No award show would be complete without some glitzy back-patting. During Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue, the Late Show host took a moment to appreciate the diversity of television. He shouted out the names of some of the night’s black nominees — Jeffrey Wright, Viola Davis, Samira Wiley, and more — and then named a certain white HBO host who got himself in hot water this year. “And, of course, Bill Maher,†Colbert said. “I assume he’s black since he’s so comfortable using the N-word.†You don’t have to listen that closely to hear Anthony Anderson letting out the night’s loudest cackle.
Stephen Colbert’s Emmys Monologue Shaded Bill Maher for Thinking It Was Okay to Use the N-word
