Colbert's Conundrum: The Bittersweet Victory of Free Speech in Late Night TV The Emmy Awards ceremony on Monday night was a triumph for "The Late Show With Stephen Stephen Colbert," but it also underscored the complexities and challenges facing late night television.
Despite being canceled by CBS, Colbert chose to focus on the resilience of free speech in the face of adversity.
"Free speech is alive and well," he declared, insisting that a true threat to freedom of expression would be one where people are afraid to speak out due to fear of reprisal or punishment.