maherahala ali. and a performance by comedian chris gethard, batiste ask stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! wooo! hey, everybody. hey! >> stephen: i like that. hey, everybody. welcome to the "late show, everybody." thank you so much. please have a seat. so nice to be here among friends. well, let's see,-- ( cheers ) everybody take a deep breath. donald trump isn't president yet. but-- ( cheers ) bu overseas. so i think that means i'm in charge. ( cheers and applause ) as you were. smokeem if you gotem. >> obama has left the country, because he's not an idiot, and he is overseas trying his best to convince foreign leaders that trump will be a responsible, pragmatic president. here and convince us, because i still have my doubts. give him a chance. you know, give him a chance, like a game of chance. trump certainly feels like a crapshoot. i'll tell you that much. here's one of the reasons why barack obama hasn't entirely calmed me down. jim, can we show the foota