Stephen Colbert’s was the first famous face to grace the stage Sunday night during the live broadcast of the 77th annual Emmy Awards, taking the prime time TV opportunity to mourn (again) the cancelation of his Late Show.

Anyone paying attention to Colbert in the nearly two months since Paramount announced the end of his late night show, has probably lost track of how many times he’s made some self-absorbed statement about its ending. Nevertheless, he took the stage at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, to present the award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and was greeted with a standing ovation from the star-studded audience.

“While I have your attention, is anyone hiring? Because I’ve got 200 very well-qualified candidates with me here tonight who will be

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