Stephen Colbert recreates ‘ColdplayGate’ in ‘The Last Show’; Donald Trump caught on ‘kiss cam’ with…

Stephen Colbert isn’t going quietly after The Late Show was axed by CBS and its parent company, Paramount. Instead, he’s going out swinging — and singing — with a sharp blend of political fire and pop culture parody. In his latest episode, Colbert didn’t hold back, dropping f-bombs aimed at Donald Trump and taking a hilarious jab at the now-infamous Coldplay concert kiss cam moment that’s been making the rounds online.

Showing strength in numbers, Colbert was joined by a power-packed lineup of fellow late-night hosts: Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver. Together, they delivered a comedic farewell with biting commentary.

In a parody of the viral Coldplay moment, Colbert had Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Weird Al” Yankovic perform Viva La Vida as the camera panned through a star-studded audience. Among those caught on screen were CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Bravo’s Andy Cohen, Adam Sandler, and Happy Gilmore 2 actor Christopher McDonald. But the biggest punchline came when the camera landed on a cartoon of Donald Trump snuggling the Paramount logo—only to comically let it go, mimicking the exact awkward timing of the real ColdplayGate incident.
Colbert’s anger isn’t just for laughs, it stems from Paramount’s recent decision to settle a lawsuit with Trump, a move the late-night host previously described as a “big, fat bribe”. It’s all playing out as the media giant seeks government approval for its $8-billion merger with Skydance Media.