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 > >> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "TVorNotTV" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > >> email to [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
