You can take the latenight show away from the host, but you can't drag the host away from latenight. Stephen Colbert lands new latenight hosting gig on CBS — in

You can take the late-night show away from the host, but you can't drag the host away from late-night.

Stephen Colbert lands new late-night hosting gig on CBS — in Elsbeth season 3

You can take the late-night show away from the host, but you can't drag the host away from late-night.

By Shania Russell

Published on August 3, 2025 08:03PM EDT

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Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show' in July. Credit:

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When one door closes, a guest spot opens.

Stephen Colbert's days on CBS's *The Late Show* may be numbered, but the comedian is already exploring some new ventures, including a role on CBS's *Elsbeth —* as a late-night host.

* *has learned that Colbert is set to guest-star in a season 3 episode of the murder mystery series. Colbert's character will host the fictional show, *Way Late with Scotty Bristol*, according to Vulture, which first reported the news.

Stephen Colbert photographed in April 2024, and Carrie Preston starring in an episode of 'Elsbeth'.

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Representatives for Colbert did not immediately respond to EW's inquiries, while a rep for CBS declined to comment.

The timing of Colbert's newest CBS collab is certainly auspicious. Late last month, the network announced that* The Late Show With Stephen Colbert* would conclude next year, ending the franchise — which began with David Letterman in 1993 — after 33 years on the air.

EW has learned that plans for Colbert's appearance on *Elsbeth* were set in motion months before that announcement. Back in February, Colbert welcomed *Elsbeth* star Wendell Pierce to *The Late Show* and, during their conversation, said that he's been dying to appear on a procedural like *Elsbeth*.

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"I want to be the body that's found behind the pile of lettuce boxes or something like that," he joked.

Pierce immediately offered to help out: "I can make that happen," he quipped. "I know a guy who knows a guy. We can get you on."

Whether Colbert will be a murderer, an ally, or a produce-stashed corpse remains to be seen, but it seems Pierce delivered on his promise to make a few calls. **

A spinoff of *The Good Wife *and *The Good Fight*, *Elsbeth* follows the astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston) as she uses her unique observations to solve a new murder each week. As a guest star, Colbert is in esteemed company; the series has also welcomed Nathan Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Laurie Metcalf, Mary-Louise Parker, Laura Benanti, Matthew Broderick, and more.

Stephen Colbert and Wendell Pierce on 'The Late Show'.

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty

With the new season set to arrive in October, the comedian will remain busy hosting his actual late-night show until May.

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In announcing the end of* The Late Show*, CBS said its decision to pull the plug on the franchise was "purely a financial one" and that it wasn't "related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."

But many critics have questioned the timing of the announcement, pointing out that Colbert had recently criticized CBS' corporate parent, Paramount Global, for agreeing to pay $16 million to President Donald Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that aired on *60 Minutes* in November. Trump has long disliked late-night hosts' jokes about his administration and celebrated news of *The Late Show*'s cancellation on social media, writing that Colbert's "talent was even less than his ratings.

For his part, Colbert has not backed down, continuing to openly criticize Trump and his administration throughout the president's second term. Reacting to Trump's post about his cancellation, Colbert said, "How dare you sir. Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f--- yourself."**

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