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!
Bring back guest hosting to late night!
“Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'”
-Johnny Carson
This is the news you didn’t know about for the week of 5/1/17!
Stephen Colbert is setting up a “Daily Show” reunion; Danny DeVito and Jeff Goldblum are headlining a new Amazon series; and we take a look at guest hosting in late night - a practice that isn’t done any more but should be brought back.
Not your regular Correspondent's Dinner!
“A blazer is just my life staple. I rock a blazer. I can’t help it. I was just wearing a blazer and running shoes at rehearsal and people were like, ‘You seem really comfortable. Do you want to wear that on the show?’ ‘Please.’”
-Samantha Bee
This is the comedy news you didn't know about for the week of 1/30/17!
Chris Gethard's "Career Suicide" is coming to HBO; Conan O'Brien will return to the Apollo; and Sam Bee is throwing an alternative Correspondent's Dinner so we take a look at comedy's history at the dinners!
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?
Samantha Bee wants some Full Frontal friends & Lena Dunham wants to imprint books!
"You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask."
-Samantha Bee
This is the news you didn't know about for the week of 4/18/16!
Laura Steinel's new movie has a dream cast, Samantha Bee is looking to bring correspondents to Full Frontal and Lena Dunham is looking to get back in the book game!