The song is “I’m From Kenner”. On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 10:22:13 PM UTC-4 David Bruggeman wrote:
> I left the Ed about 6:45 Eastern, and haven't seen the show yet, so I > might have more to say later in the week. > > Most of what Dave describes below reflects my experience, though the > process is much more efficient than in 2017. I arrived at 3:30, and once > my plus one satisfied all the COVID requirements, we were in the Ed within > 20 minutes and right to our seats (ground level, near the back and across > from Joe Saylor in the band, though we still had a fair amount of time > waiting in the theater. > > The staff had music piped in (mostly current hits). I can't remember who > came first, but the floor director and the warm-up guy (Paul Mercurio, who > was probably doing it in 2017) were next. Mercurio was leaning hard on the > cheerleading approach to being a warm-up comic, which can easily rub > someone the wrong way. His interactions with audience members were more > entertaining. > > The band came out and the crowd really responded. They played the song > that used to play over the end titles (chorus lyrics "I feel good, I feel > free, I feel fine just being me.") Stephen came out during the song, did > the Q&A thing, and then the show started around 5:30-5:40. > > Due to scheduling with a guest, we did not see one of tonight's > interviews, which was previously recorded. Instead, after tonight's ending > was shot, the crew set up for a musical performance that will air at some > future point. There was a technical glitch, so they redid the performance, > and that was the only reshoot. No promos for the show were recorded either. > > Best, > David > > On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 03:06:47 AM PDT, 'Dave Sikula' via > TVorNotTV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a reservation for November myself, but the last time I was there > (2017?), I screwed up the arrival time and got there just before the cutoff > of 4:00 (I thought that was the time to show up). > > I don't know how it is post-COVID, but then, it was far more disorganized > than Dave's LS. They kept us penned in the vestibule for a good 45 minutes > before finally letting us into the house. Even then, it was about another > 45 minutes until tape time, with not much happening. Dave's LS kept music > going and the ushers really worked to keep the audience pumped. Colbert's > pre-show had dull music and not much from the staff -- other than folding > chairs in the balcony and repeated warnings to not take photos. > > The warmup guy was truly terrible, but once Batiste and the band came out, > things perked up. They were really good (probably more versatile than Paul > Shaffer's band, but the CBS Orchestra was more energetic). Colbert came > out, took some questions, and the taping went pretty much on schedule, with > only a couple of re-takes. We were out before 7:00, which allowed me to get > to the show I was seeing that evening. > > I'd say to be prepared to do a lot of waiting and hope you get some good > guests. One thing you can be sure of, though: if there's a musical guest, > they'll be terrible. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 1:31:59 PM UTC-7 David Bruggeman wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I have tickets for Wednesday's Late Show taping. I wanted to know if > there were any burning questions and/or advice that members of the brain > trust have for someone who's only done the L.A. based late night tapings. > > Best, > David > > -- > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/b44bf2be-0e02-48d0-a35f-081e51812ab9n%40googlegroups.com.
