Colbert heads into his final ‘Late Show’ week with gratitude — and plenty of CBS jokes

Stephen Colbert is going out with a smile — and with many jokes at CBS and its parent company Paramount’s expense.

Colbert is signing off “The Late Show” this week as CBS ends the iconic late-night TV franchise.

Many “Late Show” fans are disappointed, even angry, about the cancellation, doubting CBS’s rationale for the decision and believing that appeasement politics toward President Trump are at play.

“I have every right to be pissed off,” Colbert’s predecessor, David Letterman, said during a farewell visit to the show last week.

But while others are outraged on his behalf, and the audience continues to litigate the show’s end, Colbert remains positive and radiates gratitude.