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Stephen Colbert's recent Emmy success and acceptance remarks

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Feb 2, 2026

Have any major news organizations published the exact text of Stephen Colbert’s Emmy acceptance speech and how does it compare to reported paraphrases?

Multiple mainstream outlets published what they presented as ’s Emmys acceptance speech in full or close to full text, while many others ran paraphrases and selective quotes that emphasized different ...

Feb 2, 2026

Did Stephen colber recieve a lifetime humanitarian award and then say "“We’re sitting here dressed up, celebrating success, while so many people outside these walls are just trying to survive.” ?

was announced as a 2025 laureate by Human Rights, an honor that recognizes leaders who advance . The exact sentence “We’re sitting here dressed up, celebrating success, while so many people outside th...