I spent this last week watching every Opening Remark from 1982, looking for a specific joke. Never found it, but I'm surprised this moment made it to air. From 11-16-82.pic.twitter.com/jIo6038hKF
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This got me to consider making a compilation of just the Opening Remarks. All of them on LN. You can see the gradual loosening up as the weeks roll by. We’ll see.
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What an awesome idea. I hope you do that.
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I’d first have to fix the audio in hundreds of clips. They’re on one channel only. Easily fixable, but the quantity, well...
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Late Night was developed in conjunction with Carson so as not to make it too similar to Tonight. The edict came down from Dave Tebet that there should be no "traditional" monologue. So early on, they really were more like "remarks" than traditional monologue jokes.
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Look who I'm telling Late Night history to. Ha. But I think it worked out for the best. And of course, they eventually evolved I to a more traditional monologue.
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Yes!!!! And include in the show notes the part from Carter’s book about why he couldn’t do full mono back then.
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That'd be great!
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