Behind the Desk: The Story of Late Night | Episode 2 – The Format

Episode 2: The Format

The monologue, the desk, the guests, the band. The ingredients of the late night TV formula are familiar, yet fickle. Get them just right and a show can last for decades. Make one mistake and your career is over – fast. In this episode, we explore the alchemy that turns a late night TV show into ratings and social media gold. Jimmy Kimmel, Desus and Mero, David Letterman producer and The Daily Show co-creator Madeleine Smithberg, Tonight Show regular Byron Allen and more give us insights on the hardships of mastering the formula perfected by Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show.

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Hosted by Bill Carter

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23 comments

  1. tRump tried to stop late night hosts from making fun of him 🤣 ol racist ex-president Karen

    1. @Peter P she was killed by a corrupt policeman hired by the democrats

    2. @Peter P biden is still alive, and all the other traitor democrats are still alive, but it won’t be for long🤣

    3. @Александр Курбатов keep telling yourself that. Wasn’t Trump supposed to be reinstated in March? 🤔 That didn’t happen either stop worshiping Donald Lump before I send the Babbitt slayer to go get you 😹

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