India, Sept. 15 -- Stephen Colbert opened the 2025 Emmy Awards by presenting the first award of the night, but before he could begin, the audience stood and gave him a long ovation.

"Sit down! Thank you very much. We got to keep going," Colbert said as the crowd chanted his name. He then joked about the end of The Late Show. "While I have your attention. Is anyone hiring?"

He added, "Because I have 200 well qualified candidates with me tonight, who'll be available in June," referring to his staff on The Late Show, which will end in May 2026.

Colbert pulled a resume out of his pocket with an old headshot on the back, then walked over to Harrison Ford and asked him to pass it along to Steven Spielberg. "I haven't had a chance to update m...