The Longform Guide to Late Night
Big Trouble at 11:35
David Letterman weathers a sex and extortion scandal.
Mark Seal Vanity Fair Apr 2010 30min
Fifteen Years of the Salto Mortale
Johnny Carson, profiled at the top of his game.
Kenneth Tynan New Yorker Feb 1998 1h30min
Interview: Stephen Colbert
An out-of-character conversation.
Eric Spitznagel Playboy Oct 2012 30min
The Evolution of Jimmy Kimmel
A profile of Kimmel published just after he got the late-night job.
Jason Gay New York Observer May 2002 10min
I Was with Coco
A writer for Conan O’Brien on how The Tonight Show really ended and on how his boss got screwed
Todd Levin GQ Jul 2010 20min
The Perennial Steve Allen
Steve Allen, the original host of The Tonight Show, in his cranky, later years.
Josh Getlin Los Angeles Times Jan 1998 10min
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