Stephen Colbert brought back a fan-favorite bit from "The Colbert Report" on Thursday night, in an effort to help audiences figure out how to survive censorship by the Trump administration. This week's word?

Stephen Colbert pulled out all the stops in defending his late-night competitor and friend Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday. That included pulling out his old Comedy Central character: Stephen Colbert the political pundit and host of The Colbert Report. “Hello, nation,” Colbert said in-character. “Daddy’s home.”

Stephen Colbert resurrected his conservative alter ego to make a pointed comment on the Jimmy Kimmel vs. MAGA saga. On Thursday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host started by joking,

Shari Redstone, ex-chair of Paramount Global who exited her family’s ownership of the media conglom this summer in a sale to Skydance Media, defended CBS’s cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” — saying that late-night TV is a money-losing proposition.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!' was indefinitely pulled from ABC, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to PEOPLE on Wednesday, Sept. 17

Stephen Colbert called out President Donald Trump as an “autocrat” while defending Jimmy Kimmel after the latter’s show was indefinitely suspended following his remarks about the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.

Stephen Colbert brought his Emmy to 'The Late Show' and thanked fellow nominee Jimmy Kimmel for campaigning on his behalf instead.

Stephen Colbert and Jasmine Crockett are politically aligned, and there's a rumor that the might be teaming up to make a new TV show.