Comedian Takes on Trump’s Late-Night War: ‘This Is Fascism’

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Donald Trump’s https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/trump-posts-bonkers-warning-to-remaining-late-night-hosts/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/trump-posts-bonkers-warning-to-remaining-late-night-hosts/">war on late-night, which ushered in the demise of the Late Show franchise and removed Stephen Colbert from the airwaves, isn’t “cancel culture,” comedian Wanda Sykes argued—it’s “fascism.”

Sykes appeared on The Hollywood Reporter’s https://open.spotify.com/show/3FVrMC7m9dWVXfEZyucaF9" rel="" target="_self" title="https://open.spotify.com/show/3FVrMC7m9dWVXfEZyucaF9">Awards Chatter podcast on Wednesday, where she was asked about Trump’s efforts to “cancel” comedians he doesn’t like.

“Has cancel culture actually started to become a real thing when people like Jimmy Kimmel are now with Colbert or whatever?” interviewer Scott Feinberg wondered.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/wanda-sykes-takes-on-trumps-late-night-war-this-is-fascism/">Read more at The Daily Beast.