Stephen Colbert Rejects “Implied Parallel” to Blacklisted Screenwriter Walter Bernstein While Receiving Writers Guild Awards Honor

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"This is not the 1950s," the 'Late Show' host said after speaking about the history of the Hollywood blacklist that included the honor's namesake scribe. "This is not the Red Scare. And, as far as I can tell, no one in late night is fomenting a revolution. As we know, the revolution will not be televised. It was going to be televised, but then Paramount bought it.”