Stephen Colbert kicked off the 2025 Emmys with a question for the audience.
“Is anyone hiring?” Colbert asked as he took the stage to present the first award of the night, for best actor in a comedy (which went to Seth Rogen for The Studio). “Because I have about 200 very qualified people with me tonight.”
Colbert was referring to the pending end of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which CBS announced it would drop after the 2025-26 season. The network made the announcement in July, a few weeks before its parent company Paramount’s merger with Skydance closed. The network said it was making a “purely financial decision” in ending the Late Show franchise, which began with David Letterman in 1993 and which Colbert has hosted since 2015. Reports suggested The Late Show is a money-loser for CBS to the tune of $40 million per year; others in the industry have disputed that.
Colbert didn’t end the bit with his question. He also said he brought his resumé with him, which he then slipped to Harrison Ford, asking “Can you pass this onto [Steven] Spielberg?”
Colbert is also up for an award Sunday, as The Late Show is a nominee for best talk series alongside Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Daily Show.
The 77th Emmy Awards were telecast live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles Sunday on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Nate Bargatze hosted. See the red carpet looks here.