Himself - Host & Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Welcome to the 69th Emmy Awards. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert. This...
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Himself - Host & Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Thank you very much. This is exciting! Can you feel? This is TV's highest honors. Us celebrating us.
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Himself - Host & Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Tonight, we binge ourselves.
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Himself - Host & Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Can you feel it? This room is crackling with a collective energy of people who, for the last forty-eight hours, have consumed nothing but distilled water and Crest White Strips.
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Himself - Host & Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series: All the nominees look so beautiful this evening. So happy. So hopeful. Just a reminder, if you do win, don't forget to thank everyone who helped you get up here. Mainly "Game of Thrones", for not being eligible this year.
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Himself - Host & Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Now, personally, I have to take a moment here to thank CBS chairman Leslie Moonves. I literally have to thank him. It's in my contract. Unfortunately, Les could not be here tonight to receive my gratitude, so I accept it on his behalf.