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Deposed CBS late night host Stephen Colbert <\/strong>has launched a YouTube channel after being axed from his long-running show.<\/p>\n

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So far, he\u2019s just posted one video, of his May 22 gig hosting the Michigan public access show, \u201cOnly in Monroe,\u201d on Monroe Community Media. \u201cIt\u2019s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV, so I am grateful to be able to be here on Monroe Community Media before they also get acquired by Paramount,\u201d Colbert joked of the move to a much smaller outlet and his former employer.<\/p>\n

The episode included appearances by Jack White<\/strong> and Jeff Daniels<\/strong>, as well as Eminem<\/strong>, Steve Buscemi<\/strong> (who did an ad for a local place actually called \u201cBuscemi\u2019s Pizza and Subs\u201d) and Byron Allen<\/strong>, who has bought Colbert\u2019s old timeslots on CBS to replace the comedian.<\/p>\n

Colbert infamously launched \u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d on \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d in 2015 as a goof.<\/p>\n

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In a strange twist, Paramount\u2019s CBS was issuing takedown notices to YouTube viewers who were uploading bootlegged copies of Colbert\u2018s \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d episode over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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But a CBS rep told Variety of the move: \u201cStephen Colbert\u2019s return to Monroe in the \u2018Only in Monroe\u2019 episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and was posted on Stephen Colbert\u2019s YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and \u2018The Late Show\u2019s\u2019 YouTube channels. As is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network\/studio talent such as Stephen Colbert. However, for this episode, we have decided to waive further enforcement of this standard industry practice until additional review.\u201d<\/p>\n

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