{"id":56391,"date":"2025-08-03T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56391\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T23:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T23:08:08","slug":"stephen-colbert-to-guest-star-as-late-night-host-on-cbs-elsbeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/56391\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert to Guest Star as Late-Night Host on CBS&#8217; &#8216;Elsbeth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/stephen-colbert\/\" id=\"auto-tag_stephen-colbert\" data-tag=\"stephen-colbert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> is taking his hosting skills to another <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/cbs\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cbs\" data-tag=\"cbs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS<\/a> property. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cLate Show\u201d helmsman will guest star in an upcoming episode of the crime comedy series \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/elsbeth\/\" id=\"auto-tag_elsbeth\" data-tag=\"elsbeth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elsbeth<\/a>,\u201d appearing as a late-night frontman, Variety has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA CBS rep declined Variety\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile it\u2019s unknown how Colbert will fit into the weekly mystery, the details of his role have been made public. He will play the leading man of the fictional late-night talk show \u201cWay Late with Scotty Bristol,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/stephen-colbert-elsbeth-season-3-guest-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vulture<\/a>, which first reported Colbert\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile the episode was filmed this week, Colbert\u2019s \u201cElsbeth\u201d role has long been in the works, kick-started by an appearance from series star Wendell Pierce on \u201cThe Late Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring Pierce\u2019s interview with Colbert, the late-night host said he had asked CBS to play a corpse on one of the network\u2019s crime procedurals. Upon hearing this, Pierce offered to help. He told Colbert, \u201cI can make that happen. I know a guy who knows a guy. We can get you on.\u201d The \u201cdeal\u201d came right as \u201cElsbeth\u201d was picked up for a third season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tElsbeth was created by Robert and Michelle King, and stars Carrie Preston in her \u201cThe Good Wife\u201d role, along with Pierce. Other notable guest stars from past seasons include Nathan Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti, Matthew Broderick and Retta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCBS <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/cbs-cancel-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision-1236464356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced in July<\/a> that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\" data-tag=\"the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/a>\u201d would end after the next TV season. While the network cited the move as a \u201cfinancial decision,\u201d some speculated the cancellation was to appease a Donald Trump-controlled FCC amid a merger between Paramount, CBS\u2019 parent company, and Skydance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert is taking his hosting skills to another CBS property. 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