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Late-night television is the place where theater and YouTube collide.
Its past is in vaudeville and its present is on Snapchat.
Its future is dead just like the rest of us, unless we do something about the climate crisis.
Sincethe Tonys were last Sunday, late night was especially theatrical.
Even the shows that didnt haveJames Corden on as a guestmentioned the Tonys.
EvenDesus & Mero,which usually eschews the stories other late-night outlets cover, had a Tonys bit.
The Bodega Boys tapped Washington Heights own Lin-Manuel Miranda in their ongoing quest to EGOT.
This was truly the best thing I saw all week.
A musical about Babe Ruth secretly being Dominican who knew we needed that story?
My favorite part was how fluidly Desus went from supporting role to supporting role.
He saw the shape of the show and who was needed to fill it out.
James Corden used his show to continue his Tonys hosting duties.
On Monday,The Late Late Showgave us a glimpse of what Tonys viewers missed.
During a commercial break, Billy Porter did a Tonys karaoke version of Coming Up Roses for the audience.
Corden said it is the only time someone has gotten a standing ovation during a commercial break.
In hisDaily Showinterview, Corden said that theater is the last place people can have a shared experience IRL.
Id argue that visiting landmarks and Seder dinners are also shared moments, but go off.
We got a supercut of other peoples lived experience, which is how we consume most moments nowadays.
It wasnt just the fun showbizzy kind of theater on late night this week.
Trump provided political theater with his very convincing prop work for the secret Mexican trade deal.
A blank piece of paper can be a trade deal if you imbue that prop with that significance.
Trump … didnt do that.
But Stephen Colberts recap of Trumps nonsense again harkened back to late nights vaudeville past.
Colbert threatened to take his top off, and the crowd went wild like he was Gypsy Rose Lee.
erupted, which usually only happens at the beginning of the show.
It was so funny they forgot to make any noise!
Colberts biggest problem is too much applause (and I do think its a problem).
Meyers takes the problem of throwing up a brick and turns it into comedy.
Speaking of bricks, the Stonewall riots!
This week, theL.A.
Timesdid a story on the underrepresentation of women in late-night writers rooms.
Pretending youre dumber and crazier than you are for attention?
Thats theater, baby!
