What Stephen Colbert has said about CBS
3 quotes · 1 episode · May 13, 2026
Stephen Colbert, American comedian and host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, has been quoted on CBS 3 times in 1 episode of Strike Force Five, most recently on May 13, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Colbert said his staff will lose their jobs and pay immediately after the final show.
“no one's got a job after that night. I think the next day everyone's fired”
Strike Force Five: Ep 13: Strike Force Five Returns to Celebrate Stephen Colbert (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 8:08
Colbert said the network expects demolition of the set to begin immediately and that his staff will not be paid after the finale.
“I think they're gonna start tearing shit out immediately. I know my staff is not paid the next day”
Strike Force Five: Ep 13: Strike Force Five Returns to Celebrate Stephen Colbert (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 8:46
Colbert said CBS initially barred him from keeping his suits until he proposed selling them for charity.
“And then we said, well, we're just going to sell them for charity. And they went, okay, you can do that”
Strike Force Five: Ep 13: Strike Force Five Returns to Celebrate Stephen Colbert (May 13, 2026) · Listen from 15:29
Episodes
Ep 13: Strike Force Five Returns to Celebrate Stephen ColbertStrike Force Five · May 13, 2026 · 48 min
Late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver reunite to celebrate Stephen Colbert during the final week of The Late Show.
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