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Stephen Colbert To Have Recurring Segment on “The Late Show” To Investigate Who He Really Is
August 28, 2015
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(via Time)

Of course, as it’s a segment from Stephen Colbert, it will be called Who Am Me?

It’s now common knowledge that Stephen Colbert played the character of a conservative pundit as host of The Colbert Report. Ever since he lead the Colbert Nation, fans and detractors alike wondered what the real Colbert was like. 

Well, Stephen is planning to take on that query head on by having professionals investigate his past, talking to various people Colbert knew over the years, and seeing how that brought on the Stephen Colbert we know today. The findings will presented in a series of segments titled Who Am Me?, as mentioned above, on The Late Show.

Given how long he kept the Colbert character going, let’s see if this is all a long con when Stephen starts his tenure at The Late Show on Sept. 8th.

Joe Pera and Conner O’Malley Actually Go To CBS in The Latest Episode of “How To Make It In USA” To Pitch a Show
August 25, 2015
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Conner O’Malley, as a slimy manager named Max, has called cruise companies, Netflix, etc. in attempt to, sort of, get his client Joe Pera work on their web series How To Make It in USA.

Their latest episode has Conner do the most daring thing yet by coming up an X-rated version of a procedural CSI show, then going to CBS to pitch it.

Watch it here.

Yes, it looks like they really went to CBS Black Rock to do this.

Watch Key & Peele’s Version of “Undercover Boss”
August 23, 2015
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Sure, watching the head of a big company go undercover amongst his own employees then revealing himself as the boss to the delight of some and dismay of others is entertaining.

Key and Peele’s version is, of course, more entertaining, perhaps filled with more “drama”. Watch it here.

Many “Colbert Report” Staffers Are Now Staffers at “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
August 21, 2015
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(via Deadline)

It’s more proof that you shouldn’t worry, if you are for some reason, about Colbert going from The Colbert Report to The Late Show.

Emily Lazar, Barry Julien, Opus Moreschi, Jay Katsir, Matt Lappin, Paul Dinello, Jim Hoskinson, and Tanya Bracco were all writers, producers, directors, etc. over at The Colbert Report and will resume similar duties at Stephen’s new gig at The Late Show at CBS.

The anticipation towards his premiere on Sept. 8th somehow is still growing even though it’s pretty damn high already.

Stephen Colbert “Comes Up” With His Theme Song For “The Late Show”
June 8, 2015
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After announcing his bandleader last week, Stephen Colbert has to come up with an iconic theme to kick off his era of The Late Show. 

He put a lot of hours of hard work in and apparently didn’t have his bandleader involved and came up with this.

Let’s hope Colbert keeps making videos every week until September.

Watch Bill Murray, Letterman’s First Guest, Be Letterman’s Final Guest
May 20, 2015
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In 1982, Late Night with David Letterman premiered on NBC with Bill Murray as the first guest.

Ever since, Murray has been one of the most memorable guests through Letterman’s career and it was only fitting that the last guest that Dave interviewed would be Bill. 

While there was a retrospective portion of Bill’s segment, there was, of course, hijinks involving a giant cake and starting a flash mob.

If you’re thinking the comedy is going to be pretty much focused on Dave Letterman today, you’re right on the money.

Fellow Hoosier Jim Gaffigan Shares What David Letterman Means To Him
May 19, 2015
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Both Jim Gaffigan and David Letterman are both from Indiana.

Growing up and coming up as a comedian, Gaffigan looked up to Dave and admired his keeping of his Midwestern sensibilities even amongst the bright lights and skylines of NYC.

Watch Jim’s parting and touching words about Letterman on CBS Sunday Morning before Dave’s departure from The Late Show tomorrow night.

Norm MacDonald Performs His Final Set and Gives a Very Heartfelt Goodbye on Letterman
May 16, 2015
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For all the antics and absurd things that Norm MacDonald says and does, a moment of 100% irony free, tender sentiment from him is priceless and rare.

However, in the beginning of a valediction to David Letterman on last night’s Late Show, Norm got really vulnerable and took his time, not for comedic effect, to express his gratitude for Dave and all that he’s done for comedy as well as his favorite Letterman joke.

Norm also had a nice, great stand-up set too.

Watch it all here.

Tom Hanks and Bill Murray Will Be Final Guests on Letterman Before Finale
May 15, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter/Entertainment Weekly)

Of course the final guests are Tom Hanks and Bill Murray.

The finale episode of The Late Show with David Letterman doesn’t have a line-up of guests, which we guess is to keep us all in suspense as to whether Dave will have a big star-studded salutation to late night as is customary or do something else altogether.

Still, the two days leading up to Wed. May 20th are sure to have plenty of moments that will be memorable for years to come with Hanks and Murray, two of the best late night guests that ever were. There will also be musical performances from Eddie Vedder and Bob Dylan.

Hanks and Vedder will be on Monday night’s show and Murray and Dylan on Tuesday.

Any takers on what Murray will be wearing in his final appearance or if he might take a jackhammer to the stage again?

Howard Stern and Don Rickles Rib David Letterman One Last Time
May 12, 2015
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Well, it’s quite something to see three showbiz legends sitting right next to each other on a late night talk show. 

It’s quite another thing to see two of those legends express their admiration for each other while the other legend, the host of said talk show, is made to wait his turn.

However, that’s the sort of great mischief you get when Howard Stern, Don Rickles, and David Letterman are all sitting side by side on one of the final episodes of The Late Show.

In fact, you even get more tomfoolery from Howard as he tries to kiss Dave.

Also, what Howard Stern appearance on Letterman wouldn’t be complete if he didn’t ask about Jay Leno?

Give David Letterman Your Own Tribute/Thanks at “Thanks, David Letterman” Tumblr
May 12, 2015
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We’re not sure who you are reading this, but we’re guessing you’re not one of the final few guests booked to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Still, if you want to say thank you to David Letterman like all those fancy guests are doing, you can give it a shot here.

Though not officially affiliated with CBS or Worldwide Pants, our friend Adam Spiegelman has put together a Tumblr where you can share your story about how Letterman not only changed the face of comedy, but affected you personally as well.

Hopefully, any and all of any age can see how much Dave means to several generations of folks who aren’t Tina Fey, Martin Short, Jerry Seinfeld, or Steve Martin.

Thanks, David Letterman is a nice crowdsourced goodbye to a legend. 

Watch a First Look at “David Letterman: A Life on Television”
May 4, 2015
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Tonight, CBS will be doing a tribute special right before The Late Show.

“David Letterman: A Life on Television” will cover the entire career of a late night and comedy icon over the course of 90 minutes. 

Variety got this preview of the special and you can that Dave has virtually seen it all.

Catch the special tonight at 9:30PM on CBS before Letterman chats with President Obama and Will Ferrell.

Watch Steve Martin’s Farewell to David Letterman
May 2, 2015
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Just in case you wondering, Steve Martin’s still got it.

Save for some sort of big star studded musical number at the final episode of The Late Show, Steve Martin made his final appearance and chatted with his old pal David Letterman.

He even made a “touching” video tribute to Letterman both in what he has done and what he’ll possibly do.

Martin also had one “final gift” for Dave to remember him by.

While Letterman is gone in less than a month, we hope Martin will continue showing up on late night to do bits.

“Comedy Bang! Bang!” Gets Ready to Say Goodbye to Reggie Watts as He Is Bringing His Signature Goofs and Musical Genius to “The Late Late Show”
April 22, 2015
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Thus far, Reggie is staying Reggie over at CBS.

In the middle of this fourth season of Comedy Bang! Bang! at IFC, Reggie Watts stepped down as bandleader and Scott Aukerman’s sidekick in order to take on his current gig as bandleader at The Late Late Show with James Corden. His final Comedy Bang! Bang! episodes are coming up and a farewell video or sorts was made to commemorate him in, of course, absurdist CBB style.

As you can see from what was supposed to be a remote segment about the NBA Playoffs on last night’s Late Late Show as well as his 4/20 song, Reggie is settling into his network gig just fine. 

In fact, seeing how he and his band Karen have done over the last couple of weeks, they have the potential to be the greatest band in late night if they keep headed in the direction their headed.

Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Don Rickles Among Final Guests on Letterman
April 13, 2015
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After over 3 decades on late night, David Letterman has 28 episodes left of The Late Show left concluding on May 20th and has made sure the last set of guests is a cavalcade of the show’s most memorable, big names.

Thus far, Letterman has “George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr., Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Jack Hanna, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Rickles, Julia Roberts, Ray Romano, Paul Rudd, Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, Howard Stern, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Oprah Winfrey, The Avett Brothers and Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews Band, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Mumford and Sons, Ralph Stanley and Amos Lee, and many more names to be announced in the coming weeks.” for his final few weeks at The Late Show.

We wouldn’t be surprised at all if Bill Murray was the final guest as he was Letterman’s very first guest.

James Corden Pulls Out The Stops For Beverly Blvd. Traffic and People Camping Out For Sneakers
April 8, 2015
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James Corden has gone where no late night host has gone before in stopping traffic on LA’s very busy Beverly Blvd. and a line of sneakerheads waiting for a shoe release.

So far on this week of The Late Late Show with James Corden, they’ve already had two clever remotes. 

One of them has Corden rallying up an entire production of Grease to be performed in costume in the crosswalk while midday traffic is stopped. The other has James getting in with some of the folks camping out to be the first to get a new pair of limited edition Jordans, then flipping the script on them with some unexpected trivia. 

Anywhere in the vicinity of CBS Television City will probably be part of some Late Late Show bit over the next year.

As Long As James Corden Can Get Into The Studio, “The Late Late Show with James Corden” Will Be Premiering Tonight
March 23, 2015
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CBS Television City runs a tight ship and will make sure that the premiere of The Late Late Show with James Corden will go off with a hitch, making sure no stragglers wander in. 

Any stragglers whatsoever.

Even with all of James Corden’s accolades and massive following back in the UK, he’s still working on making himself into a household name here in the States and is starting off with the guard at the CBS Television City’s front gate.

Make sure to catch the premiere tonight at 12:35AM with guests Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis following The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.

“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Fills Out Their Writing Staff
March 9, 2015
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(via Splitsider)

At the beginning of the year, we reported that the very funny Sean O’Connor and Ian Karmel were brought on board to write for the new Late Late Show hosted by James Corden.

As their premiere is less than a month away, they’ve filled the rest of their writing staff.

So, the writers of The Late Late Show with James Corden are: 

Mike Gibbons who is the co-creator of Tosh.0
Sean O’Connor
Ian Karmel
James Davis who recently appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly
Lauren Greenberg 
Ben Hoffman from The Ben Show 
David Dineen-Porter (host of Party of Four podcast)
Nedaa Sweiss
DJ Javerbaum from The Daily Show

So, this bunch makes for a good, wide mix along with Corden and Reggie Watts that has us even more enticed for their debut.

Jon Dore to Star in CBS Comedy Pilot “The Half of It”
March 4, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Of all the Canadians that we should be getting on board with here Stateside, the absolutely hysterical Jon Dore is definitely in the top of that list.

That’s why were glad to see that he’ll be starring in a divorce comedy pilot at CBS “The Half of It” from Mike Gibbons, who also happens to be the executive producer at The Late Late Show with James Corden. 

We know this is just a pilot and it still has yet to be shot, then considered for series, but in regards to seeing more of Dore, we say it’s about damn time.

James Corden Wants To Change Up The Traditional Late Night Format With “The Late Late Show”
March 4, 2015
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In a recent interview with Variety, the new host of The Late Late Show, James Corden let on a little as to what he might have up his sleeve. 

The traditional late night format of monologue, sketch, guest, etc. are going to be “tinkered” with as Corden doesn’t think of himself as a stand-up comedian that could plow through monologue jokes night after night.

Instead, Corden is going to have the inimitable Reggie Watts as his bandleader and plans on focusing in on his acting, singing, and dancing background. On top of that, he also seems to have a very charming sense of self-deprecation. 

Being at 12:35AM will allow James to definitely play up Watts spontaneity and we can only hope that he runs in that direction hard and fast. 

You should note that the last time a late night host who didn’t have a background in stand-up and could sing and dance and had overwhelming charisma while constantly poking fun at themselves was Conan O’Brien when he started out at Late Night in 1993. Knowing that, we’re looking forward to James Corden taking over on Mar. 23rd more and more.

Also, you can hear about the shade that David Letterman threw at Corden while appearing on The Late Late Show when Regis Philbin was filling in.

Look at All The Fun That Thomas Lennon Had on The Late Late Show This Week
February 19, 2015
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His three day run at The Late Late Show is up, but Thomas Lennon did make sure to get his rounds of being a goofball in as the host. 

Watch him dress up as the CBS Eye Ball as well as “find” the 50 Shades of Grey blooper reel.

Thomas Lennon, Lauren Graham, Will Arnett Are Guest Hosting “The Late Late Show” This Week
February 16, 2015
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March is just around the corner, which means The Late Late Show with James Corden is almost set to premiere. In the meantime, the interim period of The Late Late Show is still in effect and, this week, they have very intriguing guests hosts in Thomas Lennon, Lauren Graham and Will Arnett.

Lennon is scheduled for Mon-Wed., Graham on Thurs., and Arnett for Fri.

In addition to their hijinks, Weird Al Yankovic, Natasha Leggero, Nick Kroll, Matthew Perry, Tom Papa, Jimmy Kimmel, John Krasinski, and David Cross are all set to be guests this week too.

Take note that Lennon has voiced Craig Ferguson’s robot skeleton sidekick Geoffrey Peterson at The Late Late Show from time to time and perhaps he’ll do it again.

Find out what happens (two weeks ago, they had the Super Bowl Sharks on) by tuning in to CBS at 12:35AM all week long.

Do James Corden and Reggie Watts “Have” a “New Gig” in Addition to “The Late Late Show”?
February 9, 2015
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We’re still just over a month away from James Corden and his bandleader Reggie Watts taking over The Late Late Show and we’re curious as to how/what/etc. the show will fit into the realm of late night.

At this point, we’re still unsure, but it would seem in this first promo that James and Reggie will be keep themselves busy on and off the show (as well as having some famous British friends in One Direction right from the get go).

Andy Kindler Is Still One of The Most Fun, Loose Comedians in Late Night
February 7, 2015
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Most performances by stand-up comedians on late night programs are rehearsed word-for-word and vetted in a similar fashion by the show and the network. The result is a highly polished display of jokes, one right after the other, timed out, usually, to be exactly 5 minutes.  When you go see those comedians live, it’s usually a little more visceral, livelier, intimate, and personal.

Andy Kindler manages to do a tight set and still pull off being completely himself on late night. Andy is one of the few comedians that takes the national spotlight of a late night talk show to not only do his jokes, but give his signature commentary in between those jokes, which doesn’t seem rehearsed or vetted, but, instead freewheeling and so much fun.

His set from Letterman last night is another perfect example amidst a big pile of perfect examples of this. Note that he also ends right at 5:00.

CBS Ups Tommy Johnagin’s Multi Cam Project To an Actual Pilot
January 22, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Late in 2014, CBS ordered a pilot presentation from Tommy Johnagin and now, the very deserving Johnagin is one step closer to getting his own show as CBS has just ordered a full pilot of the multi cam sitcom project that has Bill Lawrence producing.

We’ll keep our fingers crossed as long as we can in the hopes that Johnagin gets a series order.

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