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re: Have any of you ever been in the audience of a late night talk show?
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:20 pm to Feral
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:20 pm to Feral
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I went around 2007, and my experience was exactly like yours. We ordered tickets months in advance, got a call the day before asking us a trivia question about the show (the name of the Hello Deli), and were told to get there early. We were in the second row, middle section on the aisle.
Like you said, Paul and the CBS Orchestra were phenomenal and had the place rocking. However, it was definitely one of those late era "lazy" Letterman performances. I remember that the interns jacked everyone up prior to entering the ES theater (which was jaw-droppingly small), but I the warm up comic wasn't very funny, and Dave wasn't funny at all when he came out and addressed the crowd prior to the show, so that sort of took the air out of the crowd.
During the monologue and some of the pre-guest content, I remember looking over at the sides of the theater where all the interns were standing and one of them looking at me and mouthing "laugh."
I noticed, like you did, that during the breaks, Dave would remove his coat and either walk out of the theater altogether or talk only to his head writer. Jennifer Aniston was the guest and her spot spanned a commercial break, and I remember how weird it was that when they went to break Dave just got up and left without saying a word to her.
Definitely glad we did it, but it'll be our last time to get tickets to a talk show.
Amazing but you could probably speak to anyone who attended Letterman post 2000ish and their experience would be identical. Dave was probably the low light othe entire experience. He was just so lazy and mailing it in for for his last 15 yrs or so. I'm sure his heart surgery took a lot out of him, but how can you turn down 30+ million a year.
We also went to The Hello Deli and it was literally just Rupert standing behind the counter and no one else in the shop… just like they used to show, it was so surreal to be there and part of the whole experience.
I always wanted to see Ferguson too in person (before he really stopped giving a shite too around 2011.). He seemed so much more welcoming towards the audience, like you really were a character on his crazy show. But his studio was shite and in no way could compare to The Ed Sullivan Theater. The acoustics and visuals in that theater we're incredible. Amazing to think how much history is in that building.
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Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:23 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Did Craig kilborne when he was in Nola. Had applause signs and prizes for whomever was the loudest.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:32 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Wife and I went to Fallon two years ago. It was all real
They taped in real time took commercials and everything. Laughter was real
Guests were Chris Rock Emma stone and some shitty band
They taped in real time took commercials and everything. Laughter was real
Guests were Chris Rock Emma stone and some shitty band
Posted on 5/18/16 at 10:41 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I was in the audience at a Tonight Show w/Jay Leno about 13 years ago (2003 I think). Daryl Hannah was on. The studio and the audience is not as big as you think, and an assistant director keeps everyone in a pretty spirited mood. Though it is taped, they do the show in real time, so you have commercial breaks where the bad plays.
It was neat to experience. Would have given anything to see Johnny Carson though.
It was neat to experience. Would have given anything to see Johnny Carson though.
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 11:02 pm to Jack Ruby
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We also went to The Hello Deli and it was literally just Rupert standing behind the counter and no one else in the shop… just like they used to show, it was so surreal to be there and part of the whole experience.
I was in NY a while back and watched the guests go in the side door. I saw Puff Daddy. I walked into Rupert's shop to get some food and talked to him for a couple of minutes. I didn't talk to him at all about the Late Show so he probably appreciated that. It was pretty cool to be in his shop though.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 1:26 am to dallastiger55
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Wife and I went to Fallon two years ago. It was all real
They taped in real time took commercials and everything. Laughter was real
Guests were Chris Rock Emma stone and some shitty band
Wow. Y'all went on a good night. Great guests. What do you mean it was taped in real time? I don't get that.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 6:54 am to RegisteredPharmacist
what i mean by real time is it takes an hour to film an hour show.
they film at 5:30pm, but they have a timer off stage and they take schedule breaks just like they do on TV, even though its taped ahead of time. they would take a 3-4 minute break and makeup people would come out and fix fallon and/or the guests hair and makeup and shite.
they had a stage manager that came out 20 minutes before they went live and did some stand up to the crowd and gave us a "what to expect" and "what to do/not do".
very cool experience. i thought it was funny that they stopped filming twice to reshoot because of random shite. one time Fallon was in the middle of interviewing Rock and he just said "cut, cut, im getting weird feedback in my earpiece". they gave him a new one and they started over with him asking Rock the same question and edited it later.
if you can do it, i highly recommend. very neat
they film at 5:30pm, but they have a timer off stage and they take schedule breaks just like they do on TV, even though its taped ahead of time. they would take a 3-4 minute break and makeup people would come out and fix fallon and/or the guests hair and makeup and shite.
they had a stage manager that came out 20 minutes before they went live and did some stand up to the crowd and gave us a "what to expect" and "what to do/not do".
very cool experience. i thought it was funny that they stopped filming twice to reshoot because of random shite. one time Fallon was in the middle of interviewing Rock and he just said "cut, cut, im getting weird feedback in my earpiece". they gave him a new one and they started over with him asking Rock the same question and edited it later.
if you can do it, i highly recommend. very neat
Posted on 5/19/16 at 7:36 am to dallastiger55
I don't know what these yahoos that saw letterman are talking about...
I went his final year and got tickets with no issue a few weeks in advance. Was pretty close to the beginning of his final season, so no real interest yet.
Ed Sullivan theater is extremely big for a set. Fallon is an intimate experience. Very little seating from when I went on a tour of his set at the Rock. Letterman is massive when you account for the seating in the balcony as well.
The entire show felt extremely forced. The interns coach you before you enter the theater. They tell you to laugh when you see the the light or hear what you think is a joke. If other people are laughing they tell you to laugh too. Basically if it could be funny to someone they tell you to laugh the best you can. They pick specific people to sit in the visible areas, so if you want a good seat, dress nice and look good. They coach you the entire time. They will move people and put in seat fillers if they don't like you. Don't try to go to the bathroom lol. One lady never came back to her family, permanently replaced by a seat filler.
We saw Johnny Depp, it was amazing how much they cut from that fricked up interview. That dude isn't right in the head, drugs fricked that man up bad.
Paul and the band was great though l, better than the musical guest who I don't remember.
My experience wasn't a good one with Letterman. Just felt totally fake. Dave barely talked to the crowd at all. I would be interested in seeing someone else though.
I went his final year and got tickets with no issue a few weeks in advance. Was pretty close to the beginning of his final season, so no real interest yet.
Ed Sullivan theater is extremely big for a set. Fallon is an intimate experience. Very little seating from when I went on a tour of his set at the Rock. Letterman is massive when you account for the seating in the balcony as well.
The entire show felt extremely forced. The interns coach you before you enter the theater. They tell you to laugh when you see the the light or hear what you think is a joke. If other people are laughing they tell you to laugh too. Basically if it could be funny to someone they tell you to laugh the best you can. They pick specific people to sit in the visible areas, so if you want a good seat, dress nice and look good. They coach you the entire time. They will move people and put in seat fillers if they don't like you. Don't try to go to the bathroom lol. One lady never came back to her family, permanently replaced by a seat filler.
We saw Johnny Depp, it was amazing how much they cut from that fricked up interview. That dude isn't right in the head, drugs fricked that man up bad.
Paul and the band was great though l, better than the musical guest who I don't remember.
My experience wasn't a good one with Letterman. Just felt totally fake. Dave barely talked to the crowd at all. I would be interested in seeing someone else though.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 7:39 am
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:02 am to RegisteredPharmacist
My wife and I saw Conan O'Brien on a trip to NYC back in 2005. The guests were Benicio Del Toro and Jordana Brewster. I can't remember who the musical guest was but if they were great I think I would have remembered them.
My experience was very similar to others here. The only coaching we were given was to cheer and clap like crazy when the "Applause" sign went off. They had a comedian come out to warm up the crowd before the show and he was hysterical. He interacted with the audience a bunch, asked where people were from, poked fun at them and just got us all in a good mood overall. Then Conan came out and he was even funnier somehow. He played off the audience a good bit too and just told us to have a good time, etc.
By the time the show started, we'd probably almost laugh at anything even mildly amusing. All the laughter was real. The only thing that was "fake" were the cheers when the "Applause" sign would go off which was only used to transition in and out of commercial breaks.
My experience was very similar to others here. The only coaching we were given was to cheer and clap like crazy when the "Applause" sign went off. They had a comedian come out to warm up the crowd before the show and he was hysterical. He interacted with the audience a bunch, asked where people were from, poked fun at them and just got us all in a good mood overall. Then Conan came out and he was even funnier somehow. He played off the audience a good bit too and just told us to have a good time, etc.
By the time the show started, we'd probably almost laugh at anything even mildly amusing. All the laughter was real. The only thing that was "fake" were the cheers when the "Applause" sign would go off which was only used to transition in and out of commercial breaks.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:17 am to Tigris
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Johnny Carson in the 70's. There was an applause sign but they did not add canned laughter. Mostly what I remember was Shelley Winters being an attention whore and pissing everyone off.
That's a pretty famous episode to have attended.
Congrats.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 11:26 am to H-Town Tiger
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I sat in the Dog Pound at the Arsenio Hall show
You did the circular motion with your arm and accompanying noise didn't you?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:07 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I did Kilborn back in the day and it was fun. The commercial breaks were great because he would walk around and interact with the crowd.
Got to do Jimmy Kimmel when he first started and it wasn't exactly a prime time show yet. Still a great time and he is hilarious. No added laughter that I could tell but they do hold up signs to be loud, laugh, etc. Not as bad as a game show though.
Got to do Jimmy Kimmel when he first started and it wasn't exactly a prime time show yet. Still a great time and he is hilarious. No added laughter that I could tell but they do hold up signs to be loud, laugh, etc. Not as bad as a game show though.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:09 pm to SEClint
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I sat in the Dog Pound at the Arsenio Hall show
quote:He got "bizz-ay".
You did the circular motion with your arm and accompanying noise didn't you?
Posted on 5/19/16 at 12:46 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Went to a Letterman taping in the early/mid-90s. Only things I really remember were that it was very cold in the studio and that Dave's voice was noticeably higher in pitch.
Also, it was maybe the worst set of guests in Letterman history: Cybill Shepherd, Elayne Boosler, and musical guest Dave Edmunds. The Beastie Boys were on the next night.
Also, it was maybe the worst set of guests in Letterman history: Cybill Shepherd, Elayne Boosler, and musical guest Dave Edmunds. The Beastie Boys were on the next night.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 2:21 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I was in the audience for Who Wants to Be A Millionaire once. And when I watched it air, I heard myself sneeze during the million dollar question (guy got it wrong)
Posted on 5/19/16 at 2:35 pm to WG_Dawg
During the warmup he said we would all be getting fried chicken and candy if we were good. Also, the episode was supposed to play on a friday and was being prerecorded, so he told us to just be cool.
During the show, he kept making jokes like "you're not getting any chicken that way!", "everyone gets chicken but them in the back", "aw, ya'll are really earning that $.15 snack size candy bar!"
He also kept making fun of it being "friday" on the show.
Then he f&$ked with us because that episode was supposed to feature a performance by The Decemberists, but they had already recorded it prior.
During the show, he kept making jokes like "you're not getting any chicken that way!", "everyone gets chicken but them in the back", "aw, ya'll are really earning that $.15 snack size candy bar!"
He also kept making fun of it being "friday" on the show.
Then he f&$ked with us because that episode was supposed to feature a performance by The Decemberists, but they had already recorded it prior.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 3:12 pm to Dr RC
I went to Late Night w/Conan show back in 2003. Mandy Moore and Martin Lawrence were the guests.
There was an applause light.
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There may have been a light that let us know when to clap for the return from commercial breaks but I can't remember if that was at the taping or if it's something I am recalling from watching movies.
There was an applause light.
Posted on 5/19/16 at 3:46 pm to The Boat
The show was on a break when I went to NY, but definitely stopped at the Hello Deli for lunch. Actually had pretty badass sandwiches and Rupert was cool about stopping for folks who wanted a picture with him. We weren't going to ask, but some other folks were waiting so we just jumped in after them.
Interesting insights on this thread. I've always wanted to do the audience experience at some point, but never thought about the amount of time it would take without a potty break.
Interesting insights on this thread. I've always wanted to do the audience experience at some point, but never thought about the amount of time it would take without a potty break.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 5:57 pm to PowerTool
Conan circa 2007. Don't remember much other than the guests were Sarah Chalke (Elliot from Scrubs) and Antonio Banderas.
This post was edited on 5/19/16 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 5/19/16 at 8:11 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Was never in the audience, but I watched the band for the Arsenio Hall Show rehearsing with a new member in the studio during a Paramount tour. We clapped when they stopped playing while we ere there.
We also went in a big prop warehouse where we touched the knife from The Golden Child, the rabbit that got boiled from Fatal Attraction, and ice cubes from a Cheers set they had set up in the room. We got caught sitting in the chairs on the bridge on the set for one of the Star Trek movies. Found out afterwards the tour guide wasn't supposed to have taken us down the aisles of the warehouse or in the set for Star Trek.
We also went in a big prop warehouse where we touched the knife from The Golden Child, the rabbit that got boiled from Fatal Attraction, and ice cubes from a Cheers set they had set up in the room. We got caught sitting in the chairs on the bridge on the set for one of the Star Trek movies. Found out afterwards the tour guide wasn't supposed to have taken us down the aisles of the warehouse or in the set for Star Trek.
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