matthew macfadyen! and jon m. chu! featuring louis cato and "the late show" band. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivanater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> stephen: right on time. [cheers and applause] thank you, friend. welcome. have a seat, everybody. thank you very much. you are very kind. welcome. welcome o one and all to "the late show." i'm your host, stephen colbert. [cheering] i hope all of you have stretched out your hammies, because it is a full-on sprint to the election. 104 days, and we are not stopping until november 5th, so grab a gatorade and slap some band-aids on your nipples. biden dropped out and endorsed kamala harris on sunday, and today, tuesday, she's already secured enough delegate endorsements to win the democratic presidential nomination. [cheers and applause] what? what? what's happening? what year is it? she became the presumptive nominee in 48 hours! to put that in perspective, it's been more than three years, and we still don't have a new james bond! [laughter] by the way, joe is available. looks good in a tux. with the delegates square