Apparently all the late night shows were told at the last minute to have no audience shows. For The Late Show they are broadcasting the show rehearsal. It's fuckin surreal.
The late night shows don't really work without an audience. Playing the audience is half the gig.
Alternatively, what Full Frontal did was the writers didn't show the script to Sam before recording. So it was time for the writers to get the host to crack up.
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I don't think it would have worked as well if they did it "for real" but Stephen wanted to just use the rehearsal footage and it works. It's nice and casual.
I don't think it would have worked as well if they did it "for real" but Stephen wanted to just use the rehearsal footage and it works. It's nice and casual.
The musical interlude at about 9:30 was just perfect.
Colbert's straight up canceled for the next week, although I believe there was a week off scheduled after that regardless, so the one week break is now two.
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Watching all these late nights without audiences makes me realize how much of their comedy is based on audience participation to make the joke work, vs some other comedy shows that have no audiences by design. I’ve never really noticed the difference in comedy styles until the audiences were gone.
Watching Jon Oliver without his audience is like watching a really funny comedian do a punchline to an empty arena; I still think it’s funny, but without the audience, it’s missing that “group experience” thing that I love going to the theater or stand-up for.
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It's weird seeing them without the audience responses, but I'm all about Colbert doing his show while drinking and him and his staff giving each other shit. It has a real loose and informal feeling that I dig.
I dunno, half the fun of Colbert and Seth Meyers is watching their reaction when a joke lands flat.
Yeah, part of why I like Meyers and the others is that they feed off of the audience feedback. If a joke sells, they lean into it and make it funnier. If a joke falls flat, they make fun of it or themselves, which is still funny. Either way, the audience feedback doesn’t work with a laugh track.
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Watching all these late nights without audiences makes me realize how much of their comedy is based on audience participation to make the joke work, vs some other comedy shows that have no audiences by design. I’ve never really noticed the difference in comedy styles until the audiences were gone.
Watching Jon Oliver without his audience is like watching a really funny comedian do a punchline to an empty arena; I still think it’s funny, but without the audience, it’s missing that “group experience” thing that I love going to the theater or stand-up for.
At one point Oliver paused for a laugh and obviously got none
It's weird seeing them without the audience responses, but I'm all about Colbert doing his show while drinking and him and his staff giving each other shit. It has a real loose and informal feeling that I dig.
Reminded me a bit of TLLS w/ Craig Ferguson. I miss GP and the Fergs.
Its was interesting comparing Stephen's home monologue with Trevor's. Trevor did a fairly standard session but it fell a bit flat without the audience. Which is a shame as the home setting would be perfect for his between the scenes informal style. Which does rely on audience participation a bit but not all the time.
I'm not sure I get why late night show hosts feel the need to shave.
I mean it seems like so many of them obviously don't want to. Whenever they're on vacation or off the air for a while, the first thing most of them do is grow a beard.
And now that they're filming from home, they're growing beards.
So why not just have a beard?
WHEN DID IT BECOME A CRIME TO HAVE A BEARD?
*strokes beard thoughtfully*
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I'm not sure I get why late night show hosts feel the need to shave.
I mean it seems like so many of them obviously don't want to. Whenever they're on vacation or off the air for a while, the first thing most of them do is grow a beard.
And now that they're filming from home, they're growing beards.
So why not just have a beard?
WHEN DID IT BECOME A CRIME TO HAVE A BEARD?
*strokes beard thoughtfully*
It's about keeping a routine, as I have said in other threads.
I'm not sure I get why late night show hosts feel the need to shave.
I mean it seems like so many of them obviously don't want to. Whenever they're on vacation or off the air for a while, the first thing most of them do is grow a beard.
And now that they're filming from home, they're growing beards.
So why not just have a beard?
WHEN DID IT BECOME A CRIME TO HAVE A BEARD?
*strokes beard thoughtfully*
World War I. And that's a serious answer. The advent of gas warfare made wearing a beard a literal death sentence for soldiers, which in turn changed the grooming patterns of soldiers, and those changes carried over into civilian life.
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The other thing is that, with the advent of HD, many hosts either have to shave multiple times per day or right before the taping starts or they'll look scruffy. So not having to do a show in the same way means they can just...not have to do that. And if you're going to experiment with not shaving yourself smooth twice a day, might as well just go casual and grow a beard.
I'm not sure I get why late night show hosts feel the need to shave.
I mean it seems like so many of them obviously don't want to. Whenever they're on vacation or off the air for a while, the first thing most of them do is grow a beard.
And now that they're filming from home, they're growing beards.
So why not just have a beard?
WHEN DID IT BECOME A CRIME TO HAVE A BEARD?
*strokes beard thoughtfully*
Sam Bee totally should have been wearing a fake beard last night...
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Kimmel already had a beard, but Trevor is the ur example for why some people don’t grow beards: Trevor’s facial hair makes him look like he just turned 18!
It could also just be an older thing. Every job I've had the management has put some level of restriction on board growth (mostly the only acceptable level is just past a five o'clock shadow). Cause it makes men look "professional"
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Alternatively, what Full Frontal did was the writers didn't show the script to Sam before recording. So it was time for the writers to get the host to crack up.
I don't think it would have worked as well if they did it "for real" but Stephen wanted to just use the rehearsal footage and it works. It's nice and casual.
The musical interlude at about 9:30 was just perfect.
The whole thing is here on YouTube.
Watching Jon Oliver without his audience is like watching a really funny comedian do a punchline to an empty arena; I still think it’s funny, but without the audience, it’s missing that “group experience” thing that I love going to the theater or stand-up for.
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I dunno, half the fun of Colbert and Seth Meyers is watching their reaction when a joke lands flat.
Yeah, part of why I like Meyers and the others is that they feed off of the audience feedback. If a joke sells, they lean into it and make it funnier. If a joke falls flat, they make fun of it or themselves, which is still funny. Either way, the audience feedback doesn’t work with a laugh track.
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At one point Oliver paused for a laugh and obviously got none
Reminded me a bit of TLLS w/ Craig Ferguson. I miss GP and the Fergs.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sqrhH6xIegw
From Seth Myers hallway!
Goddamn this is depressing.
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I mean it seems like so many of them obviously don't want to. Whenever they're on vacation or off the air for a while, the first thing most of them do is grow a beard.
And now that they're filming from home, they're growing beards.
So why not just have a beard?
WHEN DID IT BECOME A CRIME TO HAVE A BEARD?
*strokes beard thoughtfully*
It's about keeping a routine, as I have said in other threads.
World War I. And that's a serious answer. The advent of gas warfare made wearing a beard a literal death sentence for soldiers, which in turn changed the grooming patterns of soldiers, and those changes carried over into civilian life.
Sam Bee totally should have been wearing a fake beard last night...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lF355tGAcSM
The Daily Show correspondents are even making fun of Trevor’s “beard.”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A3jiM2FNR8
I need this to happen more than I've needed anything for a while now.
He still keeps pausing for laugh.
I think Seth Myers is doing even better, but yeah Jon's killing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsauxdIdUdM
My biggest complaint about Oliver is when he starts yelling. Having none of that now is a gift.