{"id":2097879,"date":"2025-10-17T15:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2097879"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:18:18","slug":"stephen-colbert-celebrates-national-boss-day-with-ode-to-paramount-ceo-in-effort-to-buy-us-a-couple-more-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-colbert-celebrates-national-boss-day-with-ode-to-paramount-ceo-in-effort-to-buy-us-a-couple-more-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Celebrates National Boss&#8217; Day with Ode to Paramount CEO in Effort to &#8216;Buy Us a Couple More Months&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Colbert celebrated &#8220;National Boss&#8217; Day&#8221; with a nod to his own new boss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert shared a &#8220;David Ellison Appreciation Cam&#8221; in honor of the Paramount Skydance CEO and told him &#8220;I love you&#8221; during his Oct. 16 monologue on <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That ought to buy us a couple more months,&#8221; he joked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/stephen-colbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephen Colbert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stephen Colbert<\/a> is celebrating his boss \u2014 but he admitted he had ulterior motives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> host, 61, opened his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y9qBp7XevOY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thursday, Oct. 16 monologue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Thursday, Oct. 16 monologue<\/a> with a nod to David Ellison \u2014 the CEO of Paramount Skydance \u2014 in honor of &#8220;National Boss&#8217; Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I join you tonight in a celebratory mood because, as you know, today is National Boss&#8217; Day,&#8221; Colbert joked. &#8220;I hope you all treated your boss to their favorite gift, two minutes of awkward chit-chat until the elevator arrives. Remember to say your kids&#8217; names so they don&#8217;t have to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert then took &#8220;a moment&#8221; to celebrate his own &#8220;new boss,&#8221; Ellison, 42, who became chairman and CEO the Paramount Skydance Corporation back in August amid his Skydance Media closing a roughly $8 billion merger with Paramount. &#8220;Mr. Ellison, I love you,&#8221; Colbert declared, as a &#8220;David Ellison Appreciation Cam&#8221; appeared on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;That ought to buy us a couple more months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>CBS<\/p>\n<p> Stephen Colbert celebrates National Boss&#8217; Day<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert&#8217;s on-air tribute to his boss comes three months after it was announced <em>The Late Show<\/em> will be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-canceled-10-seasons-11774758\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ending after 10 seasons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ending after 10 seasons<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a decade after Colbert took over for his predecessor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/david-letterman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:David Letterman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">David Letterman<\/a>. Colbert made the announcement during the show&#8217;s July 17 episode, sharing with his audience that the series would be coming to an end in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, CBS told PEOPLE in a statement that the choice was &#8220;purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.&#8221; The move came days after Colbert\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/late-show-canceled-days-after-stephen-colbert-slammed-paramount-settlement-11775127\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:slammed CBS\u2019 parent company Paramount for giving Donald Trump $16 million in a settlement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">slammed CBS\u2019 parent company Paramount for giving Donald Trump $16 million in a settlement<\/a>, which occurred while Paramount was in the midst of its Skydance merger. The merger required Trump-administration approval before it could move forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The merger was completed on Aug. 7. In the months since the announcement that <em>The Late Show<\/em> will end in May, the comedian has seen support from longtime friends including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jimmy Kimmel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> \u2014 who had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-kimmel-says-stephen-colbert-staff-asked-for-jobs-before-cancellation-11822465\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his own late-night;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his own late-night<\/a> drama last month \u2014 and even scored an Emmy win for <em>\u00a0<\/em>Outstanding Talk Series in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During his acceptance speech, Colbert thanked CBS for &#8220;giving us the privilege to be part of the late night tradition, which I hope continues long after we&#8217;re no longer doing the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Personally I want to thank my beautiful, brilliant wife Evelyn [McGee-Colbert] who&#8217;s the real brains of the outfit, and my three children \u2014 Madeline, Peter and John,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later he added, &#8220;Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it. In September of 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong, be brave and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colbert later made an appearance on <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>\u00a0on Sept. 30, where he revealed he was on vacation enjoying his summer break when James &#8220;Baby Doll&#8221; Dixon\u00a0(his longtime manager) learned of the cancellation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He didn&#8217;t want to ruin my vacation because they told me a couple days before I got home,&#8221; he added, noting that he was &#8220;far out at sea&#8221; when it all went down. &#8220;I was drowning my entire life in spanakopita and Greek ros\u00e9, it was fantastic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em> airs weekdays on CBS at 11:35 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stephen-colbert-jokingly-celebrates-national-boss-day-with-ode-to-paramount-ceo-11831780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Stephen Colbert celebrated &#8220;National Boss&#8217; Day&#8221; with a nod to his own new boss Colbert shared a &#8220;David Ellison Appreciation Cam&#8221; in honor of the Paramount Skydance CEO and told him &#8220;I love you&#8221; during his Oct. 16 monologue on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert &#8220;That ought to buy us a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2097880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[338902,396340,396341,309230,344664,22653],"class_list":["post-2097879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-david-ellison","tag-national-boss","tag-national-boss-day","tag-paramount","tag-paramount-skydance","tag-stephen-colbert"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Stephen-Colbert-Celebrates-National-Boss-Day-with-Ode-to-Paramount.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2097879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2097881,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097879\/revisions\/2097881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2097880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}