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I'm sure the publicists will be adding this pull quote to the book's press kit: "The Perfect Letter is a triumph" -Previously.TV

Don't forget, Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" is debuting a few weeks before Noah's "Daily Show"... I'm going to trust that it'll be worth watching and my new late night go-to (though I personally think "The Nightly Show" has improved quite a bit in the past few weeks).

Mo 6/1: Rory Scovel, Reggie Watts, Kate Berlant Tu 6/2: Greg Proops, Baron Vaughn, Matt Braunger We 6/3: Wil Wheaton, Janet Varney, Felicia Day Th 6/4: Eli Roth, Nikki Glaser, Gary Gulman Mo 6/8: Jen Kirkman Tu 6/9: TBA We 6/10: Jon Daly, Brandon Johnson, Megan Neuringer Th 6/11: Kyle Kinane, John Hodgman, Chris Gethard Mo 6/15: Margaret Cho, Dave Hill Tu 6/16: Paul F. Tompkins, Ron Funches, April Richardson We 6/17: Spike Feresten, Greg Fitzsimmons Th 6/18: TBA Mo 6/22: TBA Tu 6/23: Lauren Lapkus We 6/24: Jonah Ray, Carmen Esposito

I haven't had time to listen to it yet, but judging from the episode description, they're talking FIFA on this week's Bugle podcast. FIFA news keeps breaking, so this will probably keep the LWT writers busy right up 'til Sunday afternoon!

Premiere date has been set: Sept. 28.

6/1: Gen. Stanley McChrystal (retired US Army General & author – promoting book “Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World”) 6/2: Bill de Blasio (mayor of New York City) 6/3: Melissa McCarthy (actress – promoting movie “Spy”) 6/4: Steve Buscemi (actor – promoting AOL show “Park Bench”)

5/26: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY & author – promoting book “Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America” 5/27: Rosabeth Moss Kanter (author – promoting book “Move: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead”) 5/28: Matt Harvey (pitcher for the New York Mets)

I could've sworn I heard Jeb say he was running for president during some news clip, and it turns out I was right. He DID say it, though he immediately tried to backtrack.

Mo 5/18: Eugene Mirman, Max Silvestri, Emily Heller (R 4/29/15) Tu 5/19: Stephen Tobolowsky, Alex Anfanger, Lenny Jacobson (R 4/28/15) We 5/20: Steve Agee, Ron Funches, T.J. Miller (R 4/20/15) Th 5/21: Kathryn Hahn, Adam Pally, Brett Gelman (R 5/11/15) Mo 5/25: Tim Minchin, Rich Fulcher, Rhys Darby (R 4/16/15) Tu 5/26: Marc Maron, Mary Lynn Rajskub We 5/27: Doug Benson, Natasha Leggero, Tom Lennon Th 5/28: Nick Swardson, Whitney Cummings, Chris D'Elia Mo 6/1: Rory Scovel, Reggie Watts, Matt Braunger Tu 6/2: Greg Proops, Baron Vaughn We 6/3: Wil Wheaton, Janet Varney Ugh -- I might just have to skip the entire 5/28 show...

John Oliver will appear on "The Soup" on E! tonight:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the show is getting better. Shifting away from the one-topic-per-episode format helped a lot, I think.

Inside 'The Nightly Show' with Head Writer Robin Thede (Splitsider)

What I learned from going to tapings of every late-night show (Slate.com)

Mo 5/11: Kathryn Hahn, Adam Pally, Brett Gelman Tu 5/12: Jim Jefferies, Annie Lederman, Al Jackson We 5/13: Jessica Chafin, Paul Feig, Jamie Denbo Th 5/14: Mamrie Hart, Rove McManus, Flula Borg Mo 5/18 - Mo 5/25: Reruns Tu 5/26: Marc Maron, Mary Lynn Rajskub We 5/27: Doug Benson, Natasha Leggero, Tom Lennon Th 5/28: Nick Swardson, Whitney Cummings

Check out this week's Bugle podcast -- he seems downright shellshocked. I do hope he features it on Sunday's show because there hasn't been much coverage here and I'd love to hear more about it.

I was so disappointed by this show for the first couple months it was on the air that I find it somewhat amazing that during the past couple weeks, I've actually been looking forward to it and enjoying it. I like the fact that there's been more comedy, less panel (I thought Mike Yard's "welcome to Brooklyn" piece was pretty funny -- it reminded me of the sort of thing they did on the late, lamented "Totally Biased"), and the Baltimore riots have given Larry a story where he can really be an authoritative voice as the only African-American host in late night. For the first time in a while, I'm cautiously optimistic about "The Nightly Show."

5/11: John Legend (musician & Executive Producer of HBO documentary “Southern Rites”) 5/12: Tom Brokaw (author – promoting book “A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope”) 5/13: Reza Aslan (religious scholar) 5/14: Rebel Wilson (actress – promoting movie “Pitch Perfect 2”) Week of 5/18: DARK!

A few updates for next week... Mo 5/4: Paul F. Tompkins, Grace Helbig, John Hodgman Tu 5/5: Jon Gabrus, Eugene Cordero, Matt Besser We 5/6: Heather Anne Campbell Th 5/7: Jen Kirkman, Blaine Capatch Mo 5/11: Kathryn Hahn, Adam Pally Tu 5/12: Jim Jefferies We 5/13: TBA Th 5/14: Mamrie Hart, Rove McManus

At Comedy Central, Larry Wilmore’s ‘Nightly Show’ Finds Its Own (Offbeat) Rhythm (Variety)

5/4: Brian Grazer (producer & author – promoting book “A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life”) 5/5: Willie Nelson (musician & author – promoting book “It's a Long Story: My Life”) 5/6: Secretary Ernest Moniz (Secretary of Energy) 5/7: Mumford & Sons (band – promoting album “Wilder Mind”)

Here is the full list of Peabody winners and the explanations why they were chosen.

Tonight's show was originally scheduled to have Timothy Simons, Randall Park and Sam Richardson. Simons has now been replaced by Jordan Morris (of "Jordan Jesse Go" podcast fame).

4/27: Elizabeth Olsen (actress – promoting movie “Avengers: Age of Ultron”) 4/28: George Stephanopoulos (Anchor, “Good Morning America” & “This Week”) 4/29: Judith Miller (author – promoting book “The Story: A Reporter's Journey”) 4/30: Kristen Wiig (actress – promoting movie “Welcome to Me”)

The trolls are not possessed of any great intellect -- otherwise they would be inventing things, not just suing companies. From the EFF: "A patent troll uses patents as legal weapons, instead of actually creating any new products or coming up with new ideas. Instead, trolls are in the business of litigation (or even just threatening litigation). They often buy up patents cheaply from companies down on their luck who are looking to monetize what resources they have left, such as patents." The most interesting aspect of the LWT story to me was the stuff about Marshall, TX, including the Samsung skating rink. That's just nuts.

Mo 4/20: Ron Funches, T.J. Miller, Steve Agee Tu 4/21: Maria Bamford, David O'Doherty, Jimmy Pardo We 4/22: Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar, Kerri Kenney-Silver Th 4/23: Timothy Simons, Randall Park, Sam Richardson Mo 4/27: Kevin Pollak, Eddie Izzard, Tom Rhodes Tu 4/28: Alex Anfanger, Stephen Tobolowsky, Lenny Jacobson We 4/29: Eugene Mirman, Max Silvestri, Emily Heller Th 4/30: Nate Bargatze, Nikki Glaser, Steve Rannazzisi Mo 5/4: Paul F. Tompkins, Grace Helbig, Janet Varney Tu 5/5: Jon Gabrus We 5/6: TBA Th 5/7: Jen Kirkman, Blaine Capatch Mo 5/11: Kathryn Hahn Tu 5/12: Jim Jefferies We 5/13: TBA Th 5/14: Mamrie Hart, Rove McManus Mo 5/18-Mo 5/25: Dark Tu 5/26: Marc Maron We 5/27: Doug Benson Th 5/28: Nick Swardson