'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'; Byron Allen's 'Comics Unleashed' Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Getty Images; Chris Weeks/WireImage Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment In the days ahead of David Ellison buying Paramount, CBS fired Stephen Colbert. Per the network, it was "purely a financial decision.