Stephen Colbert has been tapped to host the Emmys this year. CBS announcedThe Late Showhost will host the 69th annual primetime ceremony next fall. The hiring assures that the first Emmys of Donald Trumps presidency wont lack for jokes about the commander-in-chief. Credit: Timothy Kuratek/CBS Both in person and around the globe. Colbert previously hosted the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors on CBS. His CBS late-night colleague, James Corden, will host the Grammy Awards on Feb....

Since Donald Trump won the presidential election on Nov. 8, fake news has been quite a hot topic. A lot of uninformed, gullible people fell for the Clinton/Podesta sex ring theory, Colbert said. Okay, then I decide a guy who spreads this bullst shouldnt be in charge of national security. Credit: CBS Pizzagate got really serious this weekend, when a believershowed up at Comet Ping Pong with an assault rifle....

But I, sir, am no John Dickerson. Launching into a withering tirade, Colbert called Trump the glutton with the button and a regular Gorge Washington. Youre the presi-dunce, he added, but youre turning into a real prick-tator. Credit: CBS Sir, you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign-language gorilla that got hit in the head. Colbert also served up a doozy of a punchline about Trumps friendly attitude toward Vladimir Putin....

He has invited them to strike a deal over a few frames at the White House bowling alley. Yeah, Trump wants to be there as the Republicans throw their balls away. Okay, hold on there, chief, Colbert said. Credit: CBS Youre in charge now. If you let health care collapse, we wont blame the Democrats we will blame you. Thats like a firefighter letting a house burn down to make the space heater look bad....

Some of that is no doubt due to Colbert’s relentless dings on the new president. EW rounded up some of our favorites. Colbert mocked this theorizing witha diagram so hilariousit ultimately had to be blurred out before he completed it. CBS Sinatra-Style Slam Donald Trump was just as surprised as everyone else at his electoral upset in November. Colbert reacted by turning that line into aFrank Sinatra-esquenumber. CBS CBS CBS...

How would ‘The Late Show’ and ‘The Late Late Show’ run without women? What would become ofThe Late ShowandThe Late Late Showwithout their female crew members? Colbert andLate Showwriter-producer Paul Dinello attempted to scrap together an opening monologue without the shows female staff. Credit: CBS Colbert giggled, Thats really good. Watch the bit in the clip above. Youre supposed to be a welcoming beacon to immigrants fleeing oppression, right? I am, man....

Stephen Colbert is right about one thing: Halloween needs some jams. On Thursdays episode ofThe Late Show, the host sought to fix that with help from some friends. You know the one thing Halloween lacks? Credit: CBS Theres no good Halloween novelty songs. Theres the Monster Mash, but thats like 50-something years old now, he said. We need a new one. Enter rap duo execute the Jewels and the ensuing collaboration, The Halloween Wiggle....

‘The Mooch gave us a smooch after Spicey screwed the pooch,’ Meyers said. Once Colbert got over the Bohemian Rhapsody joke (Scaramouche, Scaramouche, Can you do the fandango? He further mocked, Scaramucci is like adding Scrappy-Doo or Chachi toHappy Days. Colbert said, Wait, have you seen the Trump administration? Those are the qualifications for a job. Weve got his resume right here. Anthony Scaramucci, special skills: Being a joke, Trump hanging-on, and whacking stoolies....

Would you take a handful? Thats our Syrian refugee problem. Thats a powerful metaphor. Credit: CBS It really makes me rethink my stance on eating Syrian refugees, Colbert said. He then trashed the meme for its poor grammar and incorrect premise. Now, there are a couple of problems with this Skittles meme. Okay, thats not right. Also, it turns out the math is wrong. Hes saying three out of a little bowl of refugees would kill you....

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. ‘But there’s always a catch’ ImLa La Land Im sorry, I read that wrong. Im Stephen Colbert, the host ofThe Late Showriffed onthe Oscars mix-upduring his opening monologue Monday night. It was the craziest ending to the Oscars since it turned out that Helen Mirren was Keyser Soze. I feel bad for everybody inLa La Landand the poorMoonlightpeople, Colbert said....

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. (Not to be confused with another of King’s literary-minded sons,Joe Hill.) According to the official summary, as they slumber, women “become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. Credit: Slaven Vlasi/Getty Images; Danielle Lurie And the men, left behind, become “increasingly primal.” Here the trees were thicker scrub pines fighting for space and sunlight. The webby stuff hung from some of the branches....

Part I of EW’s weeklong tribute to the the author. Stephen King celebrates his 70th birthday on Sept. 21. He and King have known each other for years, and they recently collaborated on the novellaGwendys Button Box. Credit: Cemetery Dance How do you say a proper thank-you to the man who handed you the key? How do you when words arent enough? By the time wed finished reading and discussing The Monkey, my path was crystal clear....

Part V of EW’s weeklong tribute to the master of the macabre. Stephen King celebrated his 70th birthday, on Sept. 21. Growing up as a child in the 1980s, I wasnt much of a reader. Credit: ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images; Courtesy Paul Tremblay I was a shoot-free-throws-in-the-driveway-pretending-I-was-Larry-Bird or watch-the-new-fangled-cable-TV-all-afternoon kind of kid. I knew who Stephen King was as many of the adults in my extended family were his constant readers....