Stephen Colbert will appear as a late-night TV host on CBS's "Elsbeth," continuing a tradition of late-night hosts in prime-time roles.

After CBS' shocking cancellation of Stephen Colbert's "Late Show," the comedian is set to play a late-night host elsewhere on the network.

Stephen Colbert has landed his next late-night gig…fictionally of course! After it was revealed that CBS canceled the comedian’s long-running late night talk show, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,