LateNighter Podcast Network

LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable podcast returns with an October episode diving into Jon Stewart’s two-year  Daily Show  renewal, Jimmy Kimmel’s still-unsettled future, Bill Maher’s latest Trump drama, and a turbulent start to  SNL  Season 52.

Comedian and writer Ian Karmel joins Mark Malkoff to look back on his path from  Chelsea Lately  to becoming co-head writer and James Corden’s on-air comedic foil on  The Late Late Show  and beyond. He talks about creating “Crosswalk the Musical,” performing stand-up on  Conan , working with Mel Brooks, Tom Cruise, and Ellen DeGeneres, and reuniting with Corden for this summer’s FIFA World Cup lat...

Nick Bernstein spent more than two decades helping shape late night from behind the scenes at NBC and CBS. He joins Mark Malkoff to share behind the scenes stories of working with Taylor Tomlinson and James Corden, navigating the Leno-Conan transition, and what he learned from Rick Ludwin and Lorne Michaels.

Veteran comedy writer Ian Maxtone-Graham joins Mark Malkoff to look back on his years at  Saturday Night Live , from breaking in with help from Jack Handey to helping shape Norm Macdonald’s "Weekend Update." He also shares stories about Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Al Franken, and some of the sketches that defined his time at the show.

Comedian, writer, and producer Chuck Sklar joins Mark Malkoff to look back on four decades in late night, including Politically Incorrect, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Chris Rock Show, The Late Late Show, Lopez Tonight, and Totally Biased.

LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable podcast returns with an episode looking back at a September that found Jimmy Kimmel at the center of seemingly every major late-night storyline.

Jena Friedman joins Mark Malkoff to look back on writing for David Letterman, field producing on the The Daily Show, the two Conan appearances that led to major job offers, and the live Colbert election-night appearance that brought death threats. She also talks about her Oscar-nominated work on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and her new off-Broadway show, Motherf*cker.

Brian Stack joins Mark Malkoff to revisit 29 years in late night, with stories from his long runs with Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert. He gets into classic Conan bits, Amy Poehler, the “Alabaster Ape,” Shrieking Joe, and the shock of  The Late Show ’s cancellation.

Following Stephen Colbert’s sign-off after more than a decade at CBS, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider look at what his final weeks revealed about the state of the 11:35 time period—and where late night goes from here. Plus: Byron Allen’s arrival at 11:35, Jimmy Kimmel’s changing position atop the late-night landscape, Saturday Night Live’s post-Season 51 outlook, and one YouTuber’s ef...

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'  writer Jesse McLaren joins Mark Malkoff to discuss his path from 'Colbert Report'   intern and viral BuzzFeed creator to Kimmel staff writer. McLaren shares stories about getting hired off Twitter, writing Oscar jokes, producing celebrity sketches with Brian Cox and Jimmy Kimmel’s 2003 self, creating the wax-figure prank that terrified Kimmel’s cousin Micki, a...

Emmy-winning writer-producer Dick Blasucci joins Mark Malkoff to discuss a comedy career that spans Chicago’s Second City,  SCTV ,  The Tracey Ullman Show ,  The Larry Sanders Show ,  Mad TV , and  Muppets Tonight . Along the way, he shares stories about John Belushi and Bill Murray, co-creating SCTV’s Jackie Rogers Jr., doing punch-ups with Mel Brooks on  Spaceballs , and discovering Jordan Peele...

Robert Smigel returns to  Inside Late Night  for an extended conversation about his SNL years, from writing iconic sketches like “You Like-a the Juice?” and the Steve Martin “Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight” cold open to navigating the writers’ room and collaborating with legends like Jim Downey, Adam McKay, and Will Ferrell. He also discusses his new podcast,  Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friend...

Jimmy Kimmel is back in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, facing calls for cancellation after jokes he made days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. In the April edition of LateNighter's monthly rountable, Jon Schneider, Bill Carter, and Mark Malkoff break down the fallout, how Kimmel is responding, and why this moment feels different. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s final thr...

Mad TV co-creator Fax Bahr joins Mark Malkoff to discuss building late-night TV’s first real challenger to Saturday Night Live, creating In Living Color’s Fire Marshal Bill with Jim Carrey, and the future stars he auditioned before they landed at SNL.

With Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Lorne Michaels now in theaters, his biographer Susan Morrison returns with fresh revelations and perspective on the SNL creator.

This week on Inside Late Night, Tommy Blacha looks back at his years writing for ' Late Night with Conan O’Brien ,' where his offbeat sensibility helped produce memorable bits like Pimpbot and “Gaseous Wiener.” He also discusses bringing pro wrestling to late night, working on ' TV Funhouse ,' and his role in Dwayne Johnson’s first ' Saturday Night Live'  appearance.

Lori Nasso had never written a sketch when SNL hired her. She joins  Inside Late Night  to talk about learning on the job, surviving the pressure of live TV, and how a fake Scottish accent led to a recurring role with Craig Ferguson.

With late night under growing pressure to meet the moment, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider break down a pivotal stretch for the genre in this month’s edition of LateNighter’s Roundtable Podcast.

Emmy Award-winning writer and  St. Denis Medical  co-creator Eric Ledgin joins Mark Malkoff to talk about his path through late night, from years of writing packets and facing rejection to landing a job at ' Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .' Ledgin shares what it was like writing monologue jokes under constant pressure, navigating 13-week contract cycles, and learning in Fallon’s fast-paced...

Lew Morton joins Mark Malkoff to discuss writing for ' Saturday Night Live'  during its turbulent 1993–1995 rebuild, and learning under legendary head writer Jim Downey—before going on to NewsRadio ,  Futurama , and  Family Guy .

Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor have spent decades behind the scenes of some of comedy’s most ambitious shows—from  The Daily Show with Jon Stewart  and Michael Moore’s TV projects to  Da Ali G Show ,  Brüno ,  Billy on the Street , and more. On this episode of  Inside Late Night , they join Mark Malkoff to share stories from the field, including producing pieces with Stephen Colbert, Rob Cordd...

On the eve of his return to host the Academy Awards, late-night legend Conan O’Brien joins Bill Carter for a wide-ranging conversation about stepping back onto one of television’s biggest—and riskiest—stages.

Brian Kiley spent 27 years writing for Conan O’Brien across  Late Night ,  The Tonight Show , and the TBS run of  Conan , earning an Emmy and 16 nominations along the way. On this episode of  Inside Late Night , he joins Mark Malkoff to talk about joining the show in 1994, the relentless pace of writing dozens of monologue jokes a day, and his many last-minute stand-up appearances when comics canc...

Vance DeGeneres broke out on Saturday Night Live’s first season with Mr. Bill—and later helped shape The Daily Show during Jon Stewart’s earliest days as host. On this episode of Inside Late Night, he joins Mark Malkoff to talk about sending homemade films to SNL, the unexpected fallout from Mr. Bill’s success, and landing at The Daily Show just as it was finding its political voice. It’s a wide-r...

Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider dig into the latest flashpoint in the Stephen Colbert saga in this month's edition of LateNighter’s roundtable podcast. Plus: The Daily Show's youth surge, Conan's Oscar Redux, and the latest on SNL UK.