing he had reached a settlement with both CBS and its parent Paramount - days after the agreement was actually reached. 'We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our Historic Lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount,' Trump wrote. 'Just like ABC and George Slopadopoulos, CBS and its Corporate Owners knew that they defrauded the American People, and were desperate to settle.' 'This is another in a long line of VICTORIES over the Fake News Media, who we are holding to account for their widespread fraud and deceit,' Trump wrote. 'The Wall Street Journal, The Failing New York Times, The Washington Post, MSDNC, CNN, and all other Mainstream Media Liars, are ON NOTICE that the days of them being allowed to deceive the American People are OVER.' Trump and CBS reached the $16 million settlement in a suit filed by Trump earlier this month - a sum only slightly more than the $15 million Colbert is said to earn annually. In a piece for Puck, media maven Matthew Belloni outlined how The Late Show - which costs $100million a year to produce - has seen its advertiser revenue slump drastically even in the last three years, making it harder to pull Colbert's show out of the red. Late night shows in general have slumped in profitability as viewers shun the format in favor of streaming services or other means of media. Colbert was reported to be 'not angry, actually' about news of his cancelation, Puck reported - revealing how the host was chatting with his staff in a 'matter-of-fact' way before Thursday's show, shortly after finding out himself. Moreover, Paramount co-C.E.O. George Cheeks was reportedly the one to pull the trigger on the cancellation - not Skydance CEO David Ellison or the former NBCU exec to serve as the new company's CEO once the merger is finished, Jeff Shell. Colbert complained on the air about CBS's settlement with Trump, just days before receiving word of his cancellation. Trump, meanwhile, celebrated the news of the show's cancellation last week as it spread, furthering the idea he played a part. 'I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings," he wrote in a Friday Truth Social post. 'I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert.' CBS execs weighed the pros and cons of canceling the increasingly unprofitable show during its hosts usual summer vacation this month, sources told CNN Friday. They said the move was financially driven even while speaking anonymously, insiders told Puck and Variety Colbert holds the top spot in his hour, with an average of 2.417 million across 41 first-run episodes. Colbert took over as host in September 2015, after Letterman launched the program in 1993. Second-best Jimmy Kimmel Live! takes in an average of 1.772 million viewers, for reference. Fallon averaged 1.188 million viewers for the trio's hour, bringing up the rear. Fallon and Kimmel - whose show airs on ABC - have yet to be cancelled.
USA Today
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
British Open winner Scottie Scheffler takes Claret Jug on Tonight Show, to Happy Gilmore 2
After an epic week in Great Britain, former Texas Longhorn Scottie Scheffler is back in the United States and enjoying the spoils of his British Open win with his family. The four-time major champion stopped by the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and went to the premier of Happy Gilmore 2 with Adam Sandler and the cast. Scheffler dominated the media and the golf course in Northern Ireland. His monologue about professional satisfaction, or lack thereof, and the importance of family was the big story at the British Open last week until he blew away the field for his second major of the year. His reaction to winning the Claret Jug and sharing it with his 15-month-old son Bennett will live in his fan's memories for years to come. Scheffler said after winning at Royal Portrush he couldn't wait to get home to celebrate. But the Texas Ex stopped off in New York City for some fun before heading back to Dallas. First, Scheffler did a quick visit on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Scheffler got a standing ovation from the crowd as soon as the curtain opened to reveal him holding the trophy. Then Fallon and Scheffler took a selfie with the Claret Jug and the audience in the background. Then it was off to world premier of Happy Gilmore 2 with Adam Sandler and the rest of the cast. Again, the Claret Jug joined Scheffler and his wife Meredith. Scheffler reportedly has a cameo in the sequel to the 1996 classic. Not every entertainment reporter even know who the world's No. 1 golfer was. In the original, Happy Gilmore famously won the Tour Championship. That is a tournament Scheffler has now won twice in real life. On Monday, it was announced Scheffler would fun the renovation of the Texas Longhorns Men's Golf Team practice facility, which will be renamed "Scheff's Kitchen." Happy Gilmore 2 premieres on Netflix Friday, July 25. Follow us on X, formerly Twitter, at @LonghornsWire
Business Insider
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Trump and Jimmy Kimmel are trading barbs after Stephen Colbert's cancellation
Stephen Colbert's canceled, President Trump is on the attack, and Jimmy Kimmel is hitting back. Trump said Tuesday in a Truth Social post that ABC's Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's "Tonight Show," would be "NEXT to go" after CBS declined to renew Colbert's contract. "The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone," Trump wrote. The president slammed Kimmel and Fallon as having "absolutely NO TALENT" and even blamed them for "destroying what used to be GREAT Television." Kimmel clapped back an hour later on Instagram by alluding to The Wall Street Journal's reporting on Trump and disgraced financier and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019. The Journal reported that a letter bearing Trump's name was given to Epstein as part of a book created for his birthday in 2003. In an interview with the Journal, Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the picture, saying, "I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women," and "It's not my language. It's not my words." Trump has since sued the Journal over the story, alleging defamation. "I'm hearing you're next. Or maybe it's just another wonderful secret," Kimmel wrote in the Instagram post, which featured a screenshot of Trump's post about him. The Journal reported that the letter bearing Trump's name said: "Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret." Kimmel, Fallon, and spokespeople for ABC, NBC, and CBS didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Hosts and others in the entertainment community have been sounding off and standing up for Colbert after CBS declined to renew his show when his contract expires in mid-2026. The cancellation has drawn scrutiny for its timing, as CBS's parent company, Paramount Global, needs FCC approval for an acquisition by Skydance. This month, Paramount said it had agreed to pay Trump a $16 million settlement. Trump had sued CBS, alleging "60 Minutes" had deceptively edited an interview with Kamala Harris during the presidential campaign. "I don't like it. I don't like what's going on one bit — these are crazy times," Fallon said in reference to the Colbert cancellation to open his show on Monday night. Jon Stewart also blasted CBS's decision during an expletive-filled monologue on Monday's "The Daily Show." "When your industry is faced with changes, you don't just call it a day. My God, when CDs stopped selling, they didn't just go, 'Oh well, music, it's been a good run,'" Stewart said. Stewart and Colbert's shows share a parent company in Paramount.
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jimmy Fallon slams CBS for canning Stephen Colbert, jokes he may be next on chopping block
'Tonight Show' star Jimmy Fallon quipped he may be the next late-night host to get canned as he blasted CBS for pulling the plug on Stephen Colbert. 'I am your host. Well, at least for tonight,' Fallon said during Monday's monologue. Fallon, who made a cameo appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on Monday in a show of support for his longtime rival, also took aim at CBS and its parent company Paramount Global. Advertisement 'Everybody is talking about CBS' decision to end 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert',' Fallon said, before setting up his next joke by claiming many viewers are 'now threatening to boycott the network.' 'CBS could lose millions of viewers, plus tens of hundreds watching on Paramount+.' 4 Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's 'Tonight Show,' reacted to CBS's decision to cancel rival Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show.' NBC Advertisement The former 'SNL' star also quipped: 'These are crazy times. This morning my dad called me and said he's officially a Kimmel guy,' referring to the third member of the late-night fraternity, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. Fallon went on to praise Colbert's contributions to late-night television while taking a shot at President Trump. 'Stephen has done years of incredibly smart and hilarious television, and he's won 10 Emmys,' Fallon said. Advertisement 'Trump heard and was like, 'Big deal, last week I just won a FIFA World Cup trophy.'' The joke was a reference to Trump's appearance alongside members of the Chelsea soccer team after it captured the FIFA World Cup championship at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last week. 4 'Stephen has done years of incredibly smart and hilarious television, and he's won 10 Emmys,' Fallon said. Colbert is seen above. CBS Fallon — whose contract with NBC runs through 2028 — had previously released a written statement on the cancellation of Colbert's show, saying: 'I'm just as shocked as everyone. Stephen is one of the sharpest, funniest hosts to ever do it. I really thought I'd ride this out with him for years to come.' Advertisement His remarks Monday came on the heels of scathing commentary from Jon Stewart and Colbert himself, both of whom criticized CBS and Paramount for the decision to end the top-rated late-night show. While CBS has maintained that the cancellation was 'purely a financial decision' unrelated to the show's performance, others have voiced skepticism. 4 Protesters are seen outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan on Monday denouncing CBS. REUTERS Lawmakers, media observers, union leaders and fellow late-night hosts questioned the timing and motivations behind the move — particularly in light of Paramount Global's recent $16 million settlement with Donald Trump and its pending $8 billion merger with Skydance Media. Three days before getting axed, Colbert had criticized the Trump settlement on air, calling it a 'big fat bribe.' Critics have accused Paramount and CBS of yielding to political pressure from Trump in an attempt to secure favorable regulatory treatment from the Federal Communications Commission, which is reviewing its long-stalled $8 billion merger with Skydance Media. 4 Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's 'Daily Show' also came to Colbert's defense. AP Sen. Elizabeth Warren was among those who voiced concern, posting on X: 'CBS canceled Colbert's show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS owner Paramount for its $16 M settlement with Trump… America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.' Advertisement Skydance CEO David Ellison — whose company is seeking to merge with Paramount — recently met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and promised that the combined media entity would reflect 'the varied ideological perspectives of American viewers.' The meeting has only fueled speculation that Colbert's ouster was intended to neutralize a high-profile Trump critic ahead of the FCC's ruling. CBS has not publicly responded to Fallon's comments. Paramount Global also has not issued a statement in response to Stewart or Colbert's criticisms. Colbert took over hosting duties of the 'Late Show' from David Letterman in 2015
