In case you missed it, Vulture <\/a>reported that Colbert <\/a>is expected to guest star on CBS\u2019s dramedy Elsbeth. Elsbeth is about an unconventional attorney helping the NYPD solve grizzly murders, and it uses characters from beloved shows like The Good Wife and The Good Fight.<\/p>\n More from SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n Colbert is set to play the host of the imaginary late-night show in this universe called Way Late with Scotty Bristol.<\/p>\n Stephen Colbert at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n Now, insiders claimed to the outlet that this cheeky guest appearance \u201cwas almost surely planned\u201d before CBS\u2019s announcement about canceling his show due to financial strain. Plus, apparently, Colbert repeatedly asked to be a part of the show, saying<\/a>: \u201cI want to be the body that\u2019s found behind the pile of lettuce boxes or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n And this isn\u2019t the first time he\u2019s played a late-night show host on TV, or in film.<\/p>\n For instance, he made a cameo as himself for The Morning Show, Strangers with Candy, BoJack Horseman<\/a>, and Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. So, he\u2019s definitely got the training down for this upcoming role!<\/p>\n Before you go, click here<\/a> to see the most important celebrity lawsuits over the past 15 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kelly Clarkson<\/p>\n Best of SheKnows<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for SheKnows’ Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":116151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,13895,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-116150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-stephen-colbert","10":"tag-tv","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114966060381896085","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Stephen](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/a73872b4a2784980fe18f84dee78abb1.jpeg\"\/)
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