With late night in flux, three hosts dominated the conversation this past month: Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Jon Stewart. Their shows—shaped by political crossfire, personal loss, and a shifting competitive landscape—anchor the latest edition of LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable, as Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider take stock of the late-night stories that defined November.
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Show Topics:
- Paramount Renews Jon Stewart, Daily Show Team Through 2026
- Could The Daily Show Live on a Streaming Service?
- Trump Is Feeding the Mouths that Bite Him When he Lashes Out Against Kimmel, Meyers
- Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III Passes Away
- Saturday Night Live Finds Its Season 51 Spark
- Featured Player Ashley Padilla Is Leading the Show in Screen Time
- Marcello Hernández’s Sebastian Maniscalco Impression
- Mark Malkoff’s Book Tour Visits Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications and Johnny Carson’s Boyhood Home
References:
- Exclusive: Jon Stewart Extends Daily Show Hosting Deal Through 2026
- Comedy Central: Daily Show News Team Also Returning Through 2026
- MTV Co-Founder Tom Freston: Late-Night TV Is the New Rock ’n’ Roll of Dissent
- Inside Late Night: Roy Wood Jr. on What Late Night Taught Him About Timing
- As Trump Rages, Late-Night Hosts Find New Openings
- Trump Slams ‘Deranged,’ ‘No Talent’ Seth Meyers Over New Late Night Segment
- Trump Renews Attack on Seth Meyers, Urges NBC to Fire Him
- Eric Swalwell Announces California Governor Bid on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Sen. Mark Kelly Shrugs Off ‘Treason’ Talk, Trump Threats During Kimmel Visit: ‘You Can’t Make This S–t Up’
- Seth Meyers Mocks Trump’s Latest Attack: ‘They Said My Name on TV!’
- Donald Trump Renews Call to Take Jimmy Kimmel Off the Air
- ‘Quiet, Piggy!’: Kimmel Fires Back After Trump’s Midnight Rant
- Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader, Dies at 59
- Jimmy Kimmel Delivers Heartfelt On-Air Farewell to Cleto Escobedo
- Jimmy Kimmel Launches ‘80s Week’ With Retro Set, Vintage Jokes and a Yacht-Rock Soundtrack
- A Transitioning SNL Shows New Spark—and a Willingness to Confront Trump
- Nikki Glaser Hosts Another Thoroughly So-So SNL Season 51 Episode
- SNL Cold Open Forgoes Politics for Domingo
- Ramy Youssef Is SNL’s Zohran Mamdani in NYC Mayoral Debate Cold Open
- Sebastian Maniscalco Says He Turned Down SNL Sketch Cameo, Would ‘Love’ to Host
- Ariana Grande, Cher to Headline SNL’s Christmas Episode
- Melissa McCarthy to Host SNL With Musical Guest Dijon Dec. 6
- ‘Here’s Johnny!’ Broadcast Museum Reopens With Carson, Late-Night TV Exhibits
- Boyhood Home of Johnny Carson