The announcement Thursday afternoon that Stephen Colbert had been named the replacement for the retiring David Letterman on CBS’ “Late Night” elicited a range of emotions from Twitter users – sometimes within the same tweet.
The range of emotions I have about Colbert succeeding Letterman is wide and fierce.
— Evie Nagy (@EvieN) April 10, 2014I am simultaneously devastated that the Colbert Report will end & excited beyond repair at what Colbert & team will do with The Late Show.
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) April 10, 2014Some were magnanimous.
I'd like to welcome the great @StephenAtHome to network late night and also congratulate him on his new name: Jimmy Colbert.
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) April 10, 2014Others were pessimistic.
Colbert has this perfect show now. Now he's going to be another guy who asks celebs about their projects. This news is nothing except sad.
— Dave Lozo (@DaveLozo) April 10, 2014Some observers noted the irony that Colbert had gotten the prestigious gig less than two weeks after Twitter users demanded that Comedy Central #CancelColbert for a joke many found offensive was posted on the network's Twitter account for the show.
BA HA HA H A HA H A HA HA
Stephen Colbert replacing David Letterman.
#cancelcolbert? More like #promotecolbert!
— pixel eyes (@deviever) April 10, 2014Hey, could someone ask Suey Park to start a #CancelOswalt campaign? I'd love to host the Oscars next year.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 10, 2014@theblaze More accepital Leftest rasism on CBS. Why is it ok for them to be racist but if the N-Word slips out of my kid he gets in trouble
— Tea Party Amercan (@BarryWirth) April 10, 2014Even the president piled on.
President Obama begins his speech at the #CivilRightsSummit: "I guess Cancel Colbert worked, you guys." Thunderous applause, laughter
— Christopher Hooks (@cd_hooks) April 10, 2014
But there was also a lot of pain -- particularly in the posterior region, and especially on the right.
Colbert? Really? Why not just wait until President Obama is out of office and hire him to replace Letterman directly?
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 10, 2014So late night is now "Slow Jam With Obama" Fallon and "Reality Has A Well-Known Liberal Bias" Colbert. Spectacular. https://t.co/uiry895UM6
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 10, 2014Breaking: CBS is swapping out liberal douche for liberal douche (Letterman for Colbert). #tcot
— Ken Diesel (@KenDiesel) April 10, 2014LEFT WING DIRT PROGRESSIVE DIRT BAG STEPHEN COLBERT WILL BE THE NEXT HOST OF THE LATE SHOW #lnyhbt #tcot
— TIMENOUT (@TIMENOUT) April 10, 2014CBS just hired a guy who is already on Late Night and regularly beaten by Adult Swim in viewers. This is about culture, not ratings.
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) April 10, 2014Leftist elites love Colbert. He gets fewer than a million viewers. #juggernaut
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) April 10, 2014Are we shocked that liberal hack Colbert will replace liberal hack Letterman?
— Jagged Little Jalen (@GOPMommy) April 10, 2014In search of an even more niche audience, CBS has now hired a Comedy Central host doing an impersonation of a Fox News personality.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 10, 2014And thus ends the conservative media stakeout of Fox News back-bencher Greg Gutfeld's house, waiting for the CBS limo to pull up. That was a fun couple of days, but there's still hope!
Good, now they can give Colbert's spot on Comedy Central to @greggutfeld.
— Eric (@eriContrarian) April 10, 2014Who wouldn't love to see @Fox put up brilliant, hilarious @GregGutfeld against far left, annoying Stephen Colbert?
— gailtalk (@gailtalk) April 10, 2014