Stephen Colbert’s playful use of the iconic Peanuts theme unexpectedly sparked a licensing agreement between CBS and the music catalog owner.

A month ago, Stephen Colbert snuck in one final gag against CBS during the final episode of The Late Show, airing an unlicensed Peanuts song as he joked that "I hope this doesn't cost CBS any money!" ...

After Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" used "A Charlie Brown Christmas" song without authorization, CBS forked over money to license "Linus and Lucy." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephen Colbert definitely didn’t go away mad on the final night of The Late Show on Thursday (May 21). The razor-witted host of ...

In rare cases, five minutes is all it takes to come up with a masterpiece. At least that’s how long it took for Peanuts producer Lee Mendelson to come up with the indelible lyrics to the holiday ...

In rare cases, five minutes is all it takes to come up with a masterpiece. Written by Vince Guaraldi, the jazzy score was originally without lyrics. "The opening to the show, that waltz, ...

Proceeds from the deal will go to World Central Kitchen, Lee Mendelson Film Productions confirmed on Tuesday.