Stephen Colbert continues his victory lap on ‘The Daily Show’

On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert stopped by “Late Show� to say hello to David Letterman, whom he will be replacing next year. On Wednesday, Colbert returned to “The Daily Show� to tell Jon Stewart how he had “won television.�

Colbert got his start as a correspondent on “The Daily Show� from 1997 until 2005 when he left to host his own show, “The Colbert Report.� But on Wednesday, Colbert had to break the news to Stewart that he was ending his show, which airs immediately after “The Daily Show,� to go to CBS.

Stewart already knew this, but it didn’t stop Colbert from breaking the news to him again.

“At this point, I’m just running up the score,� he said.

“Almost nine years ago, I promised to change the world,� Colbert said. “And together, I did it.�

Colbert told the audience he had no plans after the end of his Comedy Central show. He suggested he might ride the rails for a while.

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“You have a gift, why don’t you stay in television?� Stewart suggested. “I heard David Letterman is retiring.�

“Yeah, I heard that too, Jon. But they already gave the part to some fat guy,� Colbert said.

So what was the point of Colbert’s visit? To give himself a goodbye tribute.

John Oliver recently got a surprise montage of his “Daily Show� highlights when he left in December. But Colbert never got that honor. Until now.

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