Kamala Harris mocked as she appears on Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show': 'The cancelled club'

WASHINGTON, DC: The former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the spotlight Thursday night, July 31, making her first appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' since losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump.

The timing couldn’t have been more buzzworthy; the interview aired just months before Colbert announced the cancellation of his iconic late-night show, which is set to end in May 2026.

The moment instantly went viral, though perhaps not the way Harris had hoped. Online, reactions ranged from snark to satire, with some users dubbing Harris and Colbert “two comedians,” a jab at both her political record and his impending show cancellation. Others drew tongue-in-cheek parallels between Colbert signing off and Harris bowing out.

Kamala Harris' 'Late Show' appearance sparks wave of online mockery

The moment news broke that Kamala Harris would be appearing on ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert for her first post-election TV interview, social media lit up, but not exactly with praise. The announcement quickly drew mockery across platforms, with critics taking aim at both Harris and Colbert. 

One Instagram user sarcastically commented, “2 cancelled loozahs!!” a jab at Harris' political fall and Colbert’s upcoming show cancellation. 

Another added, “This is why he's getting cancelled. It's a late night comedy show that was more of an MSNBC, woke talking head show..”

The pile-on continued. “2 totally irrelevant ppl being given a stage on-camera that nobody will watch,” one person wrote. “And Stephen wonders why his show loses $40BILLION/year……. 😆😆🤣🤣🤣”

“Great. They can whine and dine together!” said another.

Someone quipped, “Perfect, two comedians, one stage. Let’s see if she finally answers a question without giggling or dodging. At least the laugh track won’t have to work too hard tonight.”

“Yet another reminder why Colbert's show got canceled,” another user declared.

Another viewer tweeted, “2 people cancelled due to unpopularity. A recipe for success.”

Another social media user dubbed: "The Cancelled Club."

“Smart move, bringing on a laugh track,” another wrote, sarcastically referencing the show's end.

A different commenter wrote, "One lost 1.5 billion dollars in 107 days, the other lost 40 million a year on their show. Sounds like a perfect match."

And one user summed it up with, “They can talk about how both of them were canceled!”

Kamala Harris addresses speculation about her political future head-on

In a candid preview clip from ‘The Late Show’, Kamala Harris addressed speculation about her political future head-on. When Stephen Colbert asked if her decision not to run for California governor hinted at plans to pursue a different office, Harris shut down the idea. She said, “No. I don’t want to go back in the system. I think it’s broken.” 

Reflecting on the state of American democracy, Harris expressed concern over its current fragility. 

“I always believed that as fragile as our democracy is, our systems would be strong enough to defend our most fundamental principles, and I think right now that they’re not as strong as they need to be,” she told Colbert.

Instead of seeking elected office, Harris said she wants to engage with Americans in a more personal, non-political way. 

“I want to travel the country, I want to listen to people, I want to talk with people and I don’t want it to be transactional where I’m asking for their vote,” she explained. But she was quick to clarify her commitment to civic engagement: “But it doesn’t mean we give up, that’s not my point.” 

When asked how long it took her to start watching the news again after her election loss, Harris admitted with a laugh, “Months. I’m not into self-mutilation.”

Though she avoided going into detail about former President Biden, Harris did reflect on the moment she took over the Democratic ticket.  “There was a lot of piling on at that time and I wasn’t going to participate in that move. I was not going to pile on,” she said.

Colbert pressed her on whether she ever wanted to say “I told you so” in light of Trump’s return to office.

“I did predict a lot of it,” Harris acknowledged. “But what I did not predict was the capitulation. There are many who consider themselves to be guardians of our system and our democracy who capitulated, and I didn’t I didn’t see that coming.”

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