I have secondhand embarrassment from this article

Boston Globe: "For Colbert, humanity was never a punch line - What’s most noteworthy about the late-night host is not his anger but the extent to which his comedy is grounded in empathy and rooted in values."

OMG.  The whole article is a hagiographic tribute to Colbert for his humanity starting with this banger:

If there were a Mount Rushmore of late-night TV hosts, as measured in terms of cultural impact, four visages would be carved in stone: Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert, whose final night on the air is May 21.

For once, I laughed at something related to Colbert.

Boston Globe columnist Don Aucoin wants us to praise Colbert for his biography instead of for the job he was supposed to have: comedy.  As for the show reportedly losing $40 million a year, well Aucoin just ain't havin' it:

The network has insisted the cancellation was “purely a financial decision,” driven solely by how much money the show was losing, not Colbert’s scorching takedowns of Trump. If you believe that, I’d like to offer you a good deal on the Mystic River Bridge.

Um, I do believe that and can I see that deal on the bridge?

As I said below, Colbert failed at his job and killed the "Late Show" forever.  Don't try to put lipstick on this pig by telling us his heart was in the right place.