David Letterman showed his support for Stephen Colbert as he appeared on The Late Show for the final run of episodes and admitted he is ‘p—– off’ over the axing
David Letterman and Stephen Colbert joined forces for the show(Image: CBS via Getty Images)
Stephen Colbert and David Letterman were seen attempting to destroy a CBS logo as they tossed furniture from the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Letterman, 79, appeared on The Late Show on Thursday, May 14, where he joined Colbert, 62, in the run up to his last week hosting the series after it was brutally axed by CBS last year. Letterman created The Late Show and acted as the host for 22 years before handing the reigns over to Colbert.
As the pair sat down for a chat he told Colbert, “I have every right to be pissed off, so Iâll just be pissed off here a little bit.â He then explained his stance further adding, âBecause this theater, you folks, wouldnât be in this theater if it werenât for me.
“And Stephen wouldnât be here if it werenât for me. We rebuilt this theater, and then Stephen came in, and, look at this, itâs like the Bellagio. You can take a manâs show, you canât take a manâs voice.â
Letterman also joked as he asked Colbert if it was the last show, quipping, âI was told it was the last show.â Colbert replied, âIt is the last show of this week. Next week is the last show.â
The pair traveled up to the roof the Ed Sullivan Theater(Image: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube)
Letterman then suggested he should return for the final episode, as he glanced over the furniture on set and called it âfantastic.â Letterman said, âYeah, this is nice. Would be a shame if something happened to it.â
Colbert and Letterman were then seen on the roof dicussing âwanton destruction of CBS property,âand throwing items onto the networkâs logo on the sidewalk below. Letterman closed out his interview with a message for CBS, saying, âGood night and good luck, motherf——.â
The final episode of The Late Show will air on May 21, after CBS announced last summer it would be ending. After the cancellation Letterman slammed his former employer calling them âlying weaselsâ in a May interview with The New York Times.
He said, âTV may be not the money machine it once was. On the other hand, what about the humanity for Stephen and the humanity of people who love him and the humanity for people who still enjoyed that 11:30 respite?
The then proceeded to throw furniture from the studio off the roof(Image: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube)
âHe was dumped because the people selling the network to Skydance said, âOh no, thereâs not going to be any trouble with that guy. Weâre going to take care of the show. Weâre just going to throw that into the deal. When will the ink on the check dry?â Iâm just going to go on record as saying: Theyâre lying ⊠Theyâre lying weasels.â
