Episodes
The Story of Late Night: Late Night Makes The News (S1EP5 CNN Sun 30 May 2021)
Late Night Makes The News: As the 2000s unfold, diverse voices like Chelsea Handler and George Lopez get their seat behind the late-night desk, while Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert take the news into their own hilarious hands.
Airdate: Sun 30 May 2021 at 21:00 on CNN
Season 1 Episode 5
Carson, Leno, Letterman – legendary hosts that changed late-night television. Through good times and bad, they gained America's trust and kept the country laughing. But it wasn't all laughter all the time. From secret deals to broken promises, some of the most dramatic stories were the ones that didn't play out in front of the television cameras.
The Story of Late Night takes viewers on a journey back in time through the present-day of late-night television's most memorable moments. Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Chelsea Handler, Trevor Noah, Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Amber Ruffin, Lorne Michaels, Desus + Mero, Whoopi Goldberg, and countless industry insiders give first-hand, behind-the-scenes accounts of an art form that changed the face of television forever.