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![AusScreenwriter Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1505126375182966785.png) AussieScreenwriter [@AusScreenwriter](/creator/twitter/AusScreenwriter) on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-19 01:37:13 UTC

People are asking how is it possible this cost $100mil a year. Stephen Colbert reportedly gets $15mil a year and in 2024 there were XXX episodes including an Xmas special. That's $XXXXXXX per episode after Colbert is paid. When you count all the crew and talent, it's cheap.

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