Stephen Colbert won an Emmy for his late-night show on Sunday after CBS canceled the program earlier this year, expressing his love for America during his acceptance speech.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series on Sunday night at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards — months after CBS announced it would cancel his show — telling the audience he had never loved his country more.
« Sometimes, you only know how much you love something when you get a sense you might be losing it », Colbert said during his acceptance speech. « I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. »
Colbert, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, revealed in July that his show was being canceled by CBS next year. « The Late Show », which Colbert took over from David Letterman in 2015, will go off the air for good in May.
« Stay strong and be brave, and if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor », the late-night host added in the acceptance speech, making a reference to a Prince song lyric.
