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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |OT| Beginning September 8th - 11:30/10:30c
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since this thread seems like late night talk in general does anybody know why dana carvey never got one of these major gigs? he seems like he would be the best...the BEST!
dude's always an amazing guest on these talk shows and i'm really looking forward to him coming on colbert. especially since stephen was once an actor on his short-lived series.
dude's always an amazing guest on these talk shows and i'm really looking forward to him coming on colbert. especially since stephen was once an actor on his short-lived series.
He had a variety show for a while, he even went complete old school and integrated the sponsor directly into the show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dana_Carvey_Show
Colbert was on it and it's where Ambigously Gay Duo actually came from
The week after Austin Powers in Goldmember was released, (the Adam Sandler-produced) Master of Disguise, starring Dana Carvey came out. The critics completely eviscerated Carvey's effort, often comparing it directly against the his Wayne's World co-star's film. That basically spelled doom for Dana Carvey's post-SNL career... in my opinion.
Side-note: In 1997, Dana Carvey became the victim of medical malpractice when his heart surgeon performed a bypass surgery on the wrong artery. The money he won in the subsequent lawsuit was donated to charity.
They're not eh. They're absymal. The money Conan is getting is insane compared to the minuscule amount of viewers he has with his show. I love the guy but I feel bad for him. He has made all the bad career choices he could've made. Sure, he got fucked by Jay Leno (read Bill Carter's book, it's glorious) but going to TBS was such a bad decision. His show is tired, he's not into it anymore, there's no buzz whatsoever and when he was competing with the Daily Show he didn't even manage to score half of their ratings.
I love Colbert but I feel the show is tanking with new viewers already. Changing up the traditional late night show format is good. And brave.
NBC was so hesitant in the 90s to go with Letterman because they didn't think he would be able to make his after-00:30 quirkyness work for a broader audience. He obviously proved them wrong at CBS but I feel Colbert is clinging to his political humour and Colbert Report style of delivering the news too much. He doesn't have to be the typical straight guy like Leno and Fallon while he giggles over some unfunny anecdote his celebrity guest will tell him during the interview.. but at least lose your Report shtick of constantly butting in with funny remarks. That worked at Comedy Central where the entire idea of the character consisted of "I AM THE REAL STAR HERE" which was hilarious.
Will his show improve? Sure. Will the band actually have some personality in the foreseeable future? I hope so. But whether me and you like it or not.. The Late Show scoring with a young demographic (and its already losing in that department in its first hyped up week) isn't going to be enough for CBS.
You're being waaaay too grim about this. Colbert might be having a tough battle with Fallon, but it's not like CBS will immediately cancel him after a few weeks because of that. They've picked Colbert, gave him a contract for the next four years, they renovated the Ed Sullivan theatre for him: he's not going anywhere any time soon.
This is not like Conan at NBC, where Jay Leno was waiting in the wings to take back his show. David Letterman is not coming back, and no way will they suddenly bring in James Corden. CBS stuck with David Letterman long after it was clear that he would lose to Jay Leno, and though I'm sure they'd love for Colbert to trounce Fallon I don't think Stephen has to worry for his job any time soon.
Master of Disguise is truly terrible. I saw it with a friend in high school and it may have been the first and one of the only movies I ever walked out on.
Also, it came out in 2002, which I'm fairly sure is about 5 years or so after the first Austin Powers was released.
Orbis Tabula
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Me too, man. I'm swooning.
This was a good episode. I've really been enjoying this show.
CopperPuppy
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Quick question: how do these late night shows typically handle breaks? I watched TDS and TCR on a daily basis for so long that it felt like I could predict when a week or two-week break was coming. Is it handled similarly with this type of programming? Being on a major network seems like it would make a difference, somehow.
They usually take the same weeks off, minus one or two weeks a year. Colbert's mentioned he'll be doing 40 weeks of shows this year. Usually taking a week off around national holidays, the weeks just before sweeps, and some extra weeks in summer.
ComputerBlue
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CBS will definitely give Colbert a long run before/if they decide to replace him, especially since he's reportedly earning 1/3rd of what Fallon is, but I think that's kind of a telling that this is just a test run. But renovating the theater for him is a bad argument, changing the set background and marquee won't cost that much if they're losing money with Colbert that could be made with someone else, that theater needed to be renovated anyway. Also, Letterman vs. Leno... Letterman was beating Leno in ratings for the first couple years and even when he wasn't his numbers were still higher than what Fallons are today.
Ignatz Mouse
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More than just first place makes money, guys.
Letterman ran a long, long, long time in 2nd or 3rd.
Letterman ran a long, long, long time in 2nd or 3rd.
Jimmy King
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I am surprised Colbert didn't even have a week long lead but oh well. His show is trying something new and it's already working relatively well right out of the gate. Dropping the Report stuff is perhaps the stupidest thing you could ask for him in election season.
NullPointer
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Don't have TV and haven't caught any episodes yet, but just watched his Biden interview on YouTube and I didn't expect it to hit quite as earnestly and intensely as it did. Choking up a bit here.
Love Joe's supernova smile and modesty, and love Stephen taking things seriously when its right.
Love Joe's supernova smile and modesty, and love Stephen taking things seriously when its right.
I'm liking the show. He may be clinging to some of his Colbert Report shtick but that's goddamn fine by me. I couldn't give half a shit about Fallon (he's not funny), Meyers, or Kimmel, and I got bored of Conan years ago. Colbert is definitely the only late night show I have any interest in and I'm glad he's back. I'm sure a year from now he'll be into a good groove.
He's playing an amplified melodica.
He can obviously play the piano, for some inconceivable reason he doesn't want to.
He's a very accomplished pianist and plays quite a bit on the show if you watch during the breaks. He has the melodica so he can do stuff like this randomly in the middle of a club show and take the music to the streets.
They're going to bust that out on the Late Show at some point and folks will understand what he's all about.
Extra Sauce
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I can't believe I still watch the show live every night. And for some reason it doesn't calm me down so I usually need another hour to transition into sleep after Colbert. Mornings have been rough.
I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever have the willpower to wait until the next day before watching the show.
I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever have the willpower to wait until the next day before watching the show.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Okay, who else saw the mega-hipster in the front row there? :lol
Gah. I missed the opening. Maybe they'll show him again?
Cancel cable. That's what forced my hand. I usually end up streaming bits throughout the next day.
TheAbsolution
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I liked the autocorrect joke. Got a chuckle out of me.
PhoncipleBone
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That still makes me smile. It sounds so silly and fun when he says it.
Live TV or bust. Worst case, just get an antenna.
YEAH
It's a good vibe.
TheAbsolution
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That or CBS All Access. The streaming works great.
The Technomancer
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Monday's was the best yet. Not coincidentally Monday's was the one that felt the most like an episode of TDS/The Report
ComputerBlue
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Man I hate the set - It's too blue, too tacky or busy or something, feels 1994.
User 85168
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I've been loving the Report-like segments, just like this Hunger for Power Games tonight.
:LOL
That's a good use of the screen ceiling.
:LOL
That's a good use of the screen ceiling.
TheAbsolution
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This Hunger Games parody segment is amazing.
ComputerBlue
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lol tiny coffin.
BrokenFiction
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Holy Shit, this Hunger Games bit is amazing. The ceiling tribute was the best ever.
PhoncipleBone
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Ditto. It was funny before, but then the cannon went off. The coffin for the glasses was the cherry on top.
TheAbsolution
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That ceiling tribute had me cackling like a madman.
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