Stephen Colbert earned his second standing ovation of the night — this time, after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series Sunday.

After chants of “Stephen, Stephen” from the crowd, Colbert took the stage alongside the crew behind the CBS late-night show, which is scheduled to end next May.

“Thank you for this honor. I want to thank CBS for giving us the privilege to be part of the late-night tradition, which I hope continues long after we’re no longer doing this show,” Colbert said. “I gotta thank these people, the 200 incredible professionals. You are the pros, and I’m so proud to be one of you. We gotta thank the people who supported us the last 20 years.”

After thanking his family and honoring Amy Cole, Colbert’s assistant for 16 years who

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