Stephen Colbert touches hearts as always—in a different way today

Stephen Colbert’s mother died, we learn, last week. Here’s him, giving a heart-warming, and heart-wrenching, eulogy to the woman who brought him up:

But even after the above, what struck me as even more exemplary is how he proceeds:

So, with that in mind… This… is the Colbert Report!

And the show, as always, must go on:

Condolences, Stephen.