Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, and Andy Richter guest star on Elsbeth Season 3 Episode 1, “Yes, And…” The Elsbeth Season 3 premiere airs on a special night, Sunday, October 12th, before returning to its regular timeslot on Thursdays.
After returning from a trip to Scotland, Elsbeth finds herself in the middle of backstage tensions for a popular late-night talk show.
Streaming: Live and on-demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs.
Original episodes of Elsbeth will return to their regular time slot (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) beginning on Thursday, Oct. 16.
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.
Guest Stars & Returning Characters
Main Cast: Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni, Wendell Pierce as Captain C.W. Wagner
Guest Stars: Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter
Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider.
Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.