Stephen Colbert went after Trump in his Emmys opener, and gave us some song and dance
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From a song and dance that proclaimed "Everything is better on TV," in which he jumped around and danced with the cast of some of the past year's hits like "This Is Us" and "Stranger Things," to getting on stage and throwing out the one-liners, Colbert gradually built up the fierceness of the jokes.
There was the joke on how all the HBO wins tonight should be melted down and used for the ransom of next year's HBO hack, poking fun at the recent hack in the midst of season seven of "Game of Thrones."
And while celebrating the diversity of this year's nominees, he also threw out late night host Bill Maher's name.
"I'm assuming he's black he's so comfortable using the N word," joked Colbert, touching on Maher's use of the word on his show over the summer.
But Colbert kept his A material to go after his favorite, President Trump.
Colbert particularly focused on the idea that Trump's run for president may never have happened if the Emmys just gave him an Emmy win for his show, "The Apprentice."
"Unlike the presidency, Emmys go to the winner of the popular vote," Colbert said, referring to Trump's opponent Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote in the presidential election.
However, Colbert saved the best for last, as he brought out former White House press secretary Sean Spicer to proclaim that this year's Emmys telecast will be the most watched of all time. The appearance of Spicer had everyone, including the person who played him on "Saturday Night Live," Melissa McCarthy, in total shock.
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