The coronavirus isn't just affecting lives. It's also hitting late night and news shows! Okay, so one of those issues is more important than the other. With all these precautions in place, hosts are taking their shows to the comfort of their homes. Using everything from children to iPhones, they're able to cobble together basically the same shows as before. How has social distancing, self quarantining and this new world order changed the talk show game? Find out only on News Time!
Comedy’s charitable contributions! | News Time
“You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things.”
-Jon Stewart
This is the news you didn’t know about for the week of 11/6/17!
Jon Stewart’s “Night of Too Many Stars” makes its return to airwaves with debut on its new home, HBO. And, most assuredly, there will be no shortage of stars. The ex-late night host looks to be extremely excited to bring back one of television’s biggest benefits. However, comedy is known to lead several organizations. StandUp2Cancer, Red Nose Day and many others are among the numerous charitable federations as they each help a specific segment or an entire population. Let’s take a look at why these exist and how you can help too only on News Time.
Charities:
Night of Too Many Stars: https://www.nextforautism.org/donate/
StandUp2Cancer: https://secure.eifoundation.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=su2c_donate
Stand Up for Heroes: https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/donate/
Hilarity for Charity: https://hilarityforcharity.org/take-action/donate/
Comedy Cures: http://comedycures.org/donate/
Red Nose Day: https://secure.donate.comicrelief.com/
Let’s get High on Concepts!
"Nerds is cool now, and jocks is pumping our gas."
-Hollywood Handbook
This is the news you didin't know about for the week of 5/15/17!
Adult Swim gets new shows; Mystery Science Theater 3000 is going on tour; and Justin Theroux and Jimmy Kimmel are making a live sitcom special for ABC! This week we're taking a look at high concept sitcoms and why they seem to fail.
Q1 late night ratings spectacular!
"Oy guvnah"
-Brits
This is the news you didn't know about for the week of 4/3/17!
Brian Regan goes on a big NA tour; James Corden is bringing The Late Late Show to London; and Trevor Noah's The Daily Show is getting up there in ratings. Also, we take a look at how Noah compares to Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers ratings.
Late night hosts go live for the 2016 election (and America ends season 238)!
"I enjoy talking about politics a great deal. "
-Seth Meyers
This is the news you didn't know about for the week of 10/31/16!
Ed Weeks and Mindy Kaling hop from The Mindy Project to another show (producing wise); Seeso announces a bunch of new comedy shows for early 2017; and your favorite late night hosts are about to be live for the election. Screw all of this. I hope America is okay after this jazz is over. Let's not start ANOTHER civil war, guys. Okay?