Colbert really struggled with the show his first week back in January, but it was all gone the next Monday, and he did a pretty damn good job without his writers. But it will be good to have the the word, threat down, tip of my hat / wag of my finger, etc. back. Actually, a lot of his words lately were dull, wouldn't bother me if they dropped them off the show - or at least not do them nightly.