Stephen Colbert has responded to information that the U.S. authorities has permitted Paramount’s $8.6 billion merger with Skydance Media, a deal which is broadly alleged to be a motive behind the Late Present‘s current cancellation. With little left to lose, the Late Present host didn’t maintain again in mocking his soon-to-be former employer.
“I am thrilled for everybody at Paramount that the deal went by means of and really excited for our newly introduced official mixed Paramount-SkyDance inventory ticker identify, which can go from ‘PARA’ to ‘PSKY,'” quipped Colbert. “Quickly, PSKY will blast scorching streaming content material proper in your face with hits like Yellowstone, Yellowjackets, and the total number of water sports activities. I predict PSKY will turn into synonymous with primary. PSKY: a pitcher of heat leisure.”
Colbert additionally took notice of President Donald Trump taking to social media to deride different networks as nicely. The U.S. president has claimed the Late Present‘s cancellation as a victory, gloating over the choice and expressing a want for different late evening hosts to satisfy an identical destiny.
“First it was CBS, now he is going after ABC and NBC,” mentioned Colbert. “To which I say: Come on in, Jimmy [Fallon] and Jimmy [Kimmel]. The water’s heat — ‘reason behind all of the PSKYs.”
