But the talk show host is generating new headlines this week for appearing in “Elsbeth’s” Season 3 premiere. Colbert portrayed the eponymous late night talk show host<\/a> of “Way Late with Scotty Bristol,” who is murdered by his executive producer.<\/p>\n According to IMDb, “Elsbeth” focuses on an “Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.”<\/p>\n COLBERT WINS EMMY FOR ‘LATE SHOW’ AFTER CANCELLATION, SAYS HE LOVES HIS COUNTRY MORE THAN EVER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Host Stephen Colbert’s show will be shut down in the spring of 2026. (Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n With recent controversies about late-night talk shows ranging from the cancellation of Colbert\u2019s show to the brief suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”<\/a> some, like culture writer Emma Fraser, wrote in the Daily Beast that one “might be under the impression that showrunner Jonathan Tolins is taking a ripped-from-the-headlines approach to the popular series.”<\/p>\n However, the truth is more complicated, as showrunner Tolins reportedly wrote the episode before Colbert announced his show was being shut down.\u00a0<\/p>\n “The first thing that he [Colbert] said to me was, \u2018Wow, everybody\u2019s gonna think that the Elsbeth writers have the biggest balls in Hollywood,\u2019” Carrie Preston, who plays the titular character, told The Daily Beast.<\/a><\/p>\n CONAN O’BRIEN FORESEES THE END OF LATE-NIGHT TV, PREDICTS BOLD PREDICTION ON STEPHEN COLBERT’S FUTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Late-night host Stephen Colbert, playing a murdered talk show host, appeared to some as eerily parallel to his actual show getting canceled in real life. (Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n But while Colbert plays a talk show host who is literally killed, the character he plays is one that does not appear to be based on himself.<\/p>\n “Scotty isn\u2019t the kindest TV star or boss, which is why his executive producer, Laurel (Amy Sedaris), turns a paper shredder into a murder weapon,” Fraser wrote.<\/p>\n “Although they have the same job, Scotty Bristol is not the loving, accepting, wonderful, and welcoming person that Stephen Colbert is,” Preston said.<\/p>\n![\"Late](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stephen-colbert-trump-alive.jpg\")
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