Stephen Colbert gave a surprise shoutout to his late-night peer Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, all to make a point about President Donald Trump’s apparent history-erasing influence over the Smithsonian. “Here’s what happened,

Stephen Colbert's announcement that 'The Late Show' has been canceled after 10 seasons sent shockwaves through Hollywood, and fellow late night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, expressed their disappointment in the news.

Kimmel, whose Jimmy Kimmel Live! is in its 23rd season on ABC, was named last month as a 2025 Emmy nominee for Outstanding Talk Series, joined by The Daily Show and Colbert’s soon-to-end show. Also a critic of Trump and the GOP, he called the decision to cancel Colbert’s show out on social media, writing “Fuck you and all your Sheldons CBS.”