Stephen Colbert Fights Back Tears While Honoring Staff Member Amy Cole Who Died at Age 53

Stephen Colbert Fights Back Tears While Honoring Staff Member Amy Cole Who Died at Age 53

Stephen Colbert ended the April 1 episode of The Late Show on a somber note by mourning the death of his team member Amy Cole, who died at age 53.

Stephen Colbert Fights Tears In Moving Memorial Tribute To Executive Assistant Amy Cole

Stephen Colbert fought back tears as he ended Monday’s episode of CBS’ The Late Show with a black title card paying tribute to his late, longtime executive assistant Amy Cole, who had died the day before in New York following a brief illness. Cole had been battling cancer, according to colleagues who posted tributes on social media, and had been undergoing treatment at Manhattan’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital. At the end of Monday’s epi…