Course Description:And Jay and Dave and Conan and both Jimmys and Stephen and Trevor and Jack Paar and Steve Allen. In addition to entertaining us, these late-night icons continue to be a source of news for many Americans, albeit with a humorous slant. Join us for a look at latenight talk show hosts and highlights of the shows they hosted. Memorable guests, unforgettable routines, notable music performances, and a review of the genre will all be a part of this wide-ranging discussion. |
Tuition: $40.00 Additional Fees: $0.00 |
Thursdays, Mar. 16, 23, 30 *10:00 - 11:30am* (3 sessions)
Course will meet via Zoom and will NOT be recorded or available for viewing later. A Zoom link will be emailed to each participant prior to the class session.
For years, Larry Sill, spent most evenings with Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Dick Cavett and other late-night hosts. These indelible personalities and the evolution of the late-night talk show format continue to fascinate him to this day. Chris Hasegawa was once a late-night television viewer after studying in college or getting the kids to bed in the 1980s. Now with the Internet, he finds it possible to watch lots of late-night shows at more reasonable hours.