Entertainment Weekly has learned that Colbert is set to guest-star in a season 3 episode of the murder mystery series. Colbert's character will host the fictional show, Way Late with Scotty Bristol, according to Vulture, which first reported the news.

Colbert is set to make a guest appearance on an upcoming season three episode of the crime comedy, Elsbeth, which returns Oct. 12. Vulture reported that Colbert will play the host of a fictional late night talk show called Way Late with Scotty Bristol .

Stephen Colbert will reportedly stay in the world of late-night television amid the cancellation of The Late Show. According to a report from Vulture, published on Friday, August 1, Colbert, 61, has signed on as a guest star in the CBS series Elsbeth — where he will portray a late-night talk show host.