Stephen Colbert will host the 2017 Emmy AwardsReuters Comedian Stephen Colbert will host the Emmys for the first time. Talk show host Stephen Colbert will host the 2017 Emmys ceremony celebrating the highest honors in television, organisers said. Colbert, 52, is host of CBS's "Late Show" and made his name on the Emmy-winning satirical news shows "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show." READ MORE* Stephen Colbert is the 'most streamed' late night host* Jimmy Fallon faces backlash for 'hair-messing' Trump interview"We look forward to honoring television's best while entertaining audiences with the creative energy and sharp comedy of Stephen Colbert," Jack Sussman, executive vice president of live events at CBS, said in a statement. Colbert quipped on Monday that the 2017 Emmys would produce "the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period.

Source: Stuff January 23, 2017 23:06 UTC