"Elsbeth" Dives into the World of Comedy on Third Season Premiere, Sunday, October 12; Stephen Colbert Guest Stars
Sep 10, 2025 11:12AM ● By Kelsey Swire
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“The Late Show” Host Stephen Colbert Guest Stars as Late-Night Talk Show Host Scotty Bristol
Amy Sedaris and Andy Richter Also Guest Star as a Married Couple and Bristol’s Head Writer and On-Air Sidekick
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“Yes, And…” – Elsbeth dives into the world of late-night comedy when backstage tensions rise between a talk show host (Stephen Colbert), his head writer Laurel (Amy Sedaris) and her on-air sidekick husband, Mickey (Andy Richter). Also, Elsbeth meets a new police officer (Lindsay Mendez) who is an aspiring stand-up comic when off the clock, on the third season premiere of ELSBETH, Sunday, Oct. 12 (8:30-9:30 PM, CT) on CBS Lake Charles, and streaming on Paramount (live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.
Pictured (L-R): Marcia DeBonis as Sheryl Jacobs and Stephen Colbert as Scotty Bristol Photo: Michael Parmelee/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Original episodes of ELSBETH will return to their regular time slot (9:00-10:00 PM, CT) beginning on Thursday, Oct. 16.
"Elsbeth" star Carrie Preston has also revealed the show’s next two special guest stars this season, watch that video below. Air dates for those episodes will be announced soon.
Pictured (L-R): Amy Sedaris as Laurel Hammond-Muntz, Lindsay Mendez as Officer Grace Hackett, Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Andy Richter as Mickey Muntz, Wendell Pierce as Captain Wagner, and Danny Mastrogiorgio as Detective Smullen Photo: Mark Schafer/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.