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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show wins first Emmy a month after cancellation news

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Stephen Colbert in New York City during his 21 July Late Show episode. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/CBS/Getty Images

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won its first-ever Emmy on Sunday, less than two months after news of its cancellation elicited a gleeful reaction from Donald Trump.

Colbert’s program won at Sunday’s Creative Arts Emmys in the category of outstanding directing for a variety series for an episode featuring actors David Oyelowo, Finn Wolfhard and Alan Cumming as well as a musical performance by the rock band OK Go.

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