(The Hill) — Comedian Stephen Colbert blasted his own network on Monday and said the company’s attorneys barred him from hosting a Democratic lawmaker. “You know who is not one of my guests tonight?

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Some surprise guests turned up for a pointed segment with Stephen Colbert. Stephen Colbert received the help of some surprise guests during a ...

Colbert’s on-air clash with CBS is about more than one missing guest slot. It puts a rarely tested broadcast rule, political pressure and a network’s editorial judgment in the same late-night ...