re: Have any of you ever been in the audience of a late night talk show?

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.