The word last night from Stephen Colbert? How about "Daft Punked?"

After getting word that Daft Punk canceled out on The Colbert Report Tuesday night, at the last minute so they could make a surprise appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, the faux pundit had a little fun at the Robots' expense.

Colbert kicked off the show by welcoming Colbert Nation to "Stephen Colbchella '013," his now-annual summer musical bash, which was to feature Daft Punk performing their mega-hit "Get Lucky" or, as the funnyman called it, "the song of the summer of the century."

But what his fans didn't expect was for Colbert to start bashing the reclusive electronica duo, referring to them as "The Artists formerly booked as Daft Punk."