Mike Roe

Senior News Editor Mike joins LateNighter from TheWrap. He wrote The 30 Rock Book (Abrams) and won an L.A. Press Club award for his oral history of 30 Rock’s “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Mike spent more than a decade at NPR station LAist/KPCC, where he hosted live event series TV Pilot Club. He also writes TV drama scripts with his wife, Kristiana. Mike’s background includes writing and performing in the L.A. comedy scene for live talk shows and several house sketch teams. Outside of work, Mike obsesses over comic books, writing, spirituality, productivity, and pro wrestling.

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Bowen Yang Tells Hot Ones How He Blew His SNL Interview With Lorne Michaels

By Mike Roe

Nov 21, 2024

By Mike Roe

Nov 20, 2024

Johnny Carson and the Fantasy of America

In a new piece for The New York Times, Letterman biographer Jason Zinoman writes about the darkness at the heart of Carson’s appeal, laid bare in Bill Zehme’s new biography.

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Jim Gaffigan’s Reps Lied to Get Him SNL Tim Walz Gig

By Mike Roe

Nov 20, 2024

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Jimmy Fallon Wants You Wearing His Cozy ‘P’Jimmies’ This Holiday Season

By Mike Roe

Nov 20, 2024

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Seth Meyers Reveals the Part He Almost Played On Law & Order

By Mike Roe

Nov 20, 2024

By Mike Roe

Nov 19, 2024

Jay Leno Sports New Bruises Outside L.A. Comedy Event

The former Tonight Show host shared a look at his black eye, bruised face, and a bandaged wrist with Inside Edition Monday night, explaining he’d taken a tumble before a weekend gig.