Anyone remember the Daily Show’s forerunner series “Everything You Need To
Know”? Hosted by then barely-known Christopher Hitchens. I know it didn’t
last long, but Hitchens wasn't quite the egomaniac he’d devolve into and
was good in the role.

On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 1:29 PM Ben Combee <[email protected]> wrote:

> ah, and it looks like "Night after Night with Allan Havey" was on
> several nights a week; that was a show CC inherited from the merger of
> Ha! and The Comedy Channel.
>
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Ben Combee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Never forget "Short Attention Span Theater"!  That was a nightly strip
> > show, although usually earlier in the day.
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 3:12 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I've been trying to figure out if any 11:30 programs that preceded The
> >> Colbert Report lasted for any length of time.
> >>
> >> As best as I can tell, however, there may not have been many 'daily'
> >> programs at that time prior to Colbert.  I think Win Ben Stein's Money
> aired
> >> earlier in the evening.  Regardless, it ran for five and a half years.
> >> Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn ran for almost 2 years.
> >>
> >> Other popular CC shows before Colbert were typically weekly.  Exceptions
> >> would be The Daily Show, and the show it replaced (because it moved to
> ABC),
> >> Politically Incorrect.  That show ran on CC for only 3 years before
> heading
> >> to broadcast.
> >>
> >> David
> >>
> >> Klepper will be kept on for a weekly show, to air next year.
> >> http://www.tvguide.com/news/ the-opposition-jordan-klepper- canceled/
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>
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