Stephen Colbert Hosts One-Hour Episode of Only in Monroe Community Access Program

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Stephen Colbert Hosts One-Hour Episode of Only in Monroe Community Access Program

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Stephen Colbert hosted an episode of the Monroe, Michigan community access show Only in Monroe the night after recording the final episode of The Late Show. The broadcast featured regular hosts Michelle Baumann and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson, volunteer music director Jack White, and interviews with Jeff Daniels along with recorded segments involving Steve Buscemi. Coverage of the event derives exclusively from left-center sources.

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How outlets covered this

Left

“Stephen Colbert Escaped Late Night and Immediately Started Having Fun”

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Center

No center sources covered this

Right

“Stephen Colbert is back on TV on community access in Michigan along with rocker Jack White”

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How different viewpoints frame this

Progressive

Colbert’s appearance spotlights volunteer-driven local media as resistance to corporate consolidation and advertiser pressures.

“Defense of independent community outlets against media concentration”

Conservative

The move to a low-budget local program illustrates the market correction against partisan late-night content that lost broad appeal.

“Diminished reach of once-dominant network comedy formats”

Libertarian

Colbert’s choice of a no-sponsor, volunteer platform demonstrates preference for decentralized voluntary association over institutional gatekeepers.

“Value of reduced barriers to speech on public-access channels”

Devil's Advocate

The event functions as a rehearsed gag rather than authentic commentary on media structures, with celebrity involvement and unexamined details such as Byron Allen’s role.

“Shared premise across other views that the appearance carries structural significance”

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