Before Stephen Colbert's tenure with CBS ends next year, he'll guest star on "Elsbeth" as a fictional late night host

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.

Stephen Colbert will reportedly stay in the world of late night television amid the cancellation of The Late Show. Colbert, 61, has signed on as a guest star in the CBS series Elsbeth, on which he will portray a late night talk show host,