Maz Jobrani vows to ramp up Donald Trump jokes after CBS cancels Stephen Colbert's Late Show.

Comedian Maz Jobrani plans to increase his jokes about Donald Trump, citing the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's Late Show as politically motivated. Jobrani believes Trump is trying to censor free speech in America and intends to hit back with more jokes. He thinks the decision to end Colbert's show was not purely financial, but rather politically motivated due to Colbert's criticism of Trump. Jobrani plans to continue speaking out against Trump and has vowed to continue speaking "unvarnished truth to power."

Comedian Maz Jobrani has announced his intention to increase his jokes about U.S. President Donald Trump, citing the recent cancellation of Stephen Colbert's Late Show as politically motivated. Jobrani believes that the decision to end Colbert's show was not purely financial but rather politically motivated due to Colbert's criticism of Trump [1].

The comedian, who has been a long-time guest on The Late Show, has expressed his belief that Trump is attempting to censor free speech in America. He plans to hit back with more jokes as a form of resistance. "I love Colbert — I get my news from Colbert — he makes the news fun," Jobrani told ABC News [1]. "Stephen Colbert's The Late Show will end its 11-year-run on CBS in May 2026," according to the Associated Press [1].

Jobrani has been a vocal critic of Trump's policies, particularly his administration's deportation policies. He has united with other comedians and industry professionals to show support for Colbert and to fight for free speech. "The job of the comedian is to reveal the emperor has no clothes," Jobrani said [1].

The comedian has called on others in comedy and the wider entertainment and media industry to stand their ground. "I always say the whole point of America is, I can make fun of the president in America," he said [1]. "We are slowly seeing, maybe even fastly seeing, the American democracy crumble, and I think now it falls on our shoulders more and more as comedians to make fun of Trump, poke at him," he added.

Colbert has vowed to continue speaking "unvarnished truth to power" and sharing "what I really think about Donald Trump." Jobrani, who also regularly speaks out against Trump in his comedy skits, says he intends to do the same. "I knew that Trump was going to come after the late-night talk show host, but I didn't think it was going to be this way, where their own company can them," he said [1].

The cancellation of Colbert's show has sparked much debate in the U.S. entertainment and media industry about how far the Trump administration might go in censoring free speech. Jobrani's family fled Iran in 1978, and he has used his comedy to highlight the struggles of Iranian Americans and to promote Iranian culture. "Comedy is part of the Iranian heritage," Jobrani says [1].

In recent years, Jobrani has played a prominent role in diaspora activism against the Islamic Republic. He believes that comedy can be a unifying force and a way to fight rising antisemitism and Islamophobia. "Hate and hatred, it's easier to go that way and I think that comedy can counter that," he said [1]. "Like when I do a show, I have people from all backgrounds, all religions in the room, we're laughing together and we're humanising each other," he added.

References:
[1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/iranian-american-comedian-maz-jobrani-jokes-about-donald-trump/105611144
[2] https://www.mk.co.kr/en/world/11391911