The Emmys Writer Stephen Colbert Thanked From the Stage

Ariel Dumas, formerly head writer of The Late Show, wrote this year's Emmys broadcast, and Stephen Colbert stopped to credit her from the stage. Few people who write a ceremony get named during it, and this was the biggest night in television. In a conversation with Vanity Fair, Dumas talked about meeting Taylor Swift, explained why she is pushing back against artificial intelligence, and confirmed she has a new job writing for another host. Everyone will be comparing notes on the Emmys at the first dinners of the season, so her name is worth knowing before then.

With reporting from Vanity Fair.