NYC Protesters Organize A ‘We’re With Colbert’ Rally — But Only 20 People Showed Up

Protesters gathered in New York City to hold a “We’re With Colbert” rally on Sunday in support of the recently canned ” The Late Show” host.

The rally was held outside of the CBS Broadcast Center on Manhattan‘s West Side, according to the New York Post. The outlet noted that only around 20 people showed up to the event, with most attendees — including the New York Police Department (NYPD) officers assigned to keep the peace — leaving shortly after it began.

“Our country is not perfect, never has been,” the event organizer told the outlet. The event organizer went by Matt and claimed his nickname was “Slim.”

“But we’ve always had the First Amendment, and now Mango Mussolini is trying to take that from us,” he went on to tell the outlet.

Other protesters at the rally claimed they were there to resist oligarchs and billionaires.

“This is the Sons of Liberty, we are here to resist fascist oligarchs, wish dot com dictators, billionaires who have their boots on the neck of nearly every American citizen. Trying to take back patriotic symbolism from the right-wing,” another protester said in a video posted to X on Sunday.

NOW: Supporters of Stephen Colbert PROTEST outside the CBS Broadcast Center on Sunday afternoon following the network’s recent cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

The demonstration, organized by 50501ny and affiliated groups, took place from 3 PM to 6 PM

Video… pic.twitter.com/MYZ3BxR4X0

— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) July 27, 2025

“We are allowed to disagree, and if people like Stephen are not allowed to disagree because the president doesn’t like his opinion, then the president himself is not following the First Amendment,” said another protester.

“I’m willing to spend my free time expressing my freedom of expression, and I personally do not agree with our politicians meddling with our free press,” the protester continued to exclaim.

Many signs were displayed at the protest, with one saying, “Sorry Folks, But Ignoring It Is What Hitler Did,” as can be seen in the video.

Another sign said, “He Wants To Kill Our Laughter, Heil To The No No No!”

CBS announced that it would be ending Colbert’s show on July 17, according to a report from The Variety. (RELATED: CBS Announces It Will Take Stephen Colbert Off The Air)

This decision came amid the merger between Skydance and Paramount, which is the parent company of CBS. There were speculations that hosts like Colbert would face increased scrutiny from executives at Skydance.