Mark Malkoff, host of the Johnny Carson themed podcast “The Carson Podcast”, explores late night television past and present including SNL, Letterman, Conan, and more. Presented by LateNighter.com, guests will include people who appeared on these shows, cast members, writers, staff, and crew sharing their stories and insight behind the scenes.
102 episodes transcribedWith late night under growing pressure to meet the moment, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider break down a pivotal stretch for the genre in...
Emmy Award-winning writer and St. Denis Medical co-creator Eric Ledgin joins Mark Malkoff to talk about his path through late night, from years of wri...
Lew Morton joins Mark Malkoff to discuss writing for 'Saturday Night Live' during its turbulent 1993–1995 rebuild, and learning under legendar...
Gideon Evans and Kathy Egan-Taylor have spent decades behind the scenes of some of comedy’s most ambitious shows—from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ...
On the eve of his return to host the Academy Awards, late-night legend Conan O’Brien joins Bill Carter for a wide-ranging conversation about stepping...
Brian Kiley spent 27 years writing for Conan O’Brien across Late Night, The Tonight Show, and the TBS run of Conan, earning an Emmy and 16 nominations...
Vance DeGeneres broke out on Saturday Night Live’s first season with Mr. Bill—and later helped shape The Daily Show during Jon Stewart’s earliest days...
Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider dig into the latest flashpoint in the Stephen Colbert saga in this month's edition of LateNighter’s r...
Tony Barbieri has been with 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' since the beginning—and with Jimmy Kimmel even longer. On this episode of Inside Late Night,...
Amber Ruffin thought she was about to join Saturday Night Live. Instead, she got a rejection call—and three days later, a life-changing phone call fro...
As the news cycle intensifies, late night is facing yet another test. From scrutiny of SNL’s response to escalating tensions in Minneapolis to the evo...
This week on LateNighter's Inside Late Night podcast, former Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Karen Chee joins Mark Malkoff to talk about her ca...
This week on LateNighter's Inside Late Night podcast, standup comic and former Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Aparna Nancherla joins Mark Malk...
This week on LateNighter's Inside late Night podcast, former 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' head writer Jonathan Groff joins Mark Mal...
With late night in flux, three hosts dominated the conversation in November 2025: Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Jon Stewart. Their shows—shaped by po...
This week on LateNighter's Inside Late Night podcast, Brian McCann joins Mark Malkoff to talk about his time at Improv Olympic, his stand-up career, a...
This week on LateNighter's Inside Late Night podcast, former SNL cast member Chris Kattan joins Mark Malkoff to reflect on his eight seasons at Sa...
This week on LateNighter's Inside Late Night podcast, comedian, host of CNN's Have I Got News For You, and author of the new memoir The Man of...
Since returning from suspension last month, Jimmy Kimmel has enjoyed near–folk-hero status among fans and peers alike. Attention now turns to whether...
This week on LateNighter's Inside Late Night podcast, comedian, host of CNN's Have I Got News For You, and author of the new memoir The Man of...
