After being off for about 9 months, Stephen Colbert hosted his first Late Show last night, and there were some awesome moments.
The show started with a montage of Colbert in various locations, with random people, singing the National Anthem. The clip ended on a baseball field, where it started. The umpire took off his mask, and yelled “Play ball!” The umpire: Jon Stewart.
After his monologue, Colbert took a moment to thank David Letterman. He made a joke about Biff Henderson, who was Letterman’s stage manager. Then he thanked Dave, and said he was a first generation Letterman fan.
There was also a bit where Colbert was flipping through the channels on his new video screen, and he came up on The Tonight Show. Then he and Jimmy Fallon had a little conversation about each other’s guests for the night. They wrapped it up with Jimmy telling Stephen he’d see him in the late-night locker room. And, at the very end of the show, they did just that.
And, since George Clooney didn’t have a movie to promote during his interview, they made one up. It was an action-thriller called Decision Strike, and they even showed three clips.
Check out all of the clips below!