Colbert has always left me stone-faced, but truthfully, most comedians do. My sense of humor has always been.......quirky. Yeah, let's go with that. And besides, even if I did find him funny, he is still competing with my phone and streaming services. That's just gonna be a loss any way you slice it.
As for CBS, there is more to this than simple greed, IMO. Would Trump have won this case had it actually gone to court? I honestly doubt it. No, the REAL threat would have been discovery. I'd bet my vintage 1954 Bippy on it. CBS knows their credibility has already been shredded (just like the other networks, but like them, they are holding on to hope they can somehow regain the trust they've lost with the news-consuming public.)
If Trump had beaten CBS in court, that would have been precedent-setting and I don't see our judicial system allowing that to happen. And while Trump can sway the FCC with his appointments, he is by no means in control of them. Some well-placed kickbacks would solve a lot of problems. So yeah, I am convinced that the merger wasn't the only consideration.