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‘You Can’t Spell CBS Without BS’: David Letterman’s team responds following Colbert cancellation
David Letterman's YouTube channel uploaded a 20-minute anti-CBS compilation following the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Unlike other late-night hosts, David Letterman has yet to make a public statement about CBS cancelling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” But if his official YouTube channel is any indication, Letterman — or at least the team running his social media accounts — is fully in Colbert’s corner.
Letterman, 78, has a YouTube channel that primarily uploads clips from the comedian’s 11-year stint as a host of NBC’s “Late Show” from 1982 to 1993 and his 22-year run as host of CBS’ “The Late Show” from 1993 to 2015.
Following the announcement that CBS would be cancelling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and permanently ending the “Late Show” franchise, Letterman’s channel uploaded a 20-minute compilation of the host’s many gripes with CBS over the years entitled “CBS: The Tiffany Network.”
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The compilation includes several classic Letterman bits, including one in which CBS advertised its broadcast of the People’s Choice Awards with an image of Jay Leno on the CBS website.
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“He’s not on CBS! I am on CBS!” Letterman shouted. “What is the matter with these people?
Letterman (or his team) summed things up with the video’s caption: “You can’t spell CBS without BS.”
Along with the anti-CBS supercut, Letterman’s YouTube channel also uploaded a video titled “Stephen Colbert Roasts the President” from when Colbert hosted the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner.
Then on Tuesday morning, the channel added footage from a 2010 Jon Stewart appearance after Stewart sharply criticized CBS on Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show.”
Watch David Letterman’s anti-CBS video below.
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