Behind the scenes details from Zohran Mamdani’s appearance on Colbert
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Behind the scenes details from Zohran Mamdani’s appearance on Colbert
Posted by Imaginary-Dress-1373
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Elisha’s social media is gross. He basically encourages the killing of the Palestinian people.
It’s CBS/Paramount. They’re thee most openly Zionist studio in Hollywood, owned and run by one of the most prominent Zionist families in the world with one of the richest people in the world at the head (Larry Ellison). They just put Bari fucking Weiss in charge of CBS news and the Free Press.
They were never going to do anything *but* try to trap Zohran on the Israeli issue.
really disgusting idea from the producers. did they seriously think that idea would’ve been executed well on national television???
While I do think his firing is a bad thing and I do agree with him on some political stances, I’ve been side-eyeing Colbert since the way he treated/talked about Bernie Sanders during democratic primaries. He’s definitely an establishment liberal, not progressive.
A “Thumbs-up or thumbs-down: a Palestinian state” segment. Wow.
This is so messed up. I remember there was a lot less grilling of Brad Lander when they appeared side by side.
Why did he even go through with the interview? It’s crazy Colberts team had the audacity to pitch that game.
Why is Colbert being party to all this bullshit after everything he went through with the network and their cancellation.
Like fucking just quit the show rather than play the monkey for your CBS/Paramount overlords when they clearly don’t even back him.
This is another last straw in a litany of last straws with some of the people who fucking TRUSTED to not give in to the bullshit. I don’t expect this shit from Colbert and now I’m fucking angry/sad.
The ruling class is really doing everything in its power to make things fucking impossible for Mamdani smh. Islamophobia is a fucking cancer.
I knew this wasn’t Colbert’s idea and I did wonder why he even decided to entertain that question but it all makes sense now.
This reminds me of a story that Kathy Griffin told recently about a bait and switch like this that Colbert and producers pulled on her. In the wake of the Trump head photo, she appeared under the promise that Colbert wouldn’t bring it up. He, of course, brought it up. Continued to press her with questions while she fought back tears. When she asked producers about it, they told her it’s because he’s Catholic. Who knows what relevancy that has.
This and the Bari Weiss stuff is so dark.
The view is basically “this is bullshit how come we can’t just set the agenda anymore and shape peoples views how we like”
This is putting a thumb on the scale to try and get that old power back
I always appreciate Francesca Albanese’s answer to that question on the right to exist: “Israel does exist”. It’s not a hypothetical that Mamdani has any control over and the right of a state to exist isn’t a part of international law, unlike genocide.
Can’t wait till this dude becomes mayor and pisses these people the fuck off
Colbert would unironically twerk for Joe Biden. This kinda depravity is incredibly expected.
Also, Mamdani didn’t exactly rise to the occasion either giving an almost comically empty platitude about “every nation has a right to exist”. Which isn’t even true, lmao. Nations don’t have “rights” they’re abstract concepts. It is pretty funny to say the night and day difference between the rhetoric of Mamdani’s father, a Marxist scholar who openly Palestine and Palestinian resistance, vs his son’s increasingly more milquetoast answers that seem get more and more tame each time he’s asked.
I’ve been a Colbert watcher for a long time but he’s done some recent things that made me scratch my head. He and Amy Sedaris are both appearing in the New York Comedy Festival in November along with a lot of other up and comers. It’s part of a Strangers With Candy segment. One of the headliners of the festival is Louis CK, sex pest and recent Riyadh performers. It’s another step in his rehabilitation that very few in the comedy world (including many of my favourites) seem to care about .
Source: [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/10/20/zohran-mamdani-profile](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/10/20/zohran-mamdani-profile)
Anyone asked does Israel have a right to exist should simply reply by asking if Palestine does, and to interrogate any answer deeply.
For anyone defending Colbert or saying that a higher-up has final say,
It’s literally HIS show where he is the host and also an executive producer. He’s already on the chopping block since the shows ending in a few months anyways, he literally had NOTHING to lose and still chose to entertain the question.
Wow I had really loved reading Night in high school but of course, his family turned out to be zionists
Why are they acting like he’s running for king of earth and not mayor of New York. why would he have any pull over whether or not Israel exists. Bizarre line of questioning.
As a New Yorker, I truly do not understand why the mayor’s thoughts on Israel even matter. He has no power to do anything to change things. Please note: I am not discounting the issue in any way, just saying this continued grilling is absurd.
Wow. That is so gross.
Whichever producer suggested the game should have been fired for even believing that was a good idea. The topic matters enough to them they have to include it, but apparently not enough to give it the dignity it deserves?
Anyone that watched Colbert Interview Mamdani shouldn’t be surprised. Colbert acted like he was a radical Muslim candidate
Why is this even a hot topic for a MAYORAL candidate? I get that it’s NYC, but, this is just to sensationalize a candidate and voters.