Stephen Colbert will star as a late-night TV host on a forthcoming episode of the murder-a-week CBS procedural "Elsbeth," starring Carrie Preston.

Cue to the requisite quips about whether he'll play the murderer or murderee, or just how ironic this news is two weeks after CBS canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," which will end its decadelong run next May.

In a nod to the irony, Vulture broke this casting news Friday by noting, "Colbert knows that working in TV can be murder." The entertainment website added that a number of other prominent New York-based stars have also appeared on the sophomore series, including Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Jane Krakowski, Retta and Laurie Metcalf.

Colbert will appear on "The Good Fight"/"Good Wife" spinoff as host of something called "W

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