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12.03.2020 - 07:03 / deadline.com
By Bruce Haring
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Coronavirus is no laughing matter, but they pay late night commentators big bucks to find the humor in all sorts of unfunny situations. So the show went on tonight, as Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers tried to mine the comedy gold hidden in the worldwide pandemic.
Seth Meyers blamed President Donald Trump for a slow reaction to the coronavirus crisis, and made a few jokes on the Italian handling of its surging problems.
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By Bruce Haring
Donald Trump still finds ways to shock TV’s late-night hosts.
Most late-night talk shows ( make that most shows, period) have gone on temporary hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, but their hosts are finding ways to improvise — and some are returning with full episodes sooner than expected. Many began offering fans their daily takes on the latest headlines via at-home monologues and short videos, and now some, including Seth Meyers, Andy Cohen, Stephen Colbert, and John Oliver, will be returning to TV with full episodes filmed from their homes.
By Bruce Haring
Global’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” are returning to business as usual, well, sort of.
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Inspired by the viral Italian video, which features a group of quarantined Italians singing in unison from their balconies amid Coronavirus lockdown, Trevor Noah tried to do something similar in New York. But it turns out, New Yorkers aren’t really ready for all the love. In a video posted on social media by Trevor, The Daily Show host got all emotional tried to follow the lead of Italians. He went out on a balcony and sang the opening lines of A Whole New World from Disney’s.
The late night hosts are social distancing. On Tuesday, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien and Stephen Colbert delivered their monologues via YouTube from their homes after suspending production on their late night shows due to coronavirus concerns.
Roommates, most of the country is dealing with self-quarantines, lockdowns and social distancing, which can quickly give you cabin fever with an urge to get out. In effort to offer some friendly entertainment, Trevor Noah decided to serenade New York City from his balcony—and let’s just say it didn’t exactly go well.
Thursday night proved to be a historic one for late-night television. The majority of late-night shows announced that starting next week their programs would be moving forward without a live studio audience in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. However, several networks decided to pull the plug on the live audiences on Thursday instead.
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The 2020 Montclair Film Festival has been postponed amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus. Late Show host Stephen Colbert has long supported the New Jersey festival, with his wife, Evelyn Colbert, serving as president of the board of Montclair Film, which presents the festival.
Jimmy Fallon interviewed his fellow late night host Seth Meyers on Thursday night (March 5) and they told some hilarious stories!