Who is On Late Night Tonight in Comedy: Week of August 24, 2020
Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy?
It’s political season which means politicians are ripe for the picking by our late night comedians this week. Plus, Jimmy Kimmel is bringing in two more comedians and a singer to sub for him this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Like last week when the Democrats had their political convention, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be going live with brand new monologues and interviews with guests from the world of politics following your local news and CBS News coverage of the Republican National Convention where the GOP plans on nominating Donald Trump for a second term. Unless of course, the Republicans can find someone else who will work more hours for less pay.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is also keeping its political convention schedule intact for the Republicans this week. That means that the Daily Show will be expanding from a half-hour to 45 minutes each night this week and that includes a special Friday edition of the Daily Show to wrap up their coverage which Comedy Central is calling “Votegasm 2020.” Specifically, this week, Trevor Noah and his news team will fly under the lengthy banner of “The Daily Show: The Republican National Convention – Celebrating February’s Record Economy.”
While some shows are going out of their way to do something special for the nation’s political conventions, others are just going to check out for the week. The NBC shows; the Tonight Show, Late Night and A Little Late with Lilly Singh, will all be on vacation and airing Best Of shows this week. Also over at TBS, Conan will also be on hiatus this week as the Republicans run amok nominating President Trump.
Jimmy Kimmel will be on vacation again this week, but his show will not be. Jimmy Kimmel Live will have some interesting guest hosts this week. On Monday and Tuesday, David Spade hops in the guest host chair to fill in for Jimmy Kimmel. Monday night, Spade’s guest will be Dan Levy from “Schitt’s Creek” and on Tuesday evening, he welcomes Lauren Lapkus from “Orange is the New Black” on Netflix and “Crashing” on HBO.
Wednesday night, Jimmy Kimmel has a singer-songwriter as a guest host. Boo! We like it when JKL is hosted by guest comedians. But on Wednesday, Jason Derulo will be Jimmy Kimmel’s substitute. Then on Thursday, it’s back to the comedy with special guest host Lil Rel Howery. His guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live will be Emmy Award nominee Yvonne Orji from “Insecure” on HBO.
Other highlights this week include Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen on a brand new episode of the Late Late Show with James Corden on Tuesday night. We’re sure that Maya will talk about reprising her acclaimed impression of Joe Biden’s new running mate, Senator Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live. Maya and Fred will also both be appearing on the new Quibi comedy series “Mapleworth Murders” created by and starring long-time SNL writer Paula Pell. The series is co-created by another Saturday Night Live veteran, John Lutz.
Conan O’Brien is in repeats this week, but his reruns will be funny ones with some great comedy guests. Guests on Best Of Conan episodes this week include Patton Oswalt on Tuesday’s Conan, Jim Gaffigan on Wednesday and Andy Samberg on Thursday’s Conan repeat.
In weekend highlights, on Friday, Bill Maher will be returning to his studio for the first time since the pandemic for an new episode of Real Time on HBO. Maher had been doing the show from his own backyard, but like other late night shows, he’ll be moving back into the studio, just without the studio audience.
If you’re up a little late on Friday night, A Little with Lilly Singh will have the cast of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” together on an encore episode of A Little Late. The hit HBO comedy series recently wrapped after six seasons.
With all the political news this week and last, be sure to use it as a reminder to vote early if you can. And then vote late if your guy doesn’t win.
Monday on Late Night
- The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm on Comedy Central
- David Spade guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
- Dan Levy is on Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
Tuesday on Late Night
- The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm on Comedy Central
- David Spade guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
- Lauren Lapkus is on Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
- Maya Rudolph is on the Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:30am on CBS
- Fred Armisen is on the Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:30am on CBS
- Patton Oswalt is on Conan at 11pm on TBS (REPEAT)
- Cecily Strong is on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:30pm on NBC (REPEAT)
- Chase Bernstein is on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
Wednesday on Late Night
- The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm on Comedy Central
- Jason Derulo guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
- Jim Gaffigan is on Conan at 11pm on TBS (REPEAT)
- Jillian Bell is on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
Thursday on Late Night
- The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm on Comedy Central
- Lil Rel Howery guest hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
- Yvonne Orji is on Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:30pm on ABC
- Tiffany Haddish is on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:30pm on NBC (REPEAT)
- J.B. Smoove is on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
- Andy Samberg is on Conan at 11pm on TBS (REPEAT)
Friday on Late Night
- New episode of Real Time with Bill Maher at 10pm on HBO
- New episode of the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah at 11pm on Comedy Central
- Seth Rogen is on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:30pm on NBC (REPEAT)
- Thomas Middleditch is on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
- Martin Starr is on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
- Zack Woods is on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
- Amanda Crew is on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:30am on NBC (REPEAT)
Saturday Night Live
- Jennifer Lopez hosts a repeat episode of SNL with musical guest DaBaby from December 7, 2019
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