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Cult favorite ‘Severance’ missed out on several big awards on a night overseen efficiently by mild-mannered comic Nate Bargatze
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Stephen Colbert could have been forgiven for crowing. Less than two months ago, The Late Show host learned his much-loved talk show had been cancelled by CBS in controversial circumstances. While the network claimed it was purely a financial decision, many believe the show was sacrificed to curry favor with President Trump. Tonight, Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show. As his team celebrated wildly behind him and in the audience, Colbert raised the prize aloft and took the gracious route: He began by thanking CBS.
