Stephen Colbert Mocks Tucker Carlson's New Streaming Service
Colbert Registers Similar Domain Name, Directs Visitors to Charity Donation Sites
Overview
- Tucker Carlson, former Fox News host, has launched his own streaming service, Tucker Carlson Network, which costs $9 a month.
- The service promises exclusive content, including interviews with controversial figures such as Kid Rock, Martin Shkreli, Alex Jones, and RFK Jr.
- Stephen Colbert, host of 'The Late Show', has mocked Carlson's new venture, suggesting that for $0 a month, people can choose not to watch Tucker Carlson.
- Colbert also registered a domain name similar to Carlson's, directing visitors to a page featuring a caricature of Carlson and links to donation sites for the Human Rights Campaign and World Central Kitchen.
- Carlson was fired from Fox News in April and has since been hosting a show on the platform formerly known as Twitter.