The Highwire with Del Bigtree - COLBERT’S FINAL ACT

Episode Date: August 18, 2025

Following the cancellation of Late Night with Stephen Colbert, the former late-night darling erupted in a profanity-laced rant targeting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his decision to terminate $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts. As Colbert’s curtain falls, we examine his legacy as one of Big Pharma’s most loyal late-night shills—complete with vaccine dance numbers, censorship cheerleading, and pandemic propaganda. Don’t miss this deep dive into Colbert’s fall from relevance—and his well-earned spot in our “COVID Shill Hall of Shame.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree--3620606/support.

You know, I had a little difficulty sleeping last night, and normally back in the day, I used to turn on the television and maybe get a few laughs from some late night shows. Unfortunately, it seems like the laughs have all gone. Instead, it's a bunch of partisan rage and woke-mindedness. And apparently that is starting to take its toll as we see that Stephen Colbert is going to be dropped in the waste bin of pointless television. Colbert cancellation exposed to the perilous state of late night TV. Goes on to say the late show with Stephen Colbert was profitable as recently as a few years ago. Now it loses about 40 million a year, according to a person familiar with its budget. It used to be profitable, probably because it was being funded by the United States government. Remember when this was the headline, White House to spend $10 billion to bolster vaccine effort, of course, that was during the government.

COVID vaccine and they handed out, I guess, most of the money to Stephen Colbert, which made him believe that he was actually popular even though he was falling by the wayside and losing touch with America just to take us on a journey of how out of touch he was during that incredible thought experiment. Take a look at this. When we poke you, well, we know you're going to be you're going to be safe from COVID infecting you. Go get shot. It's dope. How about another round of shots? Maxine.

Are you aware that there are people out there who have these conspiracy theories, that this was all created by you in order to put a chip into their blood so you can track them? That's very strange, you know, that the organization that's about saving lives and warning gets attacked as though we were somehow connected to it. Well, if you don't save our lives, you can't control our brains. Vaccine. RFK Jr., his lawyers have asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. Look, if we're gonna start bringing back diseases from the past,

could we at least bring back some fun stuff too? I wanna smoke on an airplane. It could be possible that they have the lab in Wuhan to study the novel coronavirus diseases because of the bat population there. I understand. It's like the same, wait a second. It's a local specialty and it's the only place to find bats. What?

could be more compelling than getting the shot with a pair of sexy kitten ears on. Don't forget to get your boosted. I'm sorry. Let's just be, let's talk about anybody. Let's talk about anybody. I suppose Johnny Carson is rolling over in his grave, but apparently Stephen Colbert will be joining him very soon as that TV show is just about dead. And instead of deciding to maybe remember what it's like to be for, funding. Instead, he went on a rage-filled rant this week because Robert Kennedy Jr. once again

has pissed him off. Take a look at this. Health Secretary RFK Jr. just pulled $500 million in funding for vaccine development. You, you, Royd-Addle Nephocaine. Yesterday, RFK Jr. tried to defend the ins defensible. Most of these shots are for flu or COVID, but as the pandemic showed us, MRNA vaccines don't perform well against viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract. Counterpoint. You, you roadkill munching, Rudite, human slim gym to kill people. I mean, yeah, just keep doing it, Steve.

Apparently, it's working for you. I mean, look at the rage. I guess losing your show is terrible, but it's got to be even worse to have people like me, Del Beatry, and the Highwire that was telling the truth during COVID, instead of being a shill for pharma and taking government. funds to push a totally untested product onto innocent people and take away their jobs if they didn't. And because of all that, Steve, I want to thank you, actually. I want to thank you for helping wake up the minds of America that all of their media was totally controlled and that the

government was lying to them because without you, I don't think we would have been able to put Robert Kennedy Jr. into the most powerful health position in the world where finally he gets to take down technologies that are only destroying our health, causing Kansas. and all sorts of other problems, which we'll be dealing with later in the show. Lots of new information going there. But it's okay. Go down fighting. I know Farma promised you you'd keep your job, but eventually they run out of money too.

So there you have it, Steve. Good riddins. See you later. And maybe remember one time what it was like to be funny. Man, I would love to see some humor back on the television in the late nights. And while we're at it, let's just go ahead and take a look. at this famous COVID wall of shame. These are all of the people that stake their careers on the COVID vaccine, all former, former, former, former, former, former, former, former, former,

former, former, former, former, former, former, former, former, former, former late night talk show host Stephen Colbert will be joining their ranks. This is what happens when you stand between behind untested products that only do harm. You'll be remembered, I'm sure, in hell. all.