Is late night television dying, or has it just been chopped up into clips, podcasts, TikToks, and celebrity interviews designed for the algorithm? This week on Entertainment Is Broken, Richard Crouse and Sarah Hanlon look at the past, present, and uncertain future of late night TV. Sparked by conversation around Stephen Colbert, they trace the format from Johnny Carson to David Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, Fallon, Colbert, and Canada’s own attempts to build a proper talk-show tradition. Richard reflects on hosting Pop Life, his bar-set talk show on CTV, and why there is still value in long-form, relaxed, curious conversation on television. Sarah makes the case that Canada needs more talk and variety shows ... not just for entertainment, but as part of a real star-making system. They also discuss Obsessed, Indie Navarette’s standout performance, Keke Palmer, Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, and why smaller, stranger movies may be finding their way back into theatres.
