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Hollywood Press Tells Colbert and Kimmel to Double Down on Politics as Late Night Ratings Collapse

Hollywood Press Tells Colbert and Kimmel to Double Down on Politics as Late Night Ratings Collapse

As Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers return from their summer hiatus, media outlets are working overtime to assure readers that late-night TV’s struggles have nothing to do with politics. Late Nighter, a trade site focused on the format, ran a feature this week framing the looming season as a test of the medium itself rather than the hosts’ increasingly partisan material.

JK Rowling Slams Censor Culture and Authoritarian Rule in the United Kingdom After Comedian Thrown Behind Bars

JK Rowling Slams Censor Culture and Authoritarian Rule in the United Kingdom After Comedian Thrown Behind Bars

On September 1, 2025, at Heathrow Airport, comedian and sitcom creator Graham Linehan, known for Father Ted and The IT Crowd, was taken into custody by five armed police officers following his arrival from Arizona.

The arrest stemmed from three posts on X that authorities allege involved incitement of violence against individuals identifying as “trans.” Linehan was detained, questioned, and afterward hospitalized due to high blood pressure. As part of his bail, he’s been banned from posting on X. Linehan may have posted the commentary in the United States, indicating that the United Kingdom is willing to arrest individuals for online discourse once they arrive upon British territory.

Deadline Tells Audiences to “Shut Up” About Marvel Crashing and Burning at the Summer Box Office

Deadline Tells Audiences to “Shut Up” About Marvel Crashing and Burning at the Summer Box Office

Hollywood promised that the summer of 2025 would be the big comeback. Bob Iger told Wall Street earlier this year that Marvel and Disney’s film slate would be the strongest since 2019 in terms of summer box office. Analysts across the trades said the industry could finally hit a $4 billion summer, marking the first real rebound since the 2020 lockdowns. The message was clear: after years of decline, Hollywood would deliver a box office season worth celebrating.