Jul 21, 2025
Late Show‘s Cancellation Is Bad News for Late-Night TV, Not for Stephen Colbert
Jason Zinoman argues in the New York Times that Colbert’s talents are better showcased elsewhere.
Jason Zinoman argues in the New York Times that Colbert’s talents are better showcased elsewhere.
Last week John Koblin asked of John Mulaney’s Netflix series, “Is This Late-Night TV’s Last Gasp?” Today Jason Zinoman, another Times writer, answers that question with a resounding “I hope not” in another take on Everybody’s Live.
Chevy Chase was the first to break one of Lorne Michaels’ cardinal rules live on-air, nearly 50 years ago. Jason Zinoman looks at the many who followed.
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.