Convergent TV

Donald Trump Turned Stephen Colbert’s Showtime Election Comedy Special Into a Wake

The host ended up as a grief counselor by night's end

By Jason Lynch

November 9, 2016

In August, when Showtime Networks CEO and president David Nevins made the "half announcement" that Stephen Colbert would host a live, comedy special for Showtime on election night, the exec told reporters, "That sounds fun, right?"

Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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