Stephen Colbert took the stage at the Emmy Awards Sunday night as a presenter, earning huge applause after his “The Late Show” was shockingly canceled earlier this year.
The crowd rose to its feet as soon as Colbert hit the stage, chanting “Stephen! Stephen! Stephen!” before Colbert presented the award for lead actor in a comedy series. “While I have your attention, is anyone hiring?” the late-night host joked before taking out a resume complete with a vintage headshot. He promptly handed off the resume to Harrison Ford in hopes he could pass it along to Stephen Spielberg.
“ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ” won its first Creative Artists Emmy Award last Sunday. The award was given in the outstanding directing for a variety series category. Ironically, the show achieved this milest