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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*I invite everyone for quran recitation thank you* 💔💔🌷🌹🙏🙏❤..
I’m just here to remind you all about the January 6th insurrection. Have a blessed day.
Love the CENSORSHIP!
CNN so weak! 😂
Wolfe 👈. Bidenturd sniffer
tRump tried to stop late night hosts from making fun of him 🤣 ol racist ex-president Karen
Trump announces lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter – YouTube
Trump announces lawsuit. It goes nowhere. Again.
Joe Biden wants to put the tickle back in political.
Where is the video part???
Under Joe’s Desk: The Tara Reade Story
How are things going at the border concentration camps?
😂🤣trying to make up for their rating tanking.
Have a blessed summer day everyone much love and peace to you 🙏🕊️💜
back when late night was worth watching….
who killed Ashli Babbitt?!🤔
An American hero killed her.
@Peter P she was killed by a corrupt policeman hired by the democrats
@Александр Курбатов Good. One less traitor.
@Peter P biden is still alive, and all the other traitor democrats are still alive, but it won’t be for long🤣
@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 😹
WOW 😲 CNN still on the AIR !!l
That’s why you’re here.
I’m just here to remind you all about the January 6th insurrection. Have a blessed dav.