Stephen Colbert's friends and colleagues are in shock at The Late Show's surprise cancellation.

CBS’ decision to cut ties with Stephen Colbert and its decades-old “Late Show” franchise come next May will leave a major hole in the format — but one that has been widening. TV networks have been cutting costs at their late-night mainstays for the past few years.

From Hollywood to the Hasty Pudding, we waft like smoke from an unfiltered Pall Mall through Cawrson’s worlds, most of which are gone.

The Writers Guild of America wants Paramount investigated for bribery after news of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” being canceled. Variety reports said it has “significant concerns” that the move may have been a way to bribe president Donald Trump into sanctioning Paramount’s pending acquisition by Skydance.