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Despite his personal and professional life being turned upside-down in recent weeks, due to CBS cancelling The Late Show in August<\/a>, Stephen Colbert was all smiles on the night of the 2025 Emmy Awards (which we live-blogged)<\/a>. Those happy faces started up before the telecast did, as he and wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert walked the red carpet in anticipation of the talk show\u2019s fate in the Outstanding Talk Series category.<\/p>\n The comments made by the late night host\u2019s spouse during their interview on E!<\/a>\u2019s red carpet preview were not only extremely kind in the moment, but they felt even sweeter after Colbert\u2019s Late Show crew did indeed win the Emmy<\/a> hours later, near the end of the telecast airing on CBS (and streaming via Paramount+ subscription<\/a>).<\/p>\n Credit: CBS<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what she said when asked by Zuri Hall what has left her most in awe by her hubby\u2019s accomplishments:<\/p>\n I think the way he\u2019s such a great leader, the kindness with which he runs his show. They are 200 friends, and they love each other so much. And I don\u2019t think anybody has a sense of what it\u2019s like there unless you\u2019re backstage. They work for each other in a beautiful way. It\u2019s a great group.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Not that Colbert’s wife and late night night squad members are the only ones who have his back these days. The comedian scored a lot of goodwill after the cancellation news broke, from fellow late night hosts like Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> to Colbert’s former co-star Bob Odenkirk’s kind words<\/a>. And when he took the stage to present the first Emmy of the night on Sunday evening, he scored a giant crowd pop, and it marked the night’s first standing ovation.<\/p>\n Credit: CBS<\/p>\n Stephen Colbert Did Indeed Thank His Wife On Stage<\/p>\n After Bryan Cranston announced The Late Show’s name as the winner for Outstanding Talk Series, the crowd once again exploded as Colbert and a slew of Late Show employees took the stage in celebration. (Which didn’t help the ongoing countdown clock for acceptance speeches, but that ended up not being a factor.)<\/p>\n While sharing his appreciation, Colbert shared:<\/p>\n Personally, I want to thank my beautiful, brilliant wife Evie, who’s the brains of the outfit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The host then went on to thank his kids in the same loving way, and McGee-Colbert could be seen in the crowd laughing with tears welling up in her eyes. They’re just too cute.<\/p>\n![\"Stephen](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e4ec1d0433a711934b708a861ef4209f.jpeg\"\/)
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