Stephen Colbert is at the center of a conspiracy theory. It was born last week, when news broke of CBS canceling Colbert's late-night talk show. The

CBS parent Paramount insists that this week's decision to cancel Steven Colbert's “Late Show” was strictly financial, and had nothing to do with politics.

One of those celebrity guests was Colbert’s friend and former Daily Show boss Jon Stewart, who took a stronger approach to the news on his own show Monday night. Stewart made us wait for his reaction to Colbert’s firing,