CBS might need canceled The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, however the host isn’t stepping away from tv simply but, as he’s already lined up a brand new gig.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, Colbert is ready to make a visitor look on the upcoming third season of CBS’ crime comedy-drama Elsbeth, which returns on October 12. The comic will visitor star because the host of a fictional late-night speak present referred to as Approach Late with Scotty Bristol.
Elsbeth is a spin-off of The Good Spouse and The Good Combat, centering on Carrie Preston‘s Elsbeth Tascioni, an unconventional legal professional who finally ends up working as a de facto detective. The present additionally stars Carra Patterson as younger NYPD officer Kaya Blanke and Wendell Pierce as NYPD captain Charles Wallace (C. W.) Wagner.
Colbert filmed his episode this previous week, although his look had reportedly been within the works for a lot of months. In February, when Pierce was a visitor on The Late Present, Colbert requested the actor if he might assist bag him a job on Elsbeth, quipping, “I’ve at all times wished to be a corpse on one in all these exhibits.”
“I could make that occur. I do know a man who is aware of a man. We are able to get you on,” Pierce responded.
With its ‘murder-of-the-week’ format, Elsbeth usually options visitor stars in one-off roles. Others who’ve appeared throughout the primary two seasons embody Jane Krakowski, Keegan-Michael Key, Vanessa Williams, Matthew Broderick, Mary-Louise Parker, Laurie Metcalf, and extra.
On July 17, Colbert broke the stunning information to viewers that CBS and Paramount had canceled The Late Present, with its last episode set to air in Might 2026.
CBS cited monetary causes for the cancellation; nevertheless, others have speculated the choice was made as a consequence of Colbert’s criticism of Paramount’s latest settlement with Donald Trump. This comes amid Paramount’s proposed merger with Skydance, which requires regulatory approval from the Trump administration.
Following the information of the cancelation, Trump took to social media to brag about Colbert’s firing, warning that Jimmy Kimmel can be subsequent on the chopping block. Colbert responded to the President on his July 21 broadcast, telling Trump, “Go f*** your self!”
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