Weeks after CBS canceled Stephen Colbert 's The Late Show, the comedian has landed a new gig. PEOPLE has learned that Colbert will guest star on Elsbeth season 3. Better yet, art will imitate life, as he will play a late-night talk show host.

Stephen Colbert has joined the cast of a CBS series as a talk show host. The news comes after he announced his exit as the host of the network’s The Late Show. It was also revealed at the time that CBS would retire the Late Show franchise altogether in 2026 with Colbert’s departure.

Stephen Colbert will stay in late-night television despite the cancelation of The Late Show. Colbert, 61, has joined CBS' new series Elsbeth — portraying a late-night talk show host. He will play the role of "the host of