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Talking to Pete Holmes About His New TBS Late Night Show, Long Podcasts, and Conan

by | March 6th, 2013

Pete Holmes is hardly an unknown — he hosts the hugely popular podcast You Made It Weird, recorded his own Comedy Central Presents, and of course, voices the E-Trade Baby. But he's officially moved to the next level; it was announced last week that his late night talk show (originally called The Midnight Show with Pete Holmes) will premiere after Conan this fall, executive produced by Conan O'Brien and Jeff Ross. Earlier this week, I got the chance to chat with him about putting together a half hour talk show, working with Conan, and creating a comedy clubhouse at TBS.

What can you tell us about what the show will be like?

I'll be honest [...]

Late Night

TBS Orders Pete Holmes's Post-Conan Talk Show

by | February 26th, 2013

TBS has finally found a talk show to follow Conan. The cable network announced today it has ordered a four-week run of a new untitled talk show from comedian and podcaster Pete Holmes. The show will debut this fall, airing four nights a week at midnight after Conan. Unlike most late night shows, this one is only a half-hour long. Conan O'Brien and Jeff Ross will produce. Holmes, the host of the Nerdist Network's hit podcast You Made It Weird, is the voice of the E*Trade Baby, and has appeared on Conan, Jimmy Fallon, and his own Comedy Central Presents special. Pete Holmes filmed three test episodes of the [...]

Lost Roles

The Lost Late Night Talk Show Hosts

by | January 5th, 2012

It only happens every few years, but whenever a late night talk show host leaves his or her post, it's a crucial decision by the network to choose the right replacement and has a ripple effect on the rest of the late night landscape. Since David Letterman is considering retiring next year and Jay Leno will have to leave The Tonight Show eventually (either by choice or in a bodybag), it's an appropriate time to examine the process of hunting for a replacement talk show host. Late night talk show history is prone to repeat itself, as proven by 2010’s Tonight Show dust-up between Leno and Conan O’Brien, which [...]

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