What’s most difficult to swallow is
the idea that in 2019 a female talk
show host would find her posi-
tion under threat from a right wing
male comedian, as represented
by Ike Barinholtz’s crude standup,
who makes jokes about defecat-
ing in peoples’ shoes and boasts
of sleeping with co-eds. Can you
imagine the outrage if Ellen De-
Generes became the host of The
Tonight Show and found herself
in danger of being replaced by
Dennis Miller? Late Night seems
to exist in both an alternate fu-
ture where women host late night
talk shows and in a past, more
conservative era of comedy. It’s a
mess. Larry Sanders’ catchphrase
was “No flipping!”, encouraging
his viewers to stick around dur-
ing commercials, but if you come
across Late Night on TV, you’ll be
compelled to flip channels by its
first commercial break.
w
Late Night
1 ½ stars out of 5
Directed by: Nisha Ganatra
Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy
Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy, Reid
Scott, Amy Ryan
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