Stephen Colbert will reportedly keep on the earth of late-night tv amid the cancellation of The Late Present.
In line with a report from Vulture, printed on Friday, August 1, Colbert, 61, has signed on as a visitor star within the CBS collection Elsbeth — the place he’ll painting a late-night discuss present host.
The outlet detailed that Colbert, whose personal late-night present was revealed to have been cancelled final month, will seem on the drama collection as “the host of … a late-night discuss present referred to as Method Late with Scotty Bristol,” with manufacturing on the visitor spot stated to have commenced final week in New York Metropolis.
The outlet additionally identified that as a consequence of manufacturing’s swift operations, the episode was “virtually certainly deliberate” earlier than the community introduced the cancellation of The Late Present on July 17.
Stephen Colbert is already planning his subsequent profession transfer after The Late Present‘s controversial cancellation. In the course of the Monday, July 28, episode of his late evening collection, Colbert, 61, joked about venturing into podcasting whereas getting recommendation from Las Culturistas’ Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. “I’m going to want a gig quickly, so promote me on […]
The report follows Colbert’s February interview with Elsbeth star Wendell Pierce, throughout which Colbert revealed he’d like to look on the collection sooner or later. The request was met with Pierce, 61, telling Colbert that he might probably “make that occur.”
Colbert addressed his present’s demise throughout the July 17 episode of The Late Present, telling viewers on the time, “Earlier than we begin the present I need to let you realize one thing that I discovered simply final evening. Subsequent yr might be our final season, the community might be ending The Late Present in Might [2026].”
The shock announcement was met with loud booing from the studio viewers, which led to Colbert explaining the choice additional. “I share your emotions. It’s not simply the top of our present however it’s the top of The Late Present on CBS. I’m not being changed. That is all simply going away,” he stated throughout the episode. “I do need to say that the parents at CBS have been nice companions … And I’m grateful to the viewers, you, who’ve joined us each evening, in right here, on the market, and all world wide.”
The Late Present With Stephen Colbert will formally come to an finish in Might 2026. “Earlier than we begin the present I need to let you realize one thing that I discovered simply final evening,” host Stephen Colbert, 61, shared throughout the Thursday, July 17, episode taping and shared through Instagram. “Subsequent yr might be our […]
Throughout The Late Present’s Monday, July 28, episode, Colbert joked about transferring into the world of podcasting whereas interviewing the hosts of “Las Culturaistas,” Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
“I’m going to want a gig quickly, so promote me on podcasting. Is it enjoyable?” Colbert requested Yang, 34, and Rogers, 35, declaring that their very own podcast was included on TIME’s checklist of the High 100 greatest podcasts of all-time.
Rogers responded, jokingly, “You begin one, we’re getting bumped. Like virtually actually.”
