The Greats of Late Night
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15 questions · Published September 20, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. As of 2023, who is the host of NBC's classic long-running late-night program "The Tonight Show"?
While there have been many hosts over the years, as of 2023, the show is hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
- Multiple Choice
2. Who serenaded Johnny Carson on his final 1992 "Tonight Show" broadcast with the song "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)"?
Johnny Carson was the "undisputed king of late night" from 1962 to 1992 when he signed off for the final time after being serenaded in a heartfelt and touching moment by Bette Midler.
- Multiple Choice
3. What long-running TV program did both Conan O'Brien and Seth Meyers write for prior to becoming late-night hosts?
Conan O'Brien wrote for NBC's Saturday Night Live from 1988 to 1991; he left to write for "The Simpsons" before becoming host of "Late Night" in 1993. Seth Meyers wrote and performed on "SNL" from 2001 until 2014, when he became the host of "Late Night."
- Multiple Choice
4. From what New York City venue did David Letterman broadcast his "Late Show with David Letterman" from 1993 to 2015?
FUN FACT
After buying the rights to a new late-night show featuring David Letterman for $140 million in total costs, CBS purchased the Ed Sullivan Theater for $4 million, spending "several million" to renovate the theater in order to provide a taping venue.
- Multiple Choice
5. What NBA basketball player flopped as a late-night host when his syndicated talk show was cancelled after just three months?
Despite having a series of comedians as his sidekick and Grammy winner Sheila E. as his bandleader, Magic Johnson never quite got the hang of a late-night talk show, and "The Magic Hour" came and went in 1998.
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