Stephen Colbert puts his stamp on Late Show

Stephen Colbert marked his debut last night as host of the Late Show,taking the reins from the retired David Letterman, andeven in hisnew venue,it was the same oldColbert.

Colbert's first nightat Manhattan'sEd Sullivan TheaterfeaturedOreo munching,cursed amuletsand lots of Donald Trump jokes.

But also Tuesday night, there was some classic Colbert, whose previous gig wasComedy Central's satirical news show TheColbertReport.

Late Show, on CBS,opened with a skit featuringColberttravelling America from the baseball diamond, to the Washington Monument singing The Star Spangled Banner, with a (perhaps not so surprising) surprise visit from Jon Stewart.

During his interviews one with Hollywood superstarGeorgeClooney, the other with Republican presidential candidate Jeb BushColbert cast aside hisbombastic conservativealter-ego, buthung on to therazorwit that hasmade him a household name.

"I used to play a narcissistic conservative pundit," he told Bush. "Now I'm just a narcissist."

The show closed with a performance of Sly and the Family Stone's Everyday People by thenew house band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, with an ensemblefeaturing soul legend Mavis Staples, Aloe Blacc, Ben Folds, Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks and others.

Online, many thought theshow was a success.

But there was some criticism, too. Some thought the lighting was a bit, well, orange.

Some didn't like the show at all.

And forothers, it'll probably just take a little getting used to.

So here's to the first one down, and many more to go.

The guest list for Colbert's first week of shows includes U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, the CEOs of TeslaMotors and Uber, comic Amy Schumer, actress Scarlett Johansson and author Stephen King.