Stephen Colbert showed off his shiny new Emmy on The Late Show , earning a standing ovation and a chant of “Stephen, Stephen” from the audience as he kicked off his show on Tuesday night.

“On Sunday night we won our first Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series,” Colbert said. “Man, I’m telling you, we should have gotten cancelled years ago. This award belongs to all 200 of the incredibly hard-working people who make this show.”

He went on to thank the show’s writers, stage crew, production staff, talent, editors, and many more staff members. He also shared his gratitude with the audience, who “ultimately make this show possible.” “So this belong to you too, but I’m going to keep it,” Colbert quipped. “And if anyone so much as touches it I will jab your eyes out with the wings right ther

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