The host took the stage and welcomed hundreds of attendees for the first time in 460 days.
This is a slightly different energy than the converted storage room eight floors above us …
Before Monday’s show, Colbert had been broadcasting — like many of his late-night peers — from a makeshift miniature set decorated to resemble a cozy home office, while celebrity guests visited via video chat.
That’s why we’ve replaced all of our ‘Applause’ signs with ‘Remember how to applaud’ signs, and I am absolutely proud to say we are the first show back up on Broadway.
Andrew Cuomo, who has recently been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, to whom he has publicly apologized.
He’s not here tonight, but he asked me to read this note: If you remember me for one thing this year, let it be bringing back the ‘Late Show’ audience.
Colbert also made clear, “for those of you watching at home,” that everyone present for Monday’s taping had been immunized against COVID-19.
This week, Colbert became one of the final TV hosts to resume production as usual amid the country’s gradual mass reopening.
While the vast majority of late-night shows have now returned to their respective studios, “The Daily Show” has been in no rush to scrap its casual, work-from-home setting.
“I think the pandemic has stripped a lot of people of that pomp and ceremony.