Stephen Colbert says only one thing will “stop” President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE: “The democratic process — that’s it.”

“Comedy will not stop him,” Colbert said in an interview with Variety published Tuesday. “The democratic process will stop this guy. It’s the only way.”

The “Late Show” host — a frequent Trump critic and late-night ratings leader — added that the Republican Party must “grow a pair.”

“Just drop a ’nad, and do what you know is right. And that won’t happen until they lose the House or Senate. And then, ‘Katie bar the door,’” Colbert said.

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Colbert, who’s poised to make his Emmy Awards hosting debut on CBS on Sunday, said Trump dominated the small screen this year.

“The biggest story of the year is not ‘Westworld.’ It’s not ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ It’s not Milo Ventimiglia’s luscious abs. That’s not what we cared about,” he told Variety. “The biggest TV star of the year is Donald Trump.”

While his opening remarks at the 69th annual awards show won't be a "political monologue," Colbert said, "you can't keep politics out of it, because politics was the biggest TV story this year."

He added: “Maybe no one will care about anything else as much as they care about him – on either side – and so that could temper the intense interest in what any of us in late night are doing, because it’s been, you know, I hesitate to use the word ‘good,’ but it has been strong notice across all of the late-night shows.

“If it’s not him, it may temper interest in late night, but I don’t see it ending. But what I know is that no matter what, we will never stop keeping the doors of the show open until the last minute, because now we know what the show is about.”

The 53-year-old CBS funnyman, who took heat earlier this year for a crude joke about Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he won’t crack one-liners that he doesn’t agree with.

“We have a team of writers, but I would not tell a joke the intent of which I do not share.”