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A slew of comedy\u2019s biggest stars \u2014 including Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Adam Sandler and more \u2014 took over the audience of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d with Stephen Colbert <\/a>Monday night in a show of support after news of the talk show\u2019s cancellation mere days after being nominated for multiple Emmys.\u00a0<\/p>\n The battalion of comics, including several competing late-night talk show hosts, headed over to the rival Ed Sullivan Theater to speak out against CBS\u2019s decision to axe the top-rated talk show.<\/p>\n The cameos began when Colbert brought out \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play some music to cheer up heartbroken fans.<\/p>\n A slew of comedy\u2019s biggest stars took over the audience of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d with Stephen Colbert Monday night. CBS<\/span><\/p>\n The pair played Coldplay\u2019s \u201cViva la Vida\u201d \u2014 a bit poking fun at the Coldplay concert CEO cheating scandal<\/a> \u2014 as the cameras scanned the audience and landed on several famous spectators.<\/p>\n Andy Cohen stole a smooch from Anderson Cooper; Fallon and Meyers exchanged high-fives while drinking beers; Sandler, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (and Robert Smigel), and Christopher McDonald ate fried food in the stands; and Oliver and Stewart threw an excited fit over being on camera. <\/p>\n The skit ended with the camera panning over to an animated President Trump holding a Paramount sign before the Trump cartoon ducks, like Astronomer CEO Andy Byron did when caught<\/a> with alleged HR chief mistress Kristin Cabot on camera at a Coldplay concert last week. <\/p>\n Colbert took a shot at Paramount \u2014 CBS\u2019s parent company \u2014 last week when he slammed the $16 million settlement it brokered with Trump over the station\u2019s controversial \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview of Kamala Harris<\/a> during the 2024 election campaign. <\/p>\n Less than three days later, the company announced it was cancelling \u201cThe Late Night Show\u201d after May 2026.<\/p>\n The cameos began when Colbert brought out \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play some music to cheer up heartbroken fans. CBS<\/span><\/p>\n Fellow late-night TV hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers made an appearance in the audience. CBS<\/span><\/p>\n During Monday night\u2019s episode, Colbert, who took over the show following the legendary David Letterman\u2019s departure in 2015, didn\u2019t shy away from the topic of his cancellation \u2014 using his monologue to bash the network\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n \u201cFolks, I\u2019m gonna say it. Cancel culture has gone too far,\u201d he joked at the beginning of the show.<\/p>\n