Late Show in the Media

[ShadowKnight2]

LOL!!! Came across this tweet. Check out the bottom right corner:

I'm sure Stephen Colbert doesn't mind that.😁

[wknt3]

Russia Bans Late Night Hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers From Entering the Country

[ShadowKnight2]

7 minutes ago, wknt3 said:

Russia Bans Late Night Hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers From Entering the Country

They're going to be SOOOO dissapointed!🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[opus]

54 minutes ago, wknt3 said:

Russia Bans Late Night Hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers From Entering the Country

I had seen the Colbert news, but not the other two.

So Fallon’s still allowed in, huh?

[buttersister]

21 hours ago, opus said:

So Fallon’s still allowed in, huh?

He'd probably pat Putin on the head.

[mariah23]

Chris Licht is out at CNN effective immediately.  Would Stephen take him back?

Not that I would want him to.  Stephen told him going to CNN was a bad idea...

Edited June 7, 2023 by mariah23

[ShadowKnight2]

14 minutes ago, mariah23 said:

Chris Licht is out at CNN effective immediately.  Would Stephen take him back?

The answer should be...

 

[buttersister]

+1. I'd hate to see Stephen look over at him every time he made a Trump joke. "Zaslav and Malone aren't here, was that okay?"

You don't see career suicide committed in real time much. Not pretty. I'm remembering the night he said goodbye to Stephen. You have to wonder ...

[opus]

 

Now we just need the writers....

Stephen Colbert, CBS Extend 'Late Show' Contract Through 2026

[wonderwoman]

finally! i’ve been saying this for years.

from the ny times:

”In recent years, producers at late night shows had a perennial complaint: why on earth were they being forced into an Emmy competition with John Oliver whose HBO show, “Last Week Tonight,” did not resemble anything like theirs? 

They did celebrity interviews, Oliver didn’t. His show was 30 minutes, theirs an hour. “Last Week Tonight” rolled out 30 episodes a year while their output was at least five times bigger. To make matters worse, Emmy voters adored Oliver’s show and gave him the best variety talk show Emmy seven years in a row, leaving them in the cold.

No more. The Television Academy has moved Oliver’s show into a new category this year — outstanding scripted variety series. This gave an inside track to hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel or Seth Meyers to win for best talk series for their current late night shows for the first time.”

eta: last week tonight generally focuses on a single topic, so  the staff can take as long as they need to research. very different from addressing events of the day — sometimes even tearing up a monologue 5 minutes before air to include something that’s breaking.

Edited July 12, 2023 by wonderwoman

[lurkerbee]

Stephen, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the Jimmys have launched a podcast for a good cause. 

Five Late Night Hosts Unite to Launch Podcast Benefiting Strike-Impacted Staff

Episode #1 was fun!

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, lurkerbee said:

Stephen, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the Jimmys have launched a podcast for a good cause. 

Five Late Night Hosts Unite to Launch Podcast Benefiting Strike-Impacted Staff

Episode #1 was fun!

Is there a reason they didn't touch on any current events?

[wknt3]

4 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Is there a reason they didn't touch on any current events?

They don't want Jimmy Fallon to feel left out?