What Would Letterman Do / Daily Show Rotating Hosts, by the Numbers

PLUS: Kat Timpf resumes maternity leave

View in your browser Wednesday January 14, 2026 What Would Dave Do? Letterman Vet Rob Burnett on Late Night vs. Trump 2.0 David Letterman's former EP Rob Burnett assesses the “really hard” job Jimmy Kimmel and his peers face these days—and how David Letterman might have handled it—in a new conversation with Bill Carter. Read more The Daily Show’s 2025 Anchor Rotation in Three Charts Who hosted The Daily Show in 2025—and how did those nights perform? Three charts tell the story. Read more Kat Timpf Is Taking a New Six-Week Hiatus From Gutfeld! Kat Timpf is stepping away from Gutfeld! again—but this time it's on her own terms. Read more SNL Promo Leans Into Stranger Things 'Conformity Gate' Theory Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard readies to battle Vecna again in the first promo for his SNL hosting debut this weekend. Read more Netflix Dates Taylor Tomlinson's First Comedy Special Since Leaving Late Night Prodigal Daughter will mark Tomlinson's fourth special overall. Read more The Pete Davidson Show Weekly 'Podcast' Sets Netflix Premiere The SNL alum's video podcast will stream exclusively on Netflix; no audio-only version will be available. Read more Noah Wyle Lampoons Trump's CDC With Fake PSA on Kimmel Noah Wyle loaned his TV-doctor credibility to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, starring in a fake PSA that skewered the Trump administration’s public health leadership. Watch now Damon, Affleck, and Fallon Are '3 Guys From Boston' Naming Every Massachusetts Town Matt Damon and Ben Affleck joined Jimmy Fallon in reciting some 350 Massachusetts towns/cities on Tuesday night's Tonight Show. Watch now SNL Writer Bryan Tucker Returning for Saturday's Midseason Opener Tucker, who's been with the show since 2005, was absent the first half of Season 51. Read more Late Night Writer Mike Scollins' Feature Film Debut Brian to Bow at SXSW Penned by Scollins in his feature screenwriting debut, the new film counts Seth Meyers and Late Night showrunner Mike Shoemaker among its EPs. Read more Before They Were SNLers: Ashley Padilla in Curb Your Enthusiasm Ashley Padilla was stealing scenes among improv legends even before she joined Saturday Night Live. Watch now Around the web: Ed Sheeran Assembles All-Star Band for Wednesday Night Kimmel Appearance John Mayer, Dave Grohl, and members of their bands joined Sheeran for a backstage photo ahead of tonight’s appearance. Trevor Noah to Host Grammys for Sixth—and Final—Time The Daily Show vet’s swan song will coincide with CBS’s final turn hosting music’s biggest night. Jimmy Kimmel Takes ‘The Colbert Questionert’ Appearing on CBS’ The Late Show Monday night, the ABC late-night host detailed his favorite sandwich, least-favorite smell, and chose five words to describe the rest of his life Got Feedback? If you like what we’re doing, or if there’s something we could be doing better, we'd love to hear from you. Simply respond to this message or use our feedback form. This email was sent to mediayenta.comedy@blogger.com  Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here Not seeing our emails? Add newsletters@email.latenighter.com to your safe sender list, or if you have Gmail, simply drag and drop one of our emails from the Promotions tab into the Primary tab. © 2026 Snugglefish Media, LLC, All rights reserved. 1812 W Burbank Blvd # 7225, Burbank, CA 91506-1315 Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use