Last Call with Carson Daly | |
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Written by | Brett Webster |
Directed by | Rich Bond Michael A. Hammeke Joe LaMattina |
Presented by | Carson Daly |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 17 |
No. of episodes | 1,719 (as of December 15, 2016) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Stewart Bailey |
Editor(s) | Samantha Babcock Karen Erickson Josh Gohlke Steve Gutierrez Joe LaMattina Chris Otwell Ken Peters Jack Wallis Marty Watts |
Running time | 29 minutes |
Production company(s) |
NBC Studios (2002–04) NBC Universal Television Studio (2004–07) Universal Media Studios (2007–2011) Universal Television (2011–present) Carson Daly Productions |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (2002–08) 480i (16:9 SDTV) (2008–11) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2011–present) |
Original release | January 8, 2002 | – present
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Later |
External links | |
Official website |
Stewart Bailey
Carson Daly
Guy Oseary
Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night television program hosted by Carson Daly and broadcast on NBC. Formerly a traditional talk show, the half-hour program consists of several produced segments, featuring interviews with musicians, comedians, actors, filmmakers, and other artists, along with pre-taped on-location musical performances. It debuted in 2002. Unlike other programs in NBC's late night line-up, Last Call typically records only 24 weeks of original shows a year with the rest of the year being taken up by reruns.
Last Call premiered in 2002 as the successor to Later. Last Call initially aired Monday through Thursday until the cancellation of Late Friday in the summer of 2002. Its premiere was delayed one day at the last minute due to a contract dispute.
Last Call was originally taped in Studio 8H of the GE Building in New York City, which was also the home studio of Saturday Night Live. However, this required the producers to work around the schedule of Saturday Night Live. During this phase, Last Call had no house band and no jokes or monologue, going straight to the first guest at the beginning of the show. The stage was set up in an empty black box theater style, save for two low-slung chairs and a small table. Each week, a different unsigned band was brought in to do the music, in addition to any musical act at the end. Gradually, the set acquired more furnishings and decor, much of which was influenced by the occasional week-long trips to Las Vegas. In 2003 and 2004, Last Call was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Show – Late Night".
Last Call was originally planned to broadcast in high-definition when Studio 8H was retrofitted for Saturday Night Live; however, instead, the show was relocated to Los Angeles in September 2005, and continued to air in standard-definition. After the move, Last Call began to resemble its counterparts, with a more traditional set, permanent house band led by Joe Firstman, short monologue and occasional comedy bits.