Reminder: Stephen Colbert in current Emmy Magazine

We posted a while back that Emmy Magazine decided to honor Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report with the cover they so richly deserved, and we wanted to post one of the photos to remind you all that Rolling Stone isn’t the only magazine out there showing Stephen the love.

The interview (“Earning His Stripes”, by Andy Greenwald) covers a lot of ground — from the show’s inception and the rise of the Nation, to the WHCD speech and Stephen’s Presidential run, to those brilliant USO shows from Iraq (which impress me all the more as time goes by). And, of course, they cover “Stephen’s” insatiable quest for Emmy glory.

Why? “First and foremost, Emmys are weapons,” he explains. “Physical weapons because, as we all know, they are razor sharp on the wings. And they’re emotional weapons to use against guests because when they’re looking at me right over my shoulder, they see the statue at all times.”

Warming now, he continues. “If they step out of line, I just point over my shoulder and say, ‘Emmy. Do you have an Emmy?’ And if they do, I point to my Peabody. And if they have both an Emmy and a Peabody I try to end the interview as quickly as possible.”

Be sure to pick up your copy of the magazine if you haven’t yet; there are plenty of photos and tidbits for you to peruse while we wait for the return of the shows. Swing by the Emmy magazine site to order one for your very own.

Thanks to Sharon D. for the scan!

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