There's brass balls and then there's Stephen Colbert, who appears to have titanium ones.
After his actions at the Republican National Convention, security and staff at the Democratic National Convention were fully aware and waiting for Colbert's 'Hunger Games'-inspired performance and seemed 100% set on not letting him anywhere near the podium, let alone on it.
Colbert, or rather his 'Hungry For Power Games' alter ego Julius Flickerman and his pet weasel Caligula, however had other plans, and not even a fleet of security guards could fight against his determination to stand in the spot that Hillary Clinton will later this week.
And if you want to see Colbert's 360-degree fish-eye view of his run at the podium, you can do so here.