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Have any of you ever been in the audience of a late night talk show?
Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:52 pm
Watching Jimmy Fallon and I was wondering if all the laughter you hear is genuine or if they add it after recording.
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Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:54 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I was in the audience for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson years ago. It was even funnier in person. Craig is hilarious and was great at warming up the crowd. The whole show, he kept throwing out inside jokes to the audience which anyone watching at home would have been completely lost hearing. It was great.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:54 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I went to a few Leno shows years ago. From what I can remember, they had the big blinking sign telling you when to cheer. Some laughs are very genuine thou.
Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:57 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I went to a Late Night w/Conan taping once. Dikembe Mutombo was the main guest.
At least for Conan the laughs were legit. There was a stand up who did a small set before the show started to help warm the crowd up but that's about the only thing I can think of that you wouldn't have seen on the broadcast episode.
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.
At least for Conan the laughs were legit. There was a stand up who did a small set before the show started to help warm the crowd up but that's about the only thing I can think of that you wouldn't have seen on the broadcast episode.
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.
This post was edited on 5/17/16 at 11:00 pm
Posted on 5/17/16 at 10:59 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Saw Conan back when he was with NBC. Probably the hardest I have ever laughed. He had a comedian come out and warm up the crowd, then he comes out and meets everyone and warms them up more. By the time he gets to his monologue everyone is in a good mood and the right mind set and laughing.
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Posted on 5/17/16 at 11:04 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Twice actually (back to back days) I sat in the Dog Pound at the Arsenio Hall show and saw the Tonight Show about 2 month's after Jay Leno took over. At that time for Leno you could just show up before the taping and get in, for Arsenio we had tp get there early in the AM to get tickets and come back. They flash "Applause" signs when coming back from commercial but it is a live audience.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 1:05 am to RegisteredPharmacist
I went to Politically Incorrect when I visited LA 15 years ago. I forget the combo, but it was something like "A guy in an NBC jacket gave us tickets to see an ABC show filmed in the CBS studios".
I was amazed at how yellow maher looked with the makeup under the lights.
I was amazed at how yellow maher looked with the makeup under the lights.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 1:42 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
I went to see Leno a few years ago. Was one of those things that I was glad that I did but wouldn't do again. I had always wanted to see the Tonight Show live since I grew up in the 80's with Carson so this was a semi-bucket list type deal.
Had to get there early to get a ticket and then wait in line for hours in order to have a decent seat.
Leno talked to the crowd beforehand and gave a little speech which I'm sure he'd done a thousand times before. Then they had a guy come out and warm up the crowd followed by a little dance competition where they pulled people from the crowd.
It was weird seeing the production and being on the other side of the camera. Fallon's studio looks a little more open and the crowd seems more involved. It was also strange to see that there were some Tonight Show groupies who would go through that process every day.
Had to get there early to get a ticket and then wait in line for hours in order to have a decent seat.
Leno talked to the crowd beforehand and gave a little speech which I'm sure he'd done a thousand times before. Then they had a guy come out and warm up the crowd followed by a little dance competition where they pulled people from the crowd.
It was weird seeing the production and being on the other side of the camera. Fallon's studio looks a little more open and the crowd seems more involved. It was also strange to see that there were some Tonight Show groupies who would go through that process every day.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 2:25 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
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Watching Jimmy Fallon and I was wondering if all the laughter you hear is genuine or if they add it after recording.
Probably fake laughter.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 2:52 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Yeah, in the early 90's.
As what everyone else is saying happened, they have not only big blinking signs telling you to laugh, they have some crazy yelling dude who is like the hype-man...sort of cheerleader and he's running around in the front back and forth trying to pump up the crowd and really put effort into our fake laughs.
We also went to sitcoms in LA because they paid you $10 and that was beer money for us back then.
Every show does the same thing...and it's contagious, you are in this weird setting and once most people laugh, everyone just sort of does it. It's not really real. You're getting paid.
As what everyone else is saying happened, they have not only big blinking signs telling you to laugh, they have some crazy yelling dude who is like the hype-man...sort of cheerleader and he's running around in the front back and forth trying to pump up the crowd and really put effort into our fake laughs.
We also went to sitcoms in LA because they paid you $10 and that was beer money for us back then.
Every show does the same thing...and it's contagious, you are in this weird setting and once most people laugh, everyone just sort of does it. It's not really real. You're getting paid.
Posted on 5/18/16 at 5:19 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
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.
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Holy crap. I didn't even remember Shelly Winters pouring the drink over Oliver Reed's head. Just her being a stupid count.
cool - I found it:
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Holy crap. I didn't even remember Shelly Winters pouring the drink over Oliver Reed's head. Just her being a stupid count.
This post was edited on 5/18/16 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 5/18/16 at 6:16 pm to RegisteredPharmacist
Got to go to Camp Victory to see The Colbert Report when he came to Iraq, really funny. A couple of his writers did stand up before the show and were hilarious.
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 5/19/16 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 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 12:46 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 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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