Stephen Colbert Overcome with Emotion Before Tribute to Late Staffer

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‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ paid tribute to Amy Cole, a staffer who worked with Colbert for 16 years and died recently after a short illness

Stephen Colbert became visibly emotional before an on-air tribute to staffer Amy Cole at the end of the Monday, April 1, episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

“That’s it for The Late Show,” Colbert, 59, began, before pausing for several seconds and tapping his desk as he gathered himself. Cole’s obituary says she died “peacefully” and is survived by her parents, two sisters and five nieces and nephews. Cole’s colleagues flooded social media with their thoughts and tributes. Director and producer Jake Plunkett posted via X, 'Words cannot measure how big a loss Amy Cole is to this world. F–k cancer.'

 

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