Last year, after CBS made the decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel threw his support behind his fellow late-night host to win the main late-night Emmy.
Kimmel put up a billboard saying, “I’m voting for Stephen.”
Many wondered then, twelve months on, after Kimmel had his own annus horribilis, including briefly being taken off the air by ABC, whether Colbert would return the favor. Kimmel even told THR, “We were hoping this time they’d get one for us.”
It seems he has not.
CBS posted an FYC video on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s YouTube channel. It featured many clips of Colbert’s fellow late-night hosts and Emmy rivals, including Kimmel, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Andy Cohen. But it made it clear that they want another Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Series category (the new name for the merged category).
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The Late Show is competing against Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Saturday Night Live in the main late-night category after the Outstanding Talk Series and Outstanding Scripted Variety Series categories were merged.
There is also the possibility that more than one of these shows can pick up a statue in the category as a result of the new rules.
The canceled CBS talker landed nine Emmy nominations this year. Other nods included in writing, directing music direction, picture editing, sound mixing, lighting design, camerawork and production design.
The FYC video leans into Colbert’s final run of shows with a heavy dose of A-listers. This includes the comedian joking with William Shatner, being serenaded by Bette Midler, Drew Barrymore jokingly reenacting her famous spot on Letterman’s desk, Jennifer Aniston cuddling puppies, drinking with Billy Crystal, therapizing with Oprah Winfrey, throwing furniture off the roof with Letterman, talking about running for President with President Obama, celebrating Christmas with Prince Harry and dancing with Paul McCartney.