LateNighter Podcast Network

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From latenighter.com, we present podcasts that cover the world of late-night television from the inside out. We report on breaking news, programming moves, personnel changes, ratings wins, and more, providing informed perspective on what’s happening across this dynamic television daypart. Podcast programming includes Inside Late Night with Mark Malkoff, interviews with late night personalities sharing their stories and insight from working in the medium, as well as Late Night, Last Night with Jon Schneider, your daily recap on what's happening on all of the late night shows.

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June 4 · 1 hr 2 min
The Month That Changed Late-Night TV [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]
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 effort to reinvigorate the format.
May 19 · 1 hr 6 min
Inside Late Night: Jesse McLaren
'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, and turning internet obsessions—from Ariana Grande’s impossible stool pose to Hillary Clinton doing the Macarena—into viral comedy.
May 12 · 1 hr 1 min
Inside Late Night: Dick Blasucci
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 and Keegan-Michael Key during his years running Mad TV.
May 5 · 1 hr 43 min
Inside Late Night: Robert Smigel Returns Again
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 Friends, upcoming projects including a Leo sequel, and this week’s Night of Too Many Stars benefit in Los Angeles.
April 30 · 51 min
Trump vs. Kimmel: Why This Time Is Different [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]
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 three weeks, CBS’s post-Colbert plans, YouTube’s new late night plans, and more.
April 28 · 48 min
Inside Late Night: Fax Bahr
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.
April 21 · 1 hr
Inside Late Night: Susan Morrison Returns
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.
April 14 · 1 hr 2 min
Inside Late Night: Tommy Blacha
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.
April 7 · 47 min
Inside Late Night: Lori Nasso
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.
April 3 · 51 min
Can Late Night Do Everything at Once? [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]
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.
March 31 · 39 min
Inside Late Night: Eric Ledgin
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 writers’ room. He also discusses producing pretapes, the realities of joke counts and job security, and how his late-night experience shaped his transition into scripted comedy.
March 24 · 1 hr
Inside Late Night: Lew Morton
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.
March 17 · 58 min
Inside Late Night: Gideon Evans & Kathy Egan-Taylor
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 Corddry, Ed Helms, and Steve Carell, the challenges of landing—and keeping—interview subjects, and the art of making a segment work when plans fall apart. Along the way, they revisit Jon Stewart’s early transformation of The Daily Show, encounters with Donald Trump and O.J. Simpson, getting banned from Disney World, and the unpredictable realities of producing comedy on the street. They also discuss their podcast, Bad Elizabeth, which explores the lives of infamous Elizabeths throughout history.
March 11 · 32 min
The Bill Carter Interview: Conan O'Brien
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.
March 10 · 55 min
Inside Late Night: Brian Kiley
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 canceled. Along the way, Kiley shares memories of Conan’s writers room, performing on Letterman and The Tonight Show, and what it’s like working with O’Brien again now as part of Conan’s Oscars writers team.
March 3 · 38 min
Inside Late Night: Vance DeGeneres
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-ranging look at a career that’s zigzagged through comedy, music, the Marines, and some pivotal moments in late-night history.
February 27 · 51 min
Colbert, CBS, and the FCC Squeeze [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]
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.
February 24 · 46 min
Inside Late Night: Tony Barbieri
Tony Barbieri has been with 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' since the beginning—and with Jimmy Kimmel even longer. On this episode of Inside Late Night, he joins Mark Malkoff to talk about the show’s early “Wild West” days, the evolution of Kimmel’s voice, and creating his live-wire alter ego Jake Byrd, who’s crashed everything from Michael Jackson trials to Trump rallies. It’s a candid look at more than two decades inside late night.
February 17 · 55 min
Inside Late Night: Amber Ruffin
Amber Ruffin thought she was about to join Saturday Night Live. Instead, she got a rejection call—and three days later, a life-changing phone call from Seth Meyers. This week as we kick off a new season of Inside Late Night with Mark Malkoff, Ruffin shares the story of auditioning for SNL, missing out, and being recruited by her former Boom Chicago castmate to help launch Late Night with Seth Meyers. Plus: her Emmy-nominated Amber Ruffin Show, Broadway’s Some Like It Hot, CNN’s Have I Got News For You, and her new musical Bigfoot!.
January 30 · 59 min
A Stress Test for Late Night Comedy [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]
As the news cycle intensifies, late night is facing yet another test. From scrutiny of SNL’s response to escalating tensions in Minneapolis to the evolving role of late-night hosts, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider examine how comedy is holding up under pressure in this month’s LateNighter Roundtable podcast.

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