Stephen Colbert pulled out all the stops in defending his late-night competitor and friend Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday. That included pulling out his old Comedy Central character: Stephen Colbert the political pundit and host of The Colbert Report. Cue the bald eagle screech.

Stephen Colbert brought back a fan-favorite bit from "The Colbert Report" on Thursday night, in an effort to help audiences figure out how to survive censorship by the Trump administration. This week's word?

Colbert quipped, “Any fancy casting opportunities there for anybody?” As a matter of fact, she revealed to him that they'd begun to do some preliminary casting in hopeful anticipation of a fifth season,

The comedian and talk-show host paid tribute to his longtime assistant and expressed hope for the future.

"You know what my community values are, buster? Freedom of speech!" the "Late Show" host says to cheers from his studio audience

As a reminder, The Late Show was canceled back in July, and CBS claimed that they were making a “purely a financial decision” despite the cancellation coming in wake of the network’s multimillion-dollar settlement with President Donald Trump and after Stephen called said settlement a “big fat bribe.” More on the drama here.

Stephen Colbert brought his Emmy to 'The Late Show' and thanked fellow nominee Jimmy Kimmel for campaigning on his behalf instead.

A new winner was named for the Outstanding Talk Series category at the 2025 Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14. 'The Daily Show', 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', and 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' were also up for the prize.

Saturday's rally was led by artists and comedians who targeted President Trump​ and called on corporations and the community to stand up for free speech.