Elvis Costello Reveals He Was Almost Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Bandleader
The musician disclosed that he was in talks to lead the band but would have been fired quickly.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 5 Oct 2026. Rolling Stone published first, on 5 October at 19:32 UTC; Stereogum followed 18h 59m later. The most recent article, from Stereogum, appeared on 6 October at 14:31 UTC.
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- Elvis Costello
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