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Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers Pay Tribute to Robin Williams

August 13, 2014

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With the tragic passing of Robin Williams this week, the world of late night would feel remiss if they didn’t collectively tip their hats to Williams.

Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers all put together a tribute on their respective shows featuring memorable past appearances of Williams. If you’re wondering why Letterman, Kimmel, The Daily Show, etc. aren’t doing the same, they’re simply not taping new episodes this week.

Scott Aukerman Explains What He’s Up to on Comedy Bang! Bang! and Directing Obama for Between Two Ferns

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Being the ringleader behind Comedy Bang! Bang! and Between Two Ferns, Scott Aukerman has had his fair share of chaos to deal with.

He stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk on the working parts behind Comedy Bang! Bang! and the extent of planning that goes into each episode as well as what the experience was like having POTUS Barack Obama on Between Two Ferns or, as Obama initially called it, Two Ferns.

The Late Show Will Stay at Ed Sullivan Theater When Stephen Colbert Takes Over

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Not that it should surprise you, but the upcoming Late Show with Stephen Colbert will stay in NYC at The Ed Sullivan Theater where David Letterman has been for several years taping The Late Show.

With The Tonight Show back in NYC, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel will be the only late night shows that tape in LA in 2015. Well, that does all depend on what CBS plans on doing with Craig Ferguson’s slot and where Chelsea Handler does her Netflix show down the line.

Watch Tommy Johnagin’s 7th Set on Letterman

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That’s right, Tommy Johnagin has been on The Late Show with David Letterman to do stand-up 7 times. That’s becoming a harder and harder feat to accomplish these days given the proliferation of stand-up over the last decade. Last night marked his 7th set and, obviously, there’s a reason why Johnagin keeps getting invited back (hint: he’s damn funny).

Watch his set from this week here.

Ben Kronberg Back on TV on Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Despite what happened on Last Comic Standing this season, Ben Kronberg is back on TV doing stand-up. Last night, he did a set on Late Night with Seth Meyers and was as funny as he’s ever been.

So, rather than f’ing off, Ben just got applause and laughs.

Mark Normand Returns to Conan

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Last time he was on Conan, Mark Normand had one of our favorite late night stand up sets of the year.

This week, Normand returned to Conan as well as having released his album and having his half hour special on Comedy Central still to premiere tomorrow.

Continue to make it a whole week of Normand by watching his latest Conan set here.

Marc Maron Finds a New Way to Worry About Cancer & a Substitute for Coffee

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Leave it to Marc Maron’s day off to pester a doctor to get an MRI because Maron thinks he has cancer.

Marc told that story on Late Night with Seth Meyers as well as what he does to get going in the morning in place of coffee, which is, appropriately enough for Marc, more complicated and intense than a cup of coffee.

Sounds like an episode recap of a pretty great episode of his IFC series Maron.

Michelle Wolf Does Stand-up on Late Night With Seth Meyers

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You might have seen the very funny Michelle Wolf on Late Night Seth Meyers already as a bit player, but, last night, she got to take that stage for the first time as a stand-up comedian.

You can clearly see why they have her on staff at Late Night in her set. Watch it here.

Daniel Sloss Back for a 3rd Time on Conan

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Daniel Sloss is now in rare company with having performed on Conan’s TBS show three times.

Watch and see why with his latest set here.

Jenny Slate Took a Prom Pic as an Adult and Confused Astronomy and Astrology

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Obvious Child’s Jenny Slate stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to share some of her most wondrous, embarrassing stories including taking a prom picture with a HS kid as she’s a full grown, way too excited woman as well as confusing astronomy and astrology in a class where she was too high.

So, enjoy those and then, of course, go see Obvious Child.

David Wain Confirms Wet Hot American Summer Prequel

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David Wain appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers this week mostly to promote the upcoming meta rom com They Came Together.

However, he also let us know that the supposed Wet Hot American Summer Prequel is really happening. Watch the confirmation here.

Hari Kondabolu Back on Conan

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Hari Kondabolu makes his return to do stand-up on Conan and is, again, great in going through a set list that includes such topics as colonialism, chess, and speaking Chinese in a Chinese restaurant.

Watch his set here.

Watch Myq Kaplan on Late Night Seth Meyers

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Myq Kaplan has pretty much done stand up, and deservingly so, on almost every late night talk show you can do. Conan, Letterman, Ferguson, and now, Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Watch his set from last night here.

Beth Stelling Kills It on The Pete Holmes Show

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Beth Stelling made her latest late night stand up set one to remember on The Pete Holmes Show. You also get to find out the true nature of her nickname “Sweet Beth”

Watch Nick Turner Return to Late Night, Though, This Time, with Seth Meyers

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Nick Turner is now one damn funny comedian who has done both Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Watch his set here and see why he gets to keep coming back.

Watch Gary Vider’s Late Night Stand Up Debut on Conan

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NYC’s Gary Vider did quite nicely for his late night stand up debut on Conan, making a great showcase of sharp joke writing and timing.

Watch his set here.

Watch Ali Wong’s Latest Late Night Set

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Ali Wong has notched another late night set this week when she took the stage at Late Night with Seth Meyers. Enjoy watching her unveil the secrets behind getting married, immortality, and more.

Watch her set here.

Watch Joe DeRosa’s Set on The Pete Holmes Show

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Though it’s very sad news that The Pete Holmes Show has been canceled, there’s still plenty you can enjoy all the way until next month.

Start off by watch a nicely done set by one of The Pete Holmes Show’s writers, the hilarious Joe DeRosa.

Eddie Izzard on Doing His Stand Up in Different Languages

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The amazing Eddie Izzard has been performing his stand-up in as many languages as possible including French and German.

On Late Night with Seth Meyers, he gives a little bit of a preview as well as how his comedy translated into German and how it fared. Watch the interview here.

Get Lewis Black’s Take on WHCA Dinner, Immigration, and More

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Last week, Lewis Black ran through his thoughts at Late NIght with Seth Meyers on the WHCA Dinner, immigration, gun control, and more. It’s like the old days when we all got to hear Black’s take regularly on everything, wonderfully accented by his trademark voice and pointing.

Jimmy Kimmel Gets a Two-Year Contract Extension at ABC

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Jimmy Kimmel Gets a Two-Year Contract Extension at ABC

Just announced this morning, Jimmy Kimmel will continue to be the sole star of ABC’s late night line-up through the start of 2017. As it stands now, he’ll be facing off with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, whoever Comedy Central picks to replace Colbert, and Conan O’Brien directly in 2016.

With this extension in place, there has to be more curiosity with what CBS and Comedy Central are going to do.

Matt Walsh on How Close Veep Is To Real Life Politics

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This week, the great Matt Walsh stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers and revealed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, that the political world is not far off from the one portrayed in Veep. Also, Walsh and Meyers have a fun run of riffing off each other.

Watch the interview here.

Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham Make Late Night Rounds Before ‘Playing House’ Premiere Tonight

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Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham’s great new series Playing House premieres tonight on USA at 10PM.

To help you remember that, Jessica and Lennon did double duty on late night last night by appearing both The Pete Holmes Show and Late Night With Seth Meyers.

So watch all of these, which is all a really fun preview to what might be cable’s next big sitcom tonight in Playing House.

Gary Gulman Gives A Fun Lesson in Diction on Late Night

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Last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Gary Gulman shows how great word choice can be when doing stand-up, especially when it comes to talking about Hitler, the Jews, and God.

Watch his set here.

Colin Quinn Has Some Notes for Late Night With Seth Meyers

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In the middle of his interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Colin Quinn has some things he’d like to see on the show that would make it go viral in any way possible.

Watch what those things are here.