Stephen Colbert managed to get in one last joke at CBS’ expense before signing off from The Late Show.
During the series finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the hosted joked about the cost of using copyrighted music while discussing recent efforts to protect the beloved Peanuts music catalog.
At one point, bandleader Louis Cato and the Great Big Joy Machine launched into Vince Guaraldi‘s iconic “Linus and Lucy,” the song famously associated with the Peanuts television specials.
Colbert even jokingly said he hoped the performance wouldn’t “cost CBS any money!”
Of course, the bit did end up carrying a price tag. According to reports, Lee Mendelson Film Productions, which controls rights to the Peanuts music catalog, reached a licensing agreement with CBS over the song’s use in the May 21 finale. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“The lawsuits are intended to halt a pattern of infringement that threatens to diminish the integrity of these protected works, the Guaraldi music legacy, and other cherished creative content vulnerable to misuse in the modern media landscape,” the company said in a press release (via Variety).
The company has also greed to donate the proceeds from the payment to the disaster-relief food nonprofit World Central Kitchen. On the episode before the finale, Colbert presented nonprofit founder chef Jose Andres with a $2.5 million donation toward World Central Kitchen.
Watch the moment play out in the clip below.
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