{"id":2471482,"date":"2025-08-06T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-lands-a-new-gig-pretending-to-do-his-old-job\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:53:55","slug":"stephen-colbert-lands-a-new-gig-pretending-to-do-his-old-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-lands-a-new-gig-pretending-to-do-his-old-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Lands a New Gig: Pretending to Do His Old Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-colbert-lands-a-new-gig-pretending-to-do-his-old-job%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471482&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Stephen Colbert, soon to step down as host of &#8220;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&#8221; in May next year, has landed a new role as a guest star on the CBS mystery series &#8220;Elsbeth.&#8221; He will appear as a version of himself hosting a fictional show called &#8220;Way Late with Scotty Bristol.&#8221; &#8220;Elsbeth&#8221; follows a &#8220;howcatchem&#8221; mystery format similar to the classic series &#8220;Columbo,&#8221; where the crime is revealed early and the plot revolves around the investigation and capture of the perpetrator. While it is unclear what Colbert&#8217;s exact role in the episode is, speculation includes him playing either a murderer or a victim.The episode was filmed recently, but its broadcast date has not been announced. Colbert&#8217;s transition to &#8220;Elsbeth&#8221; follows the announcement of the cancellation of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-if-youre-a-person-in-power-expert-fact-checker-daniel-dale-is-watching-your-words\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: &#039;If You&#039;re a Person in Power, Expert Fact...Checker Daniel Dale Is Watching Your Words&#039;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-comedy-manager-leaves-entertainment-industry-to-start-unsafe-space-podcast-after-seeing-the-light\/\" title=\"Woke Comedy Manager Leaves Entertainment Industry To Start \u2018Unsafe Space\u2019 Podcast After \u2018Seeing The Light\u2019\">late-night show<\/a> due<\/a> to declining viewership and financial losses for CBS. The news has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sparked mixed reactions<\/a> on social media, ranging from amusement to criticism. His appearance came after a cast member of &#8220;Elsbeth,&#8221; Wendell Pierce, appeared on Colbert&#8217;s show and offered to facilitate his guest role.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert is going from pretending to be a comedian on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princess-bride-star-tells-cruz-he-has-contempt-for-him-cruz-fires-back-photo-that-star-signed-to-him\/\" title=\"\u2018Princess Bride\u2019 Star Tells Cruz He Has \u2018Contempt\u2019 For Him. Cruz Fires Back Photo That Star Signed To Him.\">late-night television<\/a> to &hellip; pretending to be a talk show host on late-night television.<\/p>\n<p>The soon-to-be-former host of &ldquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rdquo; &mdash; whose show is ending in May of next year &mdash; has already landed at least one new gig, according to the entertainment website Vulture.<\/p>\n<p>And the episode could be killer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Of all people, &lsquo;Late Show&rsquo; host Stephen Colbert knows that working in TV can be murder. Now, Vulture has learned he&rsquo;s going to put that real-life experience to work as a guest star on CBS drama &lsquo;Elsbeth.&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7hD05GvE0\">https:\/\/t.co\/k7hD05GvE0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Magazine (@NYMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYMag\/status\/1951457657178771515?\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/stephen-colbert-elsbeth-season-3-guest-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vulture<\/a>, Colbert is set to appear on an episode of the CBS mystery series &ldquo;Elsbeth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Colbert will play a version of himself as the host of a show called &ldquo;Way Late with Scotty Bristol,&rdquo; Vulture reported.<\/p>\n<p>The actual outlines of Colbert&rsquo;s part were not reported, but &ldquo;Elsbeth&rdquo; episodes generally follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenremote.com\/posts\/elsbeth-and-the-7-best-howcatchem-mystery-shows-on-tv-to-watch-01htdazkebqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;howcatchem&rdquo; format<\/a> used by the classic &ldquo;Columbo&rdquo; series starring Peter Falk, in which the audience is shown a murderer in action near the beginning of the episode and the plot is devoted to the murderer&rsquo;s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&rsquo;s possible Colbert is an actual killer in the episode. He could also be the victim. (The latter might sound like more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-colbert-shows-losing-job-vulgar-3-word-message-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winner for supporters<\/a> of President Donald Trump, but there could also be a latent audience for seeing Cobert at least metaphorically brought to justice.)<\/p>\n<p>The episode was recorded last week, the show business trade publication <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/stephen-colbert-guest-star-late-night-host-cbs-elsbeth-1236477482\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> reported Sunday. It did not report when it&rsquo;s due to be broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Colbert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/telling-democratic-senators-freaking-stephen-colberts-cancellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upended the Democratic universe<\/a> when he announced on July 17 that his late-night show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-colbert-done-cbs-ending-liberal-late-night-show-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had been axed<\/a> by CBS amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colbert-utterly-humiliated-colbert-rally-crowd-shows-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dwindling audience base<\/a>, ludicrously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-join-stephen-colbert-first-interview-since-election-libs-wonder-host-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist bias<\/a>, and reported losses of $40 million a year for the network.<\/p>\n<p>News of his shift from pretending to be an outrageously unfunny &ldquo;comedian&rdquo; to playing a talk show host on TV got generally a yawn on social media, but among the scant commentary there was a fair amount of ill-tempered amusement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UrHjivcMWl\">https:\/\/t.co\/UrHjivcMWl<\/a>. Might be the one episode of Elsbeth we can all skip.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dane (@realDaneFl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDaneFl\/status\/1952335334013878340?\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First step to getting the dnc presidential nomination.<br \/> His career is really taking off<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sero &ldquo;zippy&rdquo; Weeks (@SeroWeeks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeroWeeks\/status\/1952181100727378076?\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zzz. He is a biased loser.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Swampy (@real_swampy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/real_swampy\/status\/1952447733870346587?\">August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Vulture, Colbert&rsquo;s appearance on &ldquo;Elsbeth&rdquo; comes after one of the show&rsquo;s stars, Wendell Pierce, was a guest on &ldquo;The Late Show&rdquo; in February.<\/p>\n<p>When Colbert said he would like to be on the series, Pierce reportedly responded that he could &ldquo;make that happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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