Stephen Colbert Wins Primetime Emmy, Addresses Show’s Cancellation: “Is Anyone Hiring?”

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert won outstanding speech bid astatine the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards connected Sunday (Sept. 14), 2 months aft CBS’s stunning announcement connected July 17 that they were canceling the show. Stephen Colbert‘s triumph was greeted with a lasting ovation astatine the Ovation Theater astatine L.A. Live.

Actually, Colbert received a lasting ovation adjacent earlier helium won, erstwhile helium presented the archetypal grant of the night. “While I person your attention, is anyone hiring?,” helium joked. “’Cause I’ve got 200 precise well-qualified candidates with maine present contiguous who’ll beryllium disposable successful June. I besides brought my ain resume with maine tonight.”

When Colbert won the Emmy, aboriginal successful the broadcast, helium took the precocious road. “I privation to convey CBS for giving america the privilege of being portion of the late-night tradition, which I anticipation continues agelong aft we’re nary longer doing this show.” He concluded his remarks with a remark that suggested helium is looking to his post-CBS future. “If the elevator tries to bring you down, spell cray and punch a higher floor.”

This was Colbert’s 11th vocation Emmy, but it was his program’s archetypal triumph successful that apical category, pursuing 8 consecutive losses. Colbert’s erstwhile show, The Colbert Report, won back-to-back awards successful a predecessor category, outstanding assortment series, successful 2013-14. As an enforcement shaper of the show, Jon Stewart won his 25th Primetime Emmy. He is closing successful connected the all-time Emmy winner, shaper Sheila Nevins, who has won 31 awards.

The different nominees successful the class were Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Daily Show.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! mislaid a apical programme grant for the 14th consecutive year, though this twelvemonth wasn’t truly a just contest. Many voters rallied down Colbert for reasons that went beyond simply admiring his show. Jimmy Kimmel’s programme was nominated 3 times for outstanding assortment bid and present 11 times for outstanding assortment speech series.

The Daily Show was past year’s victor successful this category. In addition, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart won 11 times and The Daily Show With Trevor Noah won once.

Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the show, which, by coincidence, aired connected CBS, the web that received manufacture ire for axing Colbert. (The 3 bequest networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – and Fox aerial the amusement connected a rotating basis.)