I have no idea if these kinds of programs exist in other countries, let alone how popular they are.
In Spain, we have two main ones: 'El Hormiguero' and 'La Revuelta'. The former is the older and more established of the two, while the latter is a more recent addition, starting out as a more niche and less casual alternative, though right now both are really "family-oriented" shows.
Both programs have a similar structure: they interview a popular guest, which is the main part of the show, and then mix this with comedy sketches, science experiments, and so on.
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I honestly don’t know. I gave up linear TV like at least fifteen years ago. We had shows when I was younger, like trying to copy Letterman or Leno, usually worse, though I don’t think we had a show that was on every weekday.
Yes in Ireland we have the “the late late show, oldest chat show in the world. It’s on every Friday night. It’s a national institution.
It’s an odd one. Cus the guest could be a sports star, some American star who’s here for a premiere and then a woman who has written a book about child sex abuse. (Seriously)
Now these are all individual interviews!
It had topics that got the people of Ireland talking. For example, the then host Gay Byrne held up a condom in the 80s when there was a discussion about safe sex. First time shown on Irish television. For conservative Catholic Ireland, this is huge.
There have ben some.
Some have tried to copy paste the American style too accurately, resulting in rhethorics that just don’t seem to fit Finland (overly loud presentation, the host hovering somewhere between a regular host and a standup comedian, highlighting the audience’s laughter etc.).
Different types of quiz shows, especially ones where celebrities try to guess or recognize which current event a picture or quote refers to, have been much more popular over the years.
It amuses me when people ask about tv. The last time I switched on the tv must have been over 10 years ago.
There’s “The Graham Norton Show” in the UK. However it only runs for a few months of the year, maybe 2 series or seasons a year.
The big difference with Graham’s show is all the guests are on the sofa at the same time so you get Hollywood megastars sharing the episode with a British comedian or sports star,
Channel 4 have a show called “The Last Leg” which morphed into a political / current affairs show after the 2012 London Paralympics. I think it gets a series or two a year still.
There have been various attempts to copy things like “The Tonight Show” from the USA, but the format hasn’t really worked even when it’s just a weekly episode.
Yes.
However, I don‘t think any of them are funny or entertaining.
There‘s *Willkommen Österreich*, translating to „Welcome Austria“. It describes itself as being provocative, employing dark humor and being not politically correct.
It actually is two hosts trading the mildest jokes between them and then interviewing celebrities no one knows and acting as if they‘re all friends, with everyone on the show thinking they‘re gods gift to comedy.
There‘s also an Austrian version of infotainment, mostly about stories about what goes wrong in politics, which could have potential if its host had just a little bit more energy than a dead body.
Overall, I wouldn’t actually recommend any Austrian late night television. I wouldn‘t recommend most Austrian television shows, actually.
Yes, we have. Hardly ever watched them (too late and I am usually watching some streaming service)
The programming rotates between the various content providers (broadcast licenses) and they discuss the daily events (political and non political)
Boy.
There’s a plethora of talk shows. Most follow the format of a table discussion on several topics, intertwined with interviews, and funny videos/light entertainment. Not all of them late at night.
There’s Eva, Carrie op Vrijdag, Café Kockelmann, RTL Tonight, Pauw & De Wit, Tijd voor Max. There’s the intellectual Buitenhof and the ‘football cantine’ of Vandaag Inside. And Lubach, which is more of a satirical news show akin to The Daily Show or Last Week Tonight.
I’m probably forgetting one or two.
I think there’s one or two? I saw one recently, and it was kind of sad. The guests were practically unknown, and the funny part was just reading jokes from the internet.
There were probably more attempts, but I recall only one late night talk show. It flopped quickly, despite popular host and essentially copypasting verified US format.
Unsuprisingly, not many people watch television on midnight, and even less people are interested in watching a talkshow at midnight.
We sometimes have one that runs for a few episodes, or even a few years. But we only have a small handful of comedians to cycle through, and satire on Swiss public TV must be “balanced”, so sometimes there is none.
The Late Late Show has been mentioned already for Ireland. There are others. One interesting one is hosted by an Irish comedian, Tommy Tiernan. It is a chat show, not a comedy. What makes it interesting is that he does not know who the guests are until they are introduced by the announcer. Sometimes it is a well-known celebrity and sometimes it is someone who is not well-known, but is interesting in some way. It could be a hobby that they have, a special achievement they have accomplished, an unusual line of work or various other things. In those cases Tommy will ask them about themselves and the guest will tell him. As he doesn’t know who the guests are going to be, he doesn’t have a list of specific questions to ask, as on other shows. So we don’t know how the interview will go. At times he can be quite blunt in his style and can sometimes get guests talking openly about serious or personal issues and opinions.