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Some questions about some things that happened on their show.

posted 16 years ago by martino_CDLXXXIX
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I was watching "The Flirt Episode" today which was the one where Michael Richards got bumped. He was in one brief scene.

Did that really happen on talk shows in the '90s? Would Larry just lose track of time and forget about the second guest? Because now they time the shows perfectly with the commercial breaks so that would never happen. Now, Jimmy Kimmel's catch-phrase makes a whole lot more sense.

Also, would they really invite guests back on the show for the second night if they didn't wrap up their conversation? They would never do this today because 1) they plan their guest schedule at least 2 days in advance and 2) the actor and the host could just talk in their spare time.

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[–] pjpurple-1 16 years ago

I remember seeing that more than one when Johnny Carson did the Tonight Show. Sometimes he'd keep a really interesting guest for several segments. A lot of times it was a new comedian wh'd get bumped. He'd make an announcement like "We ran out of time, but we've invited So and So back another night."

[–] Karma_Kramer 14 years ago

I remember once back in the 90's, Letterman invited a guest to come back for a 2nd night. But I forget who it was.

[–] I_Guard_Tanelorn 14 years ago

Yes, Letterman absolutely had a guest back a 2nd night and i've seen it done before as well. And I think guests still get bumped, but they edit all the sloppy bits out of the show and certainly don't promote the phantom appearance. But they used to bump guests all the time! It was awesome. The shows were so much better and fluid. If it was working and funny, they didn't mess with it. Now it's just another junket stop for peddling BS.

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[–] Haverchuck_Is_King 13 years ago

Carson used to do it fairly frequently back in the 60s-80s. In fact, there were a handful of performers who had standing invitations to do 'walk-ons'... they could show up any time and just walk on stage unscheduled. So Carson would be in the middle of a conversation with someone, then Bob Hope would appear from behind the curtain and head over to the desk, and the scheduled guests were expected to move over so Hope would be in the main chair. Then Hope and Carson would talk. Kind of rude by today's standards, but it added an air of unpredictability back then.

Late night talk shows changed dramatically after he retired. When he was doing his show it was more about finding interesting people and talking with them and finding humor along the way. If things were going well you kept talking, and sometimes the guests towards the end of the show would get bumped.

After he retired all the late night shows changed. They turned into tightly scripted publicity machines for movies and musicians. When you look at the nightly schedule now you know the only reason someone is appearing is because they have a movie or album coming out this week and they are there to promote it.

[–] mojorising_you 13 years ago

Haverchuck hits the nail on the head. It's partly why I don't watch Late Night Talk shows, there's little to no spontaneity and it feels like a big infomercial.

Loved Larry. I wonder why it only ran 6 seasons. I think this could have been great for another 2-4 years more. Maybe Garry was tired of it. Seems like he's kept a low profile since.

[–] HaroldCarter 13 years ago

I remember an episode of David Letterman in the early to mid 90's, Madonna was on, and she actually refused to leave. Dave told her that if she didn't leave, the next guest would have to be bumped that night, and she said she didn't care. She stayed, I think for almost the whole show, and talked about strange stuff, like peeing in the shower. It was strange, but I would like to see it again now.

I think he had the guy that was bumped on the next night.