Stephen Colbert guest stars in a twisty mystery series as a murdered talk show host

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert played a murdered talk show host in the bizarre detective series “Elsbeth.”

Colbert announced this to his fans in July CBS cancels its show in the spring of 2026. The show’s cancellation comes after the network and its parent company settled with President Donald Trump over the summer after he sued them for “election interference” during a “60 Minutes” interview with his 2024 opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

But the talk show host is making new headlines this week for his appearance on “Elsbeth’s” Season 3 premiere. Portrayed by the eponymous Colbert Late night talk show host From the movie “Way Late with Scotty Bristol”, which was killed by its executive producer.

According to IMDb, “Elsbeth” focuses on “smart but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni who uses her unique perspective to make unique observations and trap brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.”

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With recent controversies surrounding late night talk shows ranging from the cancellation of Colbert’s show to… Short commentary for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Some, like culture writer Emma Fraser wrote in The Daily Beast that one “might get the impression that showrunner Jonathan Tolins is taking a ripped-from-the-headlines approach to the popular series.”

However, the truth is more complicated, as showrunner Tolins reportedly wrote the episode before Colbert announced the shutdown of his show.

“The first thing he (Colbert) said to me was, ‘Wow, everyone’s going to think that Elspeth’s writers have the biggest parties in Hollywood,'” said Carrie Preston, who plays the titular character. The daily monster.

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But while Colbert plays a talk show host who is literally murdered, the character he plays is one that doesn’t seem to be based on himself.

“Scotty is neither a TV star nor a nice boss, which is why his executive producer Laurel (Amy Sedaris) turned a paper shredder into a murder weapon,” Fraser wrote.

“Even though they have the same job, Scotty Bristol is not the loving, accepting, wonderful, welcoming person that Stephen Colbert is,” Preston said.

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