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Today I'm enjoying the memory of this thread coining the term "The Jay Leno No-Laugh Hour."
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pwn posted:Hi, I'm here to remind you that Stephen Colbert can still be really funny. Gosh, no need to be so salty. Colbert is largely painfully bland now compared to how he used to be. Most of that is down to the format and his writing staff instead of the man himself but he sure leans into grabbing low hanging fruit now with painfully awkward editing whereas he was once sharply satirical with a tight show.
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Stare-Out posted:Gosh, no need to be so salty. Colbert is largely painfully bland now compared to how he used to be. Most of that is down to the format and his writing staff instead of the man himself but he sure leans into grabbing low hanging fruit now with painfully awkward editing whereas he was once sharply satirical with a tight show. That's a weird way of spelling network executives who don't want to inconvenience white status quo America in the supposed interest of advertising companies
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:That's a weird way of spelling network executives who don't want to inconvenience white status quo America in the supposed interest of advertising companies Well that's the overlaying aspect of every one of these shows but I could've pointed it out too, sure.
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grumble grumble conan o'brien and keith ferguson, only true scotsmen incidentally grumble
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1. Conan isnt scottish and 2. Why are you bringing up the voice actor for Bloo from Foster's Home in the late night chat thread (  )
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Jan 16, 2022 00:45
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Because I ment to and am winning this clear argument that we are probably having
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most peculiar is the fact brian stack, who was responsible for some of conan's best and most beloved recurring bits, now writes for colbert
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Everyone's back this week, and Seth is back in the studio, again. Wooooo. Schedule for the week starting 2022.01.17 Subject and likely to change Colbert Monday - Elizabeth Warren, Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt Tuesday - Brian Cox, Samantha Bee Wednesday - Christine Baranski, Nation of Language Thursday - Dionne Warwick, David Cross Friday - Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and the Imposters Corden Monday - Rerun Tuesday - Adam Devine, Neve Campbell, Japanese Breakfast Wednesday - Dakota Johnson, Josh Gad, Jackie Kashian Thursday - Ed Helms, Rachel Brosnahan, Samm Henshaw Kimmel Monday - Denzel Washington, Hunter Schafer, Twenty One Pilots Tuesday - Rob Lowe, Francia Raisa, Joy Oladokun Wednesday - Rachel Brosnahan, Eric Andre, Damon Albarn Thursday - Jason Bateman, Ashley Park, Ghost Fallon Monday - Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, Robert Glasper feat. Rapsody, BJ The Chicago Kid, Amir Sulaiman and DJ Jazzy Jeff Tuesday - Ricky Gervais, Maude Apatow, Kaytranada feat. H.E.R. Wednesday - Jessica Chastain, Ralph Macchio, Karen Hester Thursday - Will Forte, Jennifer Coolidge, Gunna Friday - Maddie Ziegler, Brooklyn Beckham Seth Monday - Aidy Bryant, John Early Tuesday - Jeremy Irons, Hilary Duff, Jeff Wright Wednesday - Judi Dench, Huma Abedin, Teddy Swims Thursday - Ricky Gervais, Edi Patterson pwn fucked around with this message at 11:32 on Jan 20, 2022 |
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Schedule for the week starting 2022.01.24 Subject and likely to change Colbert Monday - Kristen Stewart, Jonathan Van Ness Tuesday - Joy Reid, Thomas Middleditch Wednesday - Adrien Brody, Lady Wray Thursday - Kate & Oliver Hudson, St Paul and The Broken Bones Friday - Marlee Matlin; Mackenzie Davis Corden Monday - David Arquette, Nick Thune, Jackie Kashian Tuesday - Christina Ricci, Jeremy O. Harris, Everybody’s Talking about Jamie Wednesday - Daveed Diggs, Sydney Sweeney, Joy Crookes Thursday - Jared Leto, David Cross Kimmel Monday - Lady Gaga, Jake Tapper Tuesday - Kristen Bell, Ike Barinholtz, Eric Bellinger Wednesday - Charlie Day, Colman Domingo, Iann Dior feat. Travis Barker Thursday - Johnny Knoxville, The Walters Fallon Monday - Tiffany Haddish, Paris Hilton, Earl Sweatshirt Tuesday - Jamie Dornan, Nicole Byer, Imagine Dragons Wednesday - Halle Berry, Dave Franco, Henrik Lundqvist, Dijon Thursday - Kevin James, Ilana Glazer, Jacques Pépin Friday - Taylor Lautner, Chloe Kim, Griff and Sigrid Seth Monday - Milo Ventimiglia, James Austin Johnson Tuesday - Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Jim Belushi, Mike Schur Wednesday - Cynthia Nixon, Annaleigh Ashford, Del Water Gap Thursday - Kenan Thompson, Tom Riley
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 DAVE ALERT This coming Tuesday is the 40th anniversary of the premiere of Late Night with David Letterman, and Seth Meyers will be welcoming the big man on his show. https://twitter.com/latenightseth/status/1486110448269336578?s=21 Yeah you can watch a clip online the next day, but to get the real 1982 feel, bust out the aerial and tune in to your NBC station at 12:37/11:37 Central and Mountain.
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Jan 26, 2022 07:36
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And if you love bumpers and hate money, check out Marc Karzen's anniversary collection of photos he shot for Dave's show from 1982-1993: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiNbNEr_9IE Words courtesy of the legendary Don Giller: quote:I've uploaded this Sampler to help promote Late Night Staff Photographer Marc Karzen's just-released book on his remarkably unique -- and award-winning -- bumpers collection. These photos were incorporated into every ad break on the show for ten years, beginning with the very first Late Night on February 1, 1982. As both a Dave fan and a photography enthusiast I am working to convince myself to find, part with $70 for a 72-page 8.5x10" book. (Why couldn't he have made it a proper coffee table book  )
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pwn posted:And if you love bumpers and hate money, check out Marc Karzen's anniversary collection of photos he shot for Dave's show from 1982-1993: Looks like it is a hardcover, but I think he’s using of those print-on-demand services, which might explain why it’s slightly more expensive than something printed at volume. Cool book though!
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In case you missed a few posts above: This week marks the 40th anniversary of Late Night with David Letterman, which went on the air February 1, 1982. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-eSnTqNmbA A much cleaner version with less character https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwQil0-oeBo Treat yourself to this supercut from Dave archivist Don Giller, uploaded recently for the anniversary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ze61NcPOEE Dave will be Seth's guest on Tuesday, with music from Adam Duritz. Besides that, a slightly shortened week on NBC, as the Olympics starts up Thursday, which will preempt regular programming for the next 18 days. The exception will be a special Tonight Show on Friday, after the Opening Ceremonies. Over on CBS, Colbert and Corden are new, though Colbert will be a repeat on Friday. And Kimmel will be new this week as well. Schedule for the week starting 2022.01.31 Subject and likely to change Colbert Monday - Whoopi Goldberg, Rep. Ro Khanna Tuesday - Faith Hill, Clarissa Ward Wednesday - Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart Thursday - Dua Lipa, 2 Chainz Corden Monday - Brooklyn Beckham, Patrick Wilson, Gunna Tuesday - Johnny Knoxville, Nick Offerman, Tolliver Wednesday - Annette Bening, Dave Franco, The Linda Lindas Thursday - Kenneth Branagh, Lily James, Nicki Mina Kimmel Monday - Will Arnett, Lisa Ling, Allen Stone Tuesday - Lily James and Sebastian Stan, Quinta Brunson, Eric Bellinger Wednesday - Andy Cohen, Slash, Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Thursday - Josh Gad, Anna Chlumsky, The Weather Station Fallon Monday - Peyton Manning, Tariq Trotter, Anitta Tuesday - Liam Neeson, Jenny Slate, Joshua Ray Walker Wednesday - Maluma, Julia Garner, Kamasi Washington Thursday - Pre-Empted for Olympic Coverage Friday - Jennifer Lopez, Stephen and Ayesha Curry, Jennifer Lopez and Maluma Seth Monday - Ike Barinholtz, Bridget Everett Tuesday - 40th Anniversary of Late Night: David Letterman, Adam Duritz Wednesday - Charlie Day, Sam Richardson Thursday - Pre-Empted for Olympic Coverage
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With CBS dark and NBC in all Olympics all the time mode, we have just Kimmel this week. And that's just fine, Kimmel always brings it. Schedule for the week starting 2022.02.07 Subject and likely to change Kimmel Monday - Keegan-Michael Key, Jennifer Coolidge, Sylvan Esso Tuesday - Channing Tatum, David Oyelowo Wednesday - Julie Bowen, Murray Bartlett, PJ Morton Thursday - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Wolfson
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Now this is the kind of content I want out of an official Letterman channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCtadJ9vcUA
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Stern had Carvey and Spade on, and this came up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvnvOWTEmME
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Hoo boy a little late tonight. Colbert and Corden are back this week, and Kimmel's here as well, while NBC finishes up their Olympics wankery Schedule for the week starting 2022.02.14 Subject and likely to change Colbert Monday - Jeffrey Wright, Alex Borstein, Maxwell Tuesday - John Oliver, Future Islands Wednesday - Daniel Craig, Doris Kearns Goodwin Thursday - Pete Buttigieg, Adam Scott Corden Monday - Jenny Slate, Murray Bartlett, Teddy Swims Tuesday - Anna Chlumsky, Charlie Day, Bastille Wednesday - Adam McKay, Rebecca Hall Thursday - Ike Barinholtz, Chloe Kim, Parcels Kimmel Monday - Seth Rogen, Aly and AJ Tuesday - Mark Wahlberg, Spoon Wednesday - Robert Pattinson, Foo Fighters Thursday - Ringo Starr, Shaun White Fallon Preempted by NBC's Olympics coverage Seth Preempted by NBC's Olympics coverage
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Olympics are over, and everyone's back on the jerb tonight... except Kimmel, who will be taking President's Day off, but he will have a Friday show, as will Colbert. Schedule for the week starting 2022.02.21 Subject and likely to change Colbert Monday - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, alt-J Tuesday - John Turturro, John Avlon Wednesday - The Circus, Russell Howard Thursday - Friday - Sam Waterston, Sophia Bush, John Oliver Corden Monday - Haley Bennett, Sam Richardson, Sam Morril Tuesday - Shaun White, Whitney Cummings, Natalie Hemby Wednesday - Dave Grohl, Hilary Duff, Carlie Hanson Thursday - Nathan Chen, Will Arnett, Machine Gun Kelly feat. Willow Smith Kimmel Monday - Rerun Tuesday - Mandy Moore, Rob Base feat. Tinashe, Arnold Schwarzengger Wednesday - Tyler Perry, Usher, Ari Lennox Thursday - Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan, Pamela Adlon, Banks Friday - Amanda Seyfried, Bubba Wallace Fallon Monday - Ben Stiller, Laverne Cox, Muni Long Tuesday - James Spader, Nathan Chen, Dr. Bernice King, EarthGang Wednesday - Tracee Ellis Ross, Jabari Banks, Koffee Thursday - Gordon Ramsay, Dominic Fike Friday - Uma Thurman, Deion Sanders, Liam Gallagher Seth Monday - Tom Holland, Alana Haim Tuesday - Anthony Anderson, Margaret Qualley, Jon Barinholtz Wednesday - Billie Eilish, Mayor Eric "Homeless people are cancer" Adams Thursday - Simon Cowell, Maude Apatow pwn fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Feb 25, 2022 |
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pwn posted:Now this is the kind of content I want out of an official Letterman channel Old post but the night before Christmas had me breathless laughing
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I wish Seth would use the opportunity of having New York’s latest fail-mayor on to push him on all of the horrendous things Adams has said and done since taking office (the thing I saw today was that he got rid of a bunch of people investigating massive sick leave fraud at Rikers because prison guards are cops at heart and obviously Mayor Cop is gonna stick up for one of his own) But of course he is still a rich media guy at heart. They’ll make a joke about him being a “vegetarian” and ignore him being a real piece of poo poo
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DC Murderverse posted:I wish Seth would use the opportunity of having New York’s latest fail-mayor on to push him on all of the horrendous things Adams has said and done since taking office (the thing I saw today was that he got rid of a bunch of people investigating massive sick leave fraud at Rikers because prison guards are cops at heart and obviously Mayor Cop is gonna stick up for one of his own) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuVumF-8aaI ✔️ "Safety plan" ✔️ "Outreach workers" ✔️ Homeless are cancer to be cut out ✔️ Involuntary commitment I know drat well Seth has progressive writers, folk who listen to Citations Needed and probably post in c-spam, but yeah Seth will chuckle it up Edit: obligatory "don't read the comments" but, lol at the shitlib olympics in the comments section, twisting themselves into logic pretzels to deny what adams says with his mouth. Put an (R) next to his name and they'd be (rightly) pillorying him as a fascist bootlicker. Manhattan Liberals are almost as bad as maga chuds. pwn fucked around with this message at 11:35 on Feb 22, 2022 |
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James Corden is absolutely 100% correct https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7UlfPvV6Uc
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pwn posted:James Corden is absolutely 100% correct With the date format? Not quite. It should be YYYY/MM/DD, with the most commonly updated numeral on the right, with numbers less commonly updated to the left. Y’know, just like other number formats. How you verbally/grammatically say it in conversation shouldn't factor in to how you write it in an official document. The Canadian government uses it on all official documents, and it's the smartest way. Simply because it's based on how we, as people, count numbers anyway. Furthermore...
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Colbert has a live show following Biden's SotU on Tuesday, should be fun. Other than that, we're having our most "normal" schedule since January. Schedule for the week starting 2022.02.28 Subject and likely to change Colbert Monday - Bob Odenkirk, Tuesday - Live After the State of the Union Address: Bernie Sanders, Big Thief Wednesday - The 15th anniversary celebration of Americone Dream featuring special celebrity guests, Andy Serkis, Fiona Hill Thursday - Kyle MacLachlan, Arian Moayed, Pusha T Corden Monday - Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cynthia Erivo, Kimberly Clark Tuesday - Pamela Adlon, Taika Waititi, Pinegrove Wednesday - Colin Farrell, Patrick Stewart, Nick Cave Thursday - Camila Cabello; Nathan Lane Kimmel Monday - Courteney Cox, Jimmy O. Yang, Avril Lavigne feat. Blackbear and Travis Barker Tuesday - Sandra Oh, Russell Wilson and Ciara, Mitski, Doreen Ketchens sitting in with Cleto and the Cletones Wednesday - Nick Kroll, Caitriona Balfe, Turnstile Thursday - Jamie Dornan, Louisa Jacobson, Shenseea Fallon Monday - Kate McKinnon, Paul Dano, YG feat. Moneybagg Yo Tuesday - Greg Kinnear, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jim James Wednesday - Zöe Kravitz, Al Franken, Sebastián Yatra Thursday - Dua Lipa, Sam Heughan, Band of Horses Friday - Drew Barrymore, Charli XCX, The Head and the Heart Seth Monday - John Oliver, Jason Clarke Tuesday - Amanda Seyfried, Harvey Fierstein, Frank Bruni Wednesday - Courteney Cox, Connor Ratliff, Benson Boone Thursday - Amy Poehler, Jeffrey Wright pwn fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Mar 2, 2022 |
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Chris Licht, the now-former showrunner of The Late Show and soon-to-be president of CNN (no joke), just got a fun send-off. We live in a weird-rear end world.
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tarlibone posted:Chris Licht, the now-former showrunner of The Late Show and soon-to-be president of CNN (no joke), just got a fun send-off. he turned Colbert around after a pretty disasterous first year, good for him
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I was thinking how the show has changed. Remember when Colbert did the cold opens himself, and he had a running gag about being late?code:Bonus: Have this lovely clip I dug up while looking for that  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LePi6UrBCU And wow am I so glad this bit appears permanently retired. And the Midnight Confessions bit too I suppose, though I didn't hate that nearly as much as BFH. More just annoyed that they did it so damned often. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zQpT1hMaw Oh poo poo I remember these. I will never forgive Stephen for wussing out and not giving us the final installment, presumably because he was  after Trump won.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnowpe7Scro  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ItRX2knQw Happy Stephen from the Before-Before Times. Scrolling through the Colbert LSSC YT channel... man, I remember saving all these web-only bonus bits meticulously, cataloguing them in folders with HD copies of the show, organized by every ~100 episodes (which typically is a neat six-month period.) Then in 2019 that HDD crashed (literally, to the floor) and instantly wiped out ~4 years of work. You can't save everything
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:it was poo poo. Between them loving up their timing and letting the initial introduction applause and Steven chants go for a full minute or two to eat up the clock constantly, on top of every Friday having some app developer who dropped a bag of money on Les Moonves' desk talk about their bullshit thing while Steve feigned interest. The writing was good, but god it was very painful at times My problem with "making the show tighter," when it comes to late night, is that almost always means, "trimming the band out of the show and shortening the opening credits." I'm old school and appreciate leisurely opening titles in late night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKaW1AVIou8 Colbert's initial intro was so good, and as soon as they brought that prick in, they were getting hosed with. CNN deserves him, even more than they deserved Jeff Zucker. Also, Kimmel arguably has the best show in late night right now, but his opening titles have been steadily decimated over the years.
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:it was poo poo. Between them loving up their timing and letting the initial introduction applause and Steven chants go for a full minute or two to eat up the clock constantly, on top of every Friday having some app developer who dropped a bag of money on Les Moonves' desk talk about their bullshit thing while Steve feigned interest. The writing was good, but god it was very painful at times Seth Meyers had a similar turnaround. The first year or so of his Late Night was unbearable, and then Lorne Michaels basically told him to turn it into an hourlong episode of Weekend Update with a few guest spots.
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Timby posted:Seth Meyers had a similar turnaround. The first year or so of his Late Night was unbearable, and then Lorne Michaels basically told him to turn it into an hourlong episode of Weekend Update with a few guest spots. What’s the excuse for Fallon then? I really wish they would get rid of him, push Seth to 11:30 and then get someone new, young and dangerous for 12:30. Seth is fine but it is such a safe, boring show. At 12:30 I am expecting some weird, out there, on the edge comedy. Letterman and Conan did that. Fallon was at least pushing the boundaries of weird at that time. As edgy Seth may have ever gotten was a talking Sea Captain Painting.
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Steve Vader posted:Today I'm enjoying the memory of this thread coining the term "The Jay Leno No-Laugh Hour." I posted the phrase, "The Jay Leno No-Laugh Hour" in this thread. I did not, however, coin it; that honour belongs to Raji Alowairdi, one of the program directors I worked with many years ago for a brief time. While all the directors were good professional folk, Raj was the most fun. Back during the ten minutes I worked at that NBC station (WEAU in Eau Claire, WI,) I was an MCO—Master Control Operator. This sounds more prestigious than it is. It's the bottom rung of the ladder, though I loved it. I especially loved overnights, full run of the place to watch Conan and SNL and listen the band's music on Leno (he may have been poo poo, but Eubanks led a mean crew.) Before the late night shenanigans, however, was the 10pm newscast. While the primary tech crew for newscasts was in the other room called sub control (graphics, sound, director,) the job of running tapes was on the MCO. At the time, all the pretaped portions of the newscast were each on their own DVCPRO tape, neatly organized in a little plastic basket. I was given a rundown sheet for the newscast, annotated with what tapes play when, and I had to juggle them on three VTR decks. Pop tape in, cue it for the director, remove after playback, repeat. At the end of the rundown, 10:34:30 is marked as the return to network feed. Usually this is as dry as it sounds. One night, however, looking over the rundown, I see written code: I've been meaning to write this up for six weeks! Edit: Another shot of Raj "racing" to get the rundown.  While I doubt I still have the rundown in question, that's what one looks like. Fun pwn fucked around with this message at 10:04 on Mar 1, 2022 |
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Djarum posted:What’s the excuse for Fallon then? NBC and Lorne love him, for whatever ungodly reason.
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