Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac Colbert’s exit, Leno’s backlash, and the fate of late night - with Mike Chisholm of The Letterman Podcast
Aug 9, 2025
01:02:25
John is joined by Mike Chisholm from the Letterman Podcast, to discuss 'Colbert Gate' surrounding Stephen Colbert's Late Show on CBS.
The two hosts debate the viability and future of late-night television, specifically noting the financial strains and cultural impact, with references to past late-night giants like David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Seth Meyers. The episode also touches on the format evolution towards streaming platforms, highlighting Netflix's potential in live comedy specials. The segment wraps up with speculations on what could come next for Stephen Colbert and the late-night TV landscape.
00:42 John Oliver's Hollywood Reporter Profile
01:42 Late Night TV's Evolution and Challenges
03:37 Colbert Gate and Financial Struggles
05:18 Discussion with Mike Chisholm
07:21 CBS's Identity Crisis and Late Night Future
20:28 Stephen Colbert's Potential Next Moves
30:35 Conan O'Brien's Journey at NBC
31:04 The Awkward Charm of Early Letterman
32:50 Netflix's Comedy Strategy 33:26 The Nostalgic Value of Music in Late Night Shows
38:27 The Future of Comedy Specials
40:29 Late Night Television's Changing Landscape
42:09 The Legacy of David Letterman
45:10 Jay Leno's Consistency and Criticism
55:20 Seth Meyers and Late Night Identity
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The two hosts debate the viability and future of late-night television, specifically noting the financial strains and cultural impact, with references to past late-night giants like David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Seth Meyers. The episode also touches on the format evolution towards streaming platforms, highlighting Netflix's potential in live comedy specials. The segment wraps up with speculations on what could come next for Stephen Colbert and the late-night TV landscape.
00:42 John Oliver's Hollywood Reporter Profile
01:42 Late Night TV's Evolution and Challenges
03:37 Colbert Gate and Financial Struggles
05:18 Discussion with Mike Chisholm
07:21 CBS's Identity Crisis and Late Night Future
20:28 Stephen Colbert's Potential Next Moves
30:35 Conan O'Brien's Journey at NBC
31:04 The Awkward Charm of Early Letterman
32:50 Netflix's Comedy Strategy 33:26 The Nostalgic Value of Music in Late Night Shows
38:27 The Future of Comedy Specials
40:29 Late Night Television's Changing Landscape
42:09 The Legacy of David Letterman
45:10 Jay Leno's Consistency and Criticism
55:20 Seth Meyers and Late Night Identity
Become a premium subscriber! (no ads and no feed drops). For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING. You also get 25+ other series from comedy to paranormal, royals, romance, trivia, politics, movies, music, murder, sports, travel, religion, spirituality, celebrity gossip and feuds, consisting of THOUSANDS OF SHOWS AD-FREE! (it’s only $4.99 a month with a free-trial month) PLUS, subscribers get offers like early show releases and subscriber-only shows. Go to Caloroga.com for all our shows!
Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com Pl John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
Also follow the companion piece dailycomedynews.substack.com
DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dailycomedynews
https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews
You can also support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynews
Thanks to our sponsor https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michael
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.
Become a premium subscriber! (no ads). For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING and the bonus “DCN8” show.
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Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com
Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
dailycomedynews.substack.com
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www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynews