David Letterman and Stephen Colbert trash CBS furniture in rooftop revenge stunt

David Letterman marched back into the Ed Sullivan Theater on Thursday night and unloaded on CBS over its decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s late-night show — before helping toss couches, watermelons and a wedding cake off the roof of the landmark Manhattan venue.The former “Late Show” host joined Colbert for a blistering on-air segment that mocked the network and its new ownership just days before Colbert’s final broadcast.At the conclusion of the segment, the outgoing host asked Letterman if he wanted to offer some parting words to viewers.Letterman took the opportunity to address CBS, instead, saying: “To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Edward R.Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf–kers.”The now-retired late-night legend paid homage to Colbert while drawing loud applause from the studio audience.“Well, you know what happened backstage? I’m standing backstage, a guy comes over, he says he’s from CBS and he fires me,” Letterman joked after walking onstage to a lengthy standing ovation.“What is going on over there?!”Letterman, who launched “The Late Show” in 1993 and hosted it for more than two decades before passing the baton to Colbert, made clear he was still furious over the network’s handling of the franchise.“I have every right to be pissed off, so I’ll be pissed off here a little bit,” Letterman said.The appearance quickly shifted to a stunt aimed squarely at CBS.After Letterman asked whether the network owned the furniture on the set, crew members hauled couches and props to the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater, where they were hurled onto a giant CBS logo in what the pair described as the “wanton destruction of CBS property.”Letterman also sent Colbert’s desk chair flying off the building, along with watermelons and a wedding cake.CBS’ decision last summer to pull the plug on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after an 11-year run stunned the entertainment world.The move came as Skydanc...