#late-night-television

#late-night-television

The network late-night shows have returned from summer hiatus - something that The Late Show reminded us is actually a new season of late night. You never think about late-night TV having seasons. It's constant and cyclic and intermittently makes you cry, like menstruation. But the cable shows - your WWHLs and HIGNFYs, are still on a break. Still, it was good to get the boys back in town to cover Trump not dying.

O'Brien's guest, the comedian Eric André, sits down and grabs a microphone from the host's desk. "Is this my microphone?" André asks, while trying to figure out a way to attach the desk mike to his shirt. Then he retches and picks up a nearby coffee mug. "What's in here, oatmeal?" he asks. For anybody familiar with André's comedy, which relies on the shocking and the absurd, all of this makes sense.

I understand the fear that you and your advertisers have with $8 billion at stake, but understand this: Truly, the shows that you now seek to cancel, censor, and control-a not insignificant portion of that $8 billion value came from those fucking shows-that's what made you that money.

Lawrence Jones criticized Stephen Colbert's performance, stating that his impression of Trump was poor and he lacked comedy, calling him an extreme partisan with low ratings.

Canceling Colbert is an obvious move to appease Donald Trump, he said on The Breakfast Club Friday, referring to Paramount's upcoming $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media, which will require approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to move forward.

Diego Luna's guest hosting on Jimmy Kimmel built a connection with local issues, especially amid ICE raids, and added a personal, vibrant touch to late-night TV.