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From latenighter.com, we present podcasts that cover the world of late-night television from the inside out. We report on breaking news, programming moves, personnel changes, ratings wins, and more, providing informed perspective on what’s happening across this dynamic television daypart. Podcast programming includes Inside Late Night with Mark Malkoff, interviews with late night personalities sharing their stories and insight from working in the medium, as well as Late Night, Last Night with Jon Schneider, your daily recap on what's happening on all of the late night shows.

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Late Night’s Jimmy Kimmel Moment [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

2026/10/01

LateNighter’s Monthly Roundtable podcast returns with an episode looking back at a September that found Jimmy Kimmel at the center of seemingly every major late-night storyline.

Inside Late Night: Jena Friedman

2026/09/29

Jena Friedman joins Mark Malkoff to look back on writing for David Letterman, field producing on the The Daily Show, the two Conan appearances that led to major job offers, and the live Colbert election-night appearance that brought death threats. She also talks about her Oscar-nominated work on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and her new off-Broadway show, Motherf*cker.

Inside Late Night: Brian Stack

2026/09/22

Brian Stack joins Mark Malkoff to revisit 29 years in late night, with stories from his long runs with Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert. He gets into classic Conan bits, Amy Poehler, the “Alabaster Ape,” Shrieking Joe, and the shock of The Late Show’s cancellation.

The Month That Changed Late-Night TV [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

2026/06/04

Following Stephen Colbert’s sign-off after more than a decade at CBS, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider look at what his final weeks revealed about the state of the 11:35 time period—and where late night goes from here. Plus: Byron Allen’s arrival at 11:35, Jimmy Kimmel’s changing position atop the late-night landscape, Saturday Night Live’s post-Season 51 outlook, and one YouTuber’s effort to reinvigorate the format.

Inside Late Night: Jesse McLaren

2026/05/19

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' writer Jesse McLaren joins Mark Malkoff to discuss his path from 'Colbert Report' intern and viral BuzzFeed creator to Kimmel staff writer. McLaren shares stories about getting hired off Twitter, writing Oscar jokes, producing celebrity sketches with Brian Cox and Jimmy Kimmel’s 2003 self, creating the wax-figure prank that terrified Kimmel’s cousin Micki, and turning internet obsessions—from Ariana Grande’s impossible stool pose to Hillary Clinton doing the Macarena—into viral comedy.

Inside Late Night: Dick Blasucci

2026/05/12

Emmy-winning writer-producer Dick Blasucci joins Mark Malkoff to discuss a comedy career that spans Chicago’s Second City, SCTV, The Tracey Ullman Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Mad TV, and Muppets Tonight. Along the way, he shares stories about John Belushi and Bill Murray, co-creating SCTV’s Jackie Rogers Jr., doing punch-ups with Mel Brooks on Spaceballs, and discovering Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key during his years running Mad TV.

Inside Late Night: Robert Smigel Returns Again

2026/05/05

Robert Smigel returns to Inside Late Night for an extended conversation about his SNL years, from writing iconic sketches like “You Like-a the Juice?” and the Steve Martin “Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight” cold open to navigating the writers’ room and collaborating with legends like Jim Downey, Adam McKay, and Will Ferrell. He also discusses his new podcast, Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends, upcoming projects including a Leo sequel, and this week’s Night of Too Many Stars benefit in Los Angeles.

Trump vs. Kimmel: Why This Time Is Different [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

2026/04/30

Jimmy Kimmel is back in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, facing calls for cancellation after jokes he made days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. In the April edition of LateNighter's monthly rountable, Jon Schneider, Bill Carter, and Mark Malkoff break down the fallout, how Kimmel is responding, and why this moment feels different. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s final three weeks, CBS’s post-Colbert plans, YouTube’s new late night plans, and more.

Inside Late Night: Fax Bahr

2026/04/28

Mad TV co-creator Fax Bahr joins Mark Malkoff to discuss building late-night TV’s first real challenger to Saturday Night Live, creating In Living Color’s Fire Marshal Bill with Jim Carrey, and the future stars he auditioned before they landed at SNL.

Inside Late Night: Susan Morrison Returns

2026/04/21

With Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Lorne Michaels now in theaters, his biographer Susan Morrison returns with fresh revelations and perspective on the SNL creator.

Inside Late Night: Tommy Blacha

2026/04/14

This week on Inside Late Night, Tommy Blacha looks back at his years writing for 'Late Night with Conan O’Brien,' where his offbeat sensibility helped produce memorable bits like Pimpbot and “Gaseous Wiener.” He also discusses bringing pro wrestling to late night, working on 'TV Funhouse,' and his role in Dwayne Johnson’s first 'Saturday Night Live' appearance.

Inside Late Night: Lori Nasso

2026/04/07

Lori Nasso had never written a sketch when SNL hired her. She joins Inside Late Night to talk about learning on the job, surviving the pressure of live TV, and how a fake Scottish accent led to a recurring role with Craig Ferguson.

Can Late Night Do Everything at Once? [LateNighter Roundtable Podcast]

2026/04/03

With late night under growing pressure to meet the moment, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider break down a pivotal stretch for the genre in this month’s edition of LateNighter’s Roundtable Podcast.

Inside Late Night: Eric Ledgin

2026/03/31

Emmy Award-winning writer and St. Denis Medical co-creator Eric Ledgin joins Mark Malkoff to talk about his path through late night, from years of writing packets and facing rejection to landing a job at 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.' Ledgin shares what it was like writing monologue jokes under constant pressure, navigating 13-week contract cycles, and learning in Fallon’s fast-paced writers’ room. He also discusses producing pretapes, the realities of joke counts and job security, and how his late-night experience shaped his transition into scripted comedy.

Inside Late Night: Lew Morton

2026/03/24

Lew Morton joins Mark Malkoff to discuss writing for 'Saturday Night Live' during its turbulent 1993–1995 rebuild, and learning under legendary head writer Jim Downey—before going on to NewsRadio, Futurama, and Family Guy.

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4.9 out of 5

102 reviews

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Jhiller 2026/03/09

Great

I happened to come across this. It is really informative and entertaining. Highly recommend!

★★★★★

Robert in Hollywood 2025/10/26

Mark is a brilliant interviewer

Essential listening for comedy nerds, and in the long run, the work Mark is doing here and on the Carson Podcast is going to be important historically...

★★★★★

tmolloy10 2025/06/22

Great show

So happy to have come across this - incredibly well-informed interviews. Much respect

★★★★★

Jeffrey W. Faries 2025/04/14

Thank you

Another home run here, enjoy listening to you and all your guests are just amazing, much appreciated

★★★★★

Chris Hardman 2025/02/25

Entertaining Listen

I listened to nearly every episode of the Carson Podcast and learned a tremendous amount of new things each week. Mark is always well researched, kind...

★★★★★

Anon Uh Mouse 2025/02/09

A fun listen

Mark is a great interviewer and knows his stuff!

★★★★★

mr spivs 2025/01/07

Fills a void

I was thrilled to stumble upon Mark’s new podcast, and discover its broader scope but his same grasp and enthusiasm for the subject matter as his past...

★★★★★

captainarchernx01 2025/01/05

Something To Look Forward To

When Mark’s Carson Podcast ended, it was like moving away from a beloved friend. Honestly, The Carson Podcast was a subject of or jumping off point fo...

★★★★★

Vid Hardt 2025/01/03

A Human Encyclopedia Pursues His Obsessions!

Mark Malkoff's knowledge of Saturday Niight Live history, broadcast AND initial 2-hour dress rehearsal version both, because he apparently spent the f...

★★★★★

Resist45 2024/12/05

Mark’s inside TV is the best there is

First he did “The Carson Podcast“ and it was phenomenal and now this. Nobody gets the people he gets and asks the questions he asks, if you care at al...

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