Debut of the Day: Stephen Colbert Took the Late Show Stage for His First Show Last Night

After months of teasing and weird stunts Stephen Colbert finally hosted his first Late Show Sept. 8.

George Clooney, Jeb Bush and Stay Human came on the show as guests and helped introduce America to the next contender for late night/viral video ratings.

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He kicked things off with the Star Spangled Banner and Trump jokes

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He kept it classy by honoring David Letterman

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He got Jeb Bush to say something nice about Obama

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He then made even more Trump jokes

Because ratings, I guess.

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A goateed George Clooney made up a new movie

All in all, it seemed a lot like late night talk show, which is what it is.

Colbert brings that special bit of extra charm that makes it enjoyable, but at the moment it seems like just another take on a format that feels pretty dated at its core.

What do you think? Will you watch?

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