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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 13 May 2017
Colbert gleefully responds ‘I won’ to insults from Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen bad ratings these days?
Colbert has gleefully re- You do.”
sponded to insults hurled his Colbert eclipsed NBC’s
way by President Donald Jimmy Fallon to make CBS’
Trump, cheering the fact “Late Show” the most-
that he finally got Trump to watched program in late
say his name. night right after Trump’s in-
Trump told Time maga- auguration, and he hasn’t
zine that Colbert was a “no- looked back since.
talent guy” and “there’s Trump said Colbert’s show
nothing funny about what was “dying” and was go-
he says.” The president also ing to be taken off the air
took credit for Colbert’s im- until the relentless attacks
proved ratings, saying he began.
didn’t start doing better CBS did have concerns
until he started attacking about the “Late Show” and
Trump. named a new behind-the-
Colbert responded on his scenes executive who has
CBS “Late Show” on Thurs- led a turnaround.
day. As if talking to Trump, The president also said that
Colbert said that “don’t when he was on Colbert’s
you know I’ve been trying show, “it was the highest
for a year to get you to say ratings he ever had.”
my name?” He added: “I Trump’s visit to the show on In this Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Stephen Colbert participates in the “The Late Show with Stephen
won.” Sept. 22, 2015, was seen by Colbert” segment of the CBS Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. Associated Press
“Making jokes about you 4.6 million people — the
has been good for ratings,” second biggest audience
Colbert said. Colbert has had on the
“It’s almost as if a majority “Late Show.”
of Americans didn’t want His premiere two weeks
you to be president. But earlier drew 6.6 million, the
you know who’s got really Nielsen company said.q
Van Morrison to receive

lifetime award at

Americana Awards

In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Van Morrison performs at the
46th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards
Gala in New York.
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Morrison rose to promi-
— Grammy winning Irish nence in the ‘60s as the
singer-songwriter Van Mor- lead singer of the Northern
rison, who wrote songs Irish band Them, known for
like “Brown Eyed Girl” and their song “Gloria.” As a
“Wild Night,” will receive solo singer, he combined
a lifetime achievement soul, R&B, Celtic folk and
award for songwriting at jazz with mysticism. He is a
the Americana Honors and member of the Rock n’ Roll
Awards show on Sept. 13. Hall of Fame.
The Americana Music As- Americana Music Associa-
sociation announced on tion Executive Director Jed
Friday that Morrison will also Hilly said Morrison “created
headline a concert the fol- a catalog of music that has
lowing night as a part of served as a soundtrack for
the Americana Festival. our lives.”.q