--- title: Stephen Colbert Addresses Louis CK Absence and Allegations description: In addition to addressing allegations against Louis CK, Stephen Colbert also turned his attention to Alabama politician Roy Moore canonical: https://time.com/5018775/stephen-colbert-on-louis-c-k/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-10T16:28:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:41.811Z og:title: How Stephen Colbert Explained Why Louis C. K. Didn't Show og:description: Colbert also turned his attention to Alabama politician Roy Moore og:url: https://time.com/5018775/stephen-colbert-on-louis-c-k/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte89579b2f0d96491/6988e55e8fd2ee7e4f359978/colbert.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Colbert og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Stephen Colbert Explained Why Louis C. K. Didn't Show twitter:description: Colbert also turned his attention to Alabama politician Roy Moore twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte89579b2f0d96491/6988e55e8fd2ee7e4f359978/colbert.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How Stephen Colbert Explained Why Louis C.K. Wasn't on _The Late Show_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 10, 2017 4:28 PM UTC  by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 10, 2017 4:28 PM UTC Stephen Colbert [has known Louis C.K. for a long time](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/arts/television/louis-ck-young-stephen-colbert.html), so it was no surprise that when C.K. was beginning to promote his forthcoming film, _I Love You, Daddy_, he would stop by _The Late Show_ to chat. That’s what was supposed to happen on Thursday night’s episode of _The Late Show_, but C.K. was a no-show and now comes word that his film has been [pulled by its distributor](http://deadline.com/2017/11/the-orchard-no-longer-moving-forward-with-release-of-louis-c-k-s-i-love-you-daddy-1202205610/). Colbert used his monologue to explain C.K.’s absence. “For those of you tuning in to see my interview with [Louis C.K.](http://time.com/5018598/companies-individuals-speaking-out-louis-ck/?xid=homepage) tonight, I have some bad news. Then I have some really bad news. Louis canceled his appearance here tonight because [The New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/television/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct.html?smid=tw-share&%5Fr=0) broke this story today: [Five women are accusing Louis C.K.](http://time.com/5017766/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct-allegations/?xid=homepage) of sexual misconduct. When reached for comment, Jesus said, ‘La la la la la, I don’t want to hear about it, I was a big fan.’” Colbert then went on to allegations against [Alabama politician Roy Moore](http://time.com/5018572/roy-moore-donald-trump/?xid=homepage). The Republican senatorial candidate has been accused of initiating [sexual contact with teenage girls](http://time.com/5018333/roy-moore-fundraising-off-sexual-contact-teen/?xid=homepage) when he was in his early 30s. Colbert noted that one of Moore’s supporters attempted to defend Moore by citing a biblical precedent, noting that “[Mary was a teenager](http://time.com/5017940/roy-moore-sexual-contact-underage-jesus-defense-jim-ziegler/?xid=homepage)” when she met Joseph. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5018775/stephen-colbert-on-louis-c-k/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5018775/stephen-colbert-on-louis-c-k/"},"headline":"Here's How Stephen Colbert Explained Why Louis C.K. 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