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Also, Conan did the show on the largo at the coronet theater because all theaters are now struggling and it is largo where he started doing improv. So he supported the theater by making it the show's production house.
Like how when Leno/NBC forced him out of his job, Conan paid his staff who also lost their jobs because he felt responsible to them after they had moved with him from New York to LA
@@dmonschild3818 i feel like it might not have been intended, however it doesnt matter whether its intended or not, it was a great comment and my comment was probably pointless
it’s the least these rich ass famous people can do, not that hard to set up a late night stage at a theater, high school theater crew could get it done in a weekend. it’d be a damn shame if someone’s beautiful architecture built to celebrate art were to be destroyed because quarantine kept everyone from going to the theater.
@@brianm120 Conan gave most of his money to pay his workers for a few months when NBC laid him off. Conan has more fiber and empathy in that ginger hairstyle of his than you do in that entire body of yours
Yeah, I've really enjoyed Colbert recently. It will never be the Report, but I'm glad he's still around. If nothing else, to get Jon Stewart on there ocassionally.
Up until now I’ve never really watched late night TV, but during the pandemic Colbert has basically become my spirit animal (especially around the election).
Yeah. I watched Colbert before the pandemic, just because I thought he was sometimes funny and easy to watch, but I love the new Colbert format. He seems more humble and even more happy in a way, and it feels like a nice little family project instead of a big corporate money machine. Even when his jokes don’t land, I enjoy watching him because it just makes me happy :D
conan was the first one, he is the revolutionary of internet and i feel that he will be the revolution of the late night tv with his new show on hbo max next year
Oliver was fine but trying to make jokes to seem laughable when there is no audience seemed off. Noah is Noah. As for Seth, I haven't seen much lately.
Thank you for bringing a name to “orange man bad” comedy. I do not like trump but I absolutely have hated and cringed at these late night shows jokes about him. I always hear my dad listening and I just hate the jokes with a passion and couldn’t describe the feeling without sounding like I was like pro trump
Describe it this way. "While some people make genuinely good jobs at Trump, a large majority of them are made to have the audience cheer in agreement, not laugh because it is funny."
It’s also very bad at actually digging at Trump himself. Like yeah, he’s got a shitty fake tan, and he has small hands... is that it? Like yeah, a lot of people have those. That’s not why Trump sucks.
@@DeathnoteBB It always bothers me when people do shit like that. Like, there are literally SO many reasons to hate and insult him, why pick something boring? It's unoriginal, unfunny, and just kinda sad. It makes the people insulting him look stupid, rather than the idiot himself, which is counterproductive. There are so many legitimate and original jabs that could be made- but most people opt the easy way out.
@@thedestroyasystem please do inform me why Trump should be hated so. I'm genuinely curious about it because I haven't seen him do anything so bad that it warrants the whole country to hate him.
@@TheHickGamer These are several articles. Most of them have links. Most of them also have some subjective matter. Unfortunately, in today's news, subjective content is pretty much unavoidable. I've tried to pick sources with mainly objective content and a fair amount of evidence. The last link is my personal favorite. In summary: he is ignorant. He doesn't not know how to filter himself or close his mouth. He ignores the words of those more informed than him and speaks mainly for shock value. He constantly insults Mexicans and those of other races, separating children from their parents at the border. He uses rude an unprofessional language when dealing with his enemies and yet somehow is still unable to make a coherent argument against them. He has admittedly wanted to rape several women, and date his OWN DAUGHTER. He cheated on his pregnant wife. He made it legal to discriminate against someone for their gender identity. Regardless of your political views, this man is utterly unable to be professional, fact-check himself, or admit any fault. He even insults America itself a decent amount. Perhaps hate is the wrong word; he does not deserve to be hated by every American, but he definitely does not deserve a seat in any office, let alone the highest in the country. I hope this has been sufficient. If not, I'm happy to do whatever it takes to convince you. The last thing we need is another MAGA drone unwilling to look critically at who they're supporting simply because "at least he's not a democrat". Party loyalty will be the death of us all. Anyway, have a great day! www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1231-hate-trump-20191230-kjpnnarthjgfbabsxuvjrbyxq4-story.html www.newstribune.com/news/opinion/story/2020/mar/23/your-opinion-15-reasons-to-dislike-trump/821745/ www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/letter-trump-gives-us-plenty-of-reasons-to-hate-him/article_127c59d9-f9ea-5a2c-a056-6abca054b96c.html medium.com/datadriveninvestor/36-reasons-trump-is-not-fit-to-be-president-bf151aadd0d0
Conan’s success through all of this chaos makes me think of how like 2-3 years ago he redesigned his show format & aesthetics to make it shorter and his team started making the show more digitally accessible. He went as far as cutting the show time in half because of how easy it is to lose viewers attention, but a lot of media sites saw this change as conan "dying out" or "downgrading" when it was literally the opposite. He adapted to the times because he realized how outdated the old late night format was and it’s continuing to work in his favor. Even with the podcast too. He knows his audience which is why it’s no surprise to me how well he’s been doing through this. You could put that man on an island by himself with no writers, no Andy, no Sona, no nothing and he’d still find a way to excel.
I agree and in many ways I feel like Conan is just getting started. He's been in the business for many years but it feels like we're on the cusp of a new era of Conan that will make everything else look like a warmup.
We need a “return of late night” video once they all return to a more normal format. See what changes they took to heart or if they said fuck it and went back to normal.
the fact that Seth Meyers created a RU-vid ONLY segment speaks to his ability to adapt and grow something that really feels like he's creating a more personal connection. I think he's handled the pandemic really well and used it as a way to grow the audiences connection with him and his staff.
those pre-rehab interviews with john mulaney really spoke to this i think. obviously looking back it feels weird to say that, knowing what we know now about his drug use, but they were so funny and so novel
Y’all need to go listen to “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” if you aren’t already. Legitimately great interviews with people he actually wants to talk to.
Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show was probably the most underrated RU-vid-esque of them all. Talking robot skeletons, men dancing in horse costumes, interns wearing BDSM leather, dumb little props, purposely awful transition animations. Having pactically no budget is when the creative comedy really comes out. Craig was absolutely ahead of his time.
Hearing Stephen Colbert's wife giggle at all his jokes in the background is QUITE endearing. I agree that these late night shows are far more palatable in the casual quarantine format. I've been loving watching Seth and Stephen during this time.
Conan specifically said in his Oxford interview that he and his team realized most people watched his show through RU-vid, and they should, so he adjusted his show format to match the content people wanted
Honorable mentions: Trevor Noah who's adapted EXTREMELY WELL and has been using like a RU-vid style and edit. Also, Samantha Bee used the studio format like Conan at the beginning of Quarintene but had her staff in the stands just laughing and making fun of her.
Not sure if John Oliver counts as traditional late night, but his transition to remote filming was the most graceful of all of the hosts. The moment the Last Week Tonight crew moved to remote workflow, John Oliver somehow had the best quality audio and video right from the get go, and his show benefited from not having an audience a lot. All thanks to his team helping him set up a professional camera and audio setup over Zoom. And they still somehow managed to do their trademark stunts that got attention on social media!
not to mention how quickly he adapted to telling jokes w/o an audience! after the first two remote shows his delivery felt basically the same as in studio which is incredibly impressive to me
100% agree. John and his team did a great job transitioning! It was a little jarring at first hearing him do his normal pause for laughter after jokes but he's since remedied that and it's honestly pretty seamless now.
I'll be honest, it's better without the audience. The show is at its best when it does big informative episodes on a topic with a bit of humor mixed in. It was annoying when he'd make a decent joke and the crowd would lose their shit for 30 seconds. Now it's more like a documentary or video essay.
So I do miss the big bits that use to happen, like the giant cake, the squirrel and the check, and of course the musical number, I agree whole heartedly. I think there is a difference though, Last Week Tonight is more of an essay type of show, rather than straight late night show. Sort of a combination of 20/20 and The Late Show IMO. They only focus on 1 topic a week, any guests are directly related to that topic, usually they are referenced in the episode as an expert or a anecdote to drive the point, and all bits are either A) just 1 bit joke usually making fun of a bad person who is the main subject of the episode, or B) Some ridiculous act of charity also usually to insult someone. (btw it may seem like I'm ragging on the show, but I very much enjoy it, just trying to think objectively)
It's funny because if you watch really early Conan, that's what he did. He was the first to do the post-ironic talkshow, but he got more normal as the years went on
Seth, literally the also-ran of the late-night scene, shone so, SO brightly during quarantine. He, his jokes, and the Monty Python style madness that was his monologue, anything in the attic, all the shitposting he discovered he could he could do when he uploaded solely on RU-vid was just amazing. The comments were just full of people begging him not to go back to what he used to do. Every single day. But out the madness came the clarity and hilarity that still is A Closer Look. Still the best segment in late night. Still gets hundreds of thousands of views within minutes of upload. Yeah, you probably have to be at least central left to enjoy it, but goddamn it’s fuckin’ funny. There’s an art to making something seem off-the-cuff when you wrote some of it and have rehearsed it at least twice. All the other late night dudes seem like robots reading their main segment, but Seth always has that slightly crazy still in quarantine quality when he’s doing A Closer Look. I appreciate it is all I’m saying. Give me a half-hour Closer Look every other day and I’ll be a happy man is all I’m saying.
Conan and John Oliver have always made me crack up. While I don’t find Jimmy Fallon that funny most times, I think he has some funny segments and is surprisingly respectful towards his guests!
This makes me miss Craig Ferguson and the old Late Late Show so much. He always had genuine interactions with guests and crew, and he actively poked fun at the traditional late night structure. And from what I’ve seen he gets no love for it.
I love Conan because he seems to be the only host who actually recognizes and takes advantage of how amazing everyday normal people can be. Makes it easier for him to become more of a normal person himself during the pandemic and in his podcasts.
I absolutely love his remotes because he is so good at comedically bouncing off of other people, no matter who they are. He can just make any situation funny! I love Conan
I love that Seth Meyers actually listens to his viewers. And now he's doing Twitter polls so fans can have direct influence on the show and watch Seth react to their opinions.
Conan was almost ruined by TBS and he saved himself because if we learned anything during the NBC writers strike and now the quarantine, Conan is at his best when he has more control over his own content. His partnership with Andy only amplifies everything, A beautiful pair
Ryan they really restricted his jokes and his content. His remote segments started really strong but eventually it felt like he ran out of steam under the restrictions. It felt cheap. I just feel like even tho they gave him a job after NBC shafted him, his contract kept him still creatively stunted
Lily Sighs’ show is pretaped? She’s not charismatic at all but that is just setting her up to fail. How is it possible to have a late night show with nothing topical included?
Everything you said about Colbert is just PERFECT. Colbert Report was lightning in a bottle, his show went way too far into Orange Man Bad, and the lockdown episodes with him just trying to make his wife laugh are so endearing and great!
Even Conan's stuff from home on his computer with the shitty webcam is hilarious. He's one of the few late night hosts that actually has good comedic timing. It helps that Andy also has very good timing and the bit with Andy in the audience is just hysterical.
I'm surprised Eddy just glossed over Jimmy Fallon. I thought Fallon seemed incredibly depressed in his at home episodes. His awkward laughter, his disinterest, his impatience. He's clearly happier on set, but his at home episodes were just so uncomfortable to watch they kinda ruined him for me.
I think most people stuck in corporate late night shows are unhappy. There’s so little room for originality, strong opinions, boundary pushing jokes etc. I feel like anyone who gets involved in that feels it’s the best chance to express their creativity to a large audience but the reality is you can only express what executives want you to express
He's returned to his set now and yes, he seems a bit off. He doesn't dress up like he used to anymore, but something about the show with no audience and it just being Jimmy and his band talking and making jokes just makes the show better.
Been watching Conan since the 90s, always thought he was one of the better late night hosts. I remember 'old people' watched Jay Leno, and 'young people' preferred Conan.
I'm glad Seth is getting appreciated for his tomfoolery. Like Seth makes so many terrible dad jokes but they're all so good. And I really love the cinematic universe he's created during quarantine. Because before I really looked forward to a closer look. But now I get extremely excited the moment I get a notification.
I think Seth gets looked over a lot overall. He (like Conan) is really good at involving his writers in the show and chose people who have some sort of performing background intentionally. His tone and perspective is super informed and consistent. Also Amber Ruffin is a national treasure.
"just two people having a conversation" I think that's what's enjoyable about Conan, in particular his interviews with Bill Burr. It's not a movie promotion or a political platform or a forced anecdote, it's just one guy rambling about something random and Conan making faces at the camera.
It's interesting to find nuggets of gold like this from the days of the pandemic. Like, "Do I, in 2023, need to care about the transformation of Late Night TV in 2020 due to the pandemic?" No, not really, but it's cool to see. It reminds me of...a different time in my life. I don't miss being stuck inside with the fear of not knowing what the heck was truly going on in the world. I do miss how close I got to my family though. It turned out to be a unique time to work on self-improvement (whatever form have you). Life is different now. People seem to want to use any reason they can to "arm themselves to fight" with whatever battle they want that week/month or because "a celebrity/influencer told me to" (with little to no true factual information). Even in my own little spiel, I can feel myself getting defensive and upset. The pandemic was difficult for me, as it was for many other people. There are people out there still willing to listen to reason. Just because we may not see eye-to-eye on how the world works, doesn't mean we can't talk about it respectfully to one another. It won't always be holding hands and singing kumbaya levels of conversation, but I think it's a good muscle to workout at the very least. Nuance is my word for 2023. If you read all this, I truly do wish you the best in life. Have a good (insert time-zone appropriate descriptor here)!
Conan's remotes really made me love him. He always makes himself look like an ass and has such humility. He just seems like such a genuine person and to top it all off is super witty. His bits with Andy in that empty theater are hilarious.
It's too bad that not many knew or know the gem called The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The fact that he always tore the scripts right before his guests take a seat will always be fantastic. He always made his guests just talk whatever they wanna talk about and nothing about what they were supposed to promote.
I really hope they see the positive feedback they're getting and retain some of the charm of these remote formats. Colbert and Meyers were a treat to watch the first few months of quarantine.
I think even though LWT is nominally a late night show it doesn't follow any of the formats that the others do. It's basically just an editorial mixed with comedy, it doesn't have regular interviews or comedy bit segments.
The Stephen Colbert and Daniel Radcliffe interview early in quarantine was the most endearing interview I’ve seen in a while. They felt so normal and weird-especially the zoom difficulties they ran into. It was so good.
Couldn’t agree more, I think that their history in standup helped a LOT. Going back to their roots of delivering a joke without the expectation that the audience will laugh really served them well.
Me, a die hard member of team coco listening to everyone showering praises on conan and saying out loud what a few of us always knew. Conan is the funniest, charismatic and also underrated talk show host working right now.
I really think channels like Hot Ones have completely shifted the way interviews should be done, I mean, how many times have we heard a guest on that show genuinely say "that's a great question." And not in a patronizing way, Hot Ones legitimately thinks of great questions to ask their guests. Late night could learn a lot from them.
another interesting thing is how some of these shows have even embraced RU-vid style editing. for example, if you watch any recent clips of Trevor Noah on the daily show, the have integrated things like punch-ins and adding clip art, very similar to a lot of commentary channels. especially for the daily show, I feels really fitting and I enjoy the change.
I love Colbert and Seth not being in front of an audience. I think these formats should stay this way going forward. Quarantine or not. They're my two favorite late night hosts.
- jokes about him can be funny if they are original and up to date. for example, jokes about that recent interview he did where he couldn’t understand how statistics worked are funny. the “lol trump is a cheeto man” jokes aren’t because it’s like yeah he’s orange, we get it.
Every joke about Trump has been said. It’s crazy because no other politician gets the same intense oddly founded hatred to the point where all comedy surrounding them becomes flat and unentertaining.
I hadn't been keeping with Conan's show and I actually laughed out loud when it cut to that wide shot of Andy alone in the back. That's effing genius. Also, I got my 2020 Yikes shirt and it's *chef's kiss*
i love the fact that a lot of people on the internet still loving conan with no exception. also, i love that conan is putting the rate way higher and forcing the other hosts to follow him. and the parody of the classic format is just fantastic. if he gives us some of this and more remotes on his new show on hbo max next year, he will probably win all the possible emmys for this tv show format
For one minute I tried to think who he is but then remembered oh guy who has very dedicated fanbase arguing that he is number one late night host of all time.
Was looking for this comment. Craig is one of the only hosts with one of the only late night shows to get me to laugh as hard as I do watching the wonderfully stupid garbage that I watch on RU-vid.
@@UncleEbenezer77 and conan in the 90s and 00s. craig was great, but conan took the mantle from dave - and i guess you could say he and craig were a tag team, and jon stewart and colbert were the political satire tag team and were the golden age of late night
Debjyoti Samaddar Definitely so...Conan was/is very innovative. Dave created a lot but also borrowed quite a bit, which he gave credit, especially to Steve Allen and Carson. Most late night hosts created original content in one way or another...Tho I wouldn't say that about Leno, who pretty much stole every bit (And many jokes).
Holy shit Eddie, I’m putting aside all jokes when I say this, this video is a fucking masterpiece, like I’ve been watching u for quite some time now but you’ve completely outdone yourself in this one. Love ya man
Honestly, I’m a little sad you haven’t talked about Trevor Noah, I know he’s not a traditional late night host, but he’s done better than most of the other hosts with the transition. Loved the video, Eddy!
trevor did so incredibly well w the transition. i honestly prefer him filming remotely, if only bc he‘s able to be a bit more polished and well edited. getting away from the traditional live show feeling of late night rly benefited him and i hope he keeps some of that whenever they go back to the studio again.
Late night is really dependant on the hosts personality. Which is why so many are fake. I don't think Noah is fake, but muchlike colbert, they're overly political. They're trying to be the news when they should just be entertainers having an interesting conversation. This is why conan is my favorite. Colbert and Noah are charming but again... who wants to hear the same lazy orange-man-bad joke 1000 times.
@@Jack-rk7jc well The Daily Show is a news show, so it makes sense that he mainly discusses news items. Colbert got his start on the Daily Show and has always had a political edge so it's also not surprising that his show has a political side, especially right now. But I get you, sometimes you don't want to hear about politics.
Conan is a gift. He's my favorite late night host too, and man is he adaptable. He's always changing the show and I don't think he's ever gone backwards. Except maybe for the year he hosted the tonight show between leno, ironically. Keeping the tonight show might've made him more of household name, but at the cost of his authenticity and personality potentially being pushed out.
I think the fact that these shows got arguably better due to the situation shows how much more creative and talented these guys are than their shows lead us to believe. They all need to have more freedom over what they do on their shows that’s why Conans show is so much better than any late night show
I started watching Colbert for the first time since The Report ended when he moved into his home office. It was so enjoyable to watch him in Dad Clothes, just chilling with his wife. When he moved back to the studio, I was so disappointed. The vibe changed, and I don't watch it anymore.
Maybe you covered it in another video, but the Conan vs Colbert crossover during the writers strike was one of the most amazing things in late night television to ever witness.
I knew exactly what you were going to say about the celebrity interviews, and I agree. Years ago, Craig Ferguson's show had a power outage and was not able to have a studio audience. They went on with the show, and the interviews were amazing because of it. They had actual conversations. I have always wished that audiences would just go away since that. So I think this was a great opportunity to see if that would pan out. I never watch these shows though, so I have no idea if it did, but still I am sure the interviews were better
