I wish the US would adopt the UK quiz-show format. It’s like late night rv except it’s like 4-5 funny people on a rotating panel doing the show instead of one dude.
America needs 8 out of 10 Cats!
Taylor Tomlinson’s show, at Midnight is trying for it
When I first heard about the show I was fairly dismissive. Had no clue who she was.
Now I watch almost every night (even reruns). Taylor is such an awesome host. The guests are great. The show is non stop absurdity in the best way.
I like her comedy, but as a host, she laughs at shit that’s just not funny to be nice, I guess. It would be better if she didn’t laugh and give points, and instead challenged the panelists to do better. I realize that might not be the best strategy to attract guests, but if the roast battles can keep finding people, hopefully this show could too if the guests realized they needed to bring it, or get flamed
Canned laughter and “stars” I just do not give a shit about. I’d rather watch some youtuber give me their take.
I really like the Daily Show interviews. They’re usually with authors and subject matter experts rather than just straight celebrities. When they do have celebrities on I find they’re more interesting and not just “famous actor with forced anecdote” but more someone with an idea or perspective to share. Whereas, for example, I love Colbert’s monologues but once we get to the celebrity piece I lose interest.
How about neither. Turns out I don’t care about YouTubers just as much as I don’t care about Kardashians.
There are a few exceptions where the content speaks for itself like Alt-Shift-X and Climate Town.
A difference with those vs late night shows is I am seeking them out, not just passively watching a thing.
Yeah but what about a not random one but a decent one that puts out good stuff consistently?
The majority of YouTube is trash and it takes time to cultivate something decent. Just like Lemmy
This is the only thing I’ve ever or will ever watch on YouTube.
The platform peaked ten years ago and it’s been downhill for them since then.
I stopped watching late night talk shows when they fucked over Conan
I stopped watching once Carson took over. Way too goddamn self referential! Bring back Paar!
Jack Paar was just a Wish.com Jack Benny. Now Jack Benny–there was a man who knew how to crack wise!
He’s probably right. There are so many streaming options chock full of excellent content. There isn’t anyone on late night that is so good that it’s worth trying to catch live. Anything interesting enough will be available as a highlight.
Its on youtube the day before too. Its not like the writers are coming up with their own jokes. Its almost all stolen content on these late night shows.
Truth be told some of it is actually on YouTube before it airs live.
Most of the late night shows air live after 10/11pm, but their main monologue is on YouTube between 9pm and 10pm, East Coast times. If you’re on the West Coast you can probably catch the interviews which are uploaded a few hours later.
Catch live? No, but that’s true for any TV, I watch shows when I want to watch them.
Colbert, Meyers, The Daily Show are all great. I like Kimmel as well sometimes.
Sure, but if you aren’t watching them live, then why make them every day? You’re not watching the ads, so the value of streaming the content for free is diminished. Wouldn’t a Last Week Tonight format work much better?
I mean I am watching them every day, on YouTube either that same night or the next day.
Last Week Tonight is a good format as well but I like the interviews as well as the main show.
Sure some are just fluff of an actor talking about a role they are in, some are a politician giving their thoughts, some are writers explaining an idea or concept. It’s usually light, but it’s usually a good watch.
Will network TV even exist in ten years? I imagine the boomers are holding the fort right now.
