This is a fraught time to be a political comedian in America. It’s something Stephen Colbert learned when CBS suddenly canceled The Late Show. And it’s something comedian Jena Friedman experienced in an even more visceral way the last time she crossed the border back home to the U.

Stephen Colbert returned for his first full program after last week's announcement that CBS was canceling his “Late Show” with some supportive late-night guests, a joke about cancel culture and an extremely pointed remark directed at President Donald Trump.

The veteran comedian, 78, shared a video montage of him roasting the TV network during his decades-long career of hosting “The Late Show” from 1993 to 2015.

The partisan left’s ritualist wailing and gnashing of teeth over Colbert is quite revealing,” Brendan Carr tweeted Tuesday, adding that critics of the cancellation are ‘acting like they’re losing a loyal DNC spokesperson.

Stephen Colbert accused CBS and Paramount of 'bribing' Donald Trump with a $16m payout three days before his show was cancelled

Stewart said CBS was hoping to get into President Donald Trump's good books by canceling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Stephen Colbert's feud with Trump following CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show" could finally earn his show its first Emmy, a Hollywood Reporter editor suggested.

David Letterman is subtly showing support for his successor Stephen Colbert after CBS' shock cancellation of "The Late Show."