“STEPHEN COLBERT JOKED CBS WOULD GET A BILL… AND WEEKS LATER, IT DID.” A throwaway gag during The Late Show finale turned into reality after CBS reportedly had to secure a licensing deal for the iconic Peanuts theme used on-air. In a fitting final twist, the money is now being donated to charity — giving Colbert one last laugh on his way out.
CBS will pay for Stephen Colbert’s Peanuts music licensing gag from Late Show finale — but there’s a twist Stephen Colbert on ‘The Late Show’; Linus in ‘A Charlie Brown…