*BREAKING* Stephen announced on tonight's show that Jon Batiste has bid the show adieu. Louis Cato has officially taken the reins of what Stephen called the "Late Show Band." (Not sure if that's an official name change....)
On Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 5:51:54 AM UTC-4 Dave Sikula wrote: > Something I've noticed in the two tapings I've been to is that, while I'm > not a real fan of the music the band plays during the actual show, they > blow the roof off the dump during the commercial breaks and play stuff that > the home audience never hears. > > I don't think Batiste is great at side-kicking, either, but I also don't > think Colbert really sees that as his job. In the few taped segments he's > done, he's been all right, but (surprisingly) not real charismatic. > > I know he and Colbert go way back, but I can't imagine that -- as > successful as he's starting to be and as good as he is -- he'll be around > the Ed that much longer. Or maybe he'll pull a Max Weinberg and take breaks > to tour while maintaining nominal control of the band. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Monday, April 4, 2022 at 9:19:01 AM UTC-7 PGage wrote: > >> More than a waste, as he seems to be really bad at it (Side kicking) >> >> On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 at 7:53 AM Tom Wolper <two...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I’ve mostly given up on listening to Fresh Air (I track the episodes on >>> an RSS reader and stream ones I want to listen to) and the interviews with >>> Batiste and Questlove have been especially rewarding and worth looking up. >>> Batiste is gifted not only at composing but also at describing how he does >>> it. Maybe if Colbert put him in the guest chair and gave him a chance to >>> talk about it that would give the audience an idea. Being called on to be a >>> regular sidekick feels like more of a waste. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 5:31 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations to JB, for not only not going 0-fer, but for winning >>>> the biggest Grammy (among his 5), Album of the year. I am always shocked >>>> when something I like wins a Grammy, as I am so far out of the demo (I had >>>> to Google Olivia Rodrigo, then I think I remembered fast forwarding thru >>>> her on SNL in the last year or two). But his album really was my favorite >>>> this year. >>>> >>>> A big year for late night TV musicians, as Questlove was the winner of >>>> the Best Documentary Oscar that got overshadowed by Will Smith’s nonsense. >>>> That was a remarkable piece of work. >>>> >>>> I’m not so surprised that Batiste doesn’t do more of his own solo work >>>> on the show, or that he doesn’t contribute more as a side kick (in fact, I >>>> think the show is better the less it tries to use him in that way). It’s >>>> more that the depth and quality of his musical signature does not seem to >>>> come through on that show. I feel like we get a much clearer sense of >>>> that >>>> signature from Doc, Paul and Questlove. Though truthfully I don’t watch >>>> Colbert that regularly anymore so maybe that has changed. >>>> >>>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 12:10 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>>> tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I can only guess as to why Batiste is not as active in a non-band >>>>> sense on the show. My sense is that Batiste's creative energies are >>>>> mainly focused on non-Late Show projects, which is fine with me. Whether >>>>> that flexibility was a condition for accepting the gig, or it simply >>>>> evolved that way, I don't know. >>>>> >>>>> I think many people have gotten used to the notion of a late night >>>>> bandleader as a sidekick, thanks to Paul Shaffer. But I think that role >>>>> is >>>>> still pretty rare. Max Weinberg was arguably a mix of Paul and Doc >>>>> Severinsen (still with us at 94), and The Roots are more like Batiste in >>>>> being active outside The Tonight Show. >>>>> >>>>> David >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, April 3, 2022, 11:04:04 AM PDT, PGage <pga...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Really nice piece. Wish them the best. I have been on the line (in our >>>>> case losing) the fight with fucking leukemia with a close family member. >>>>> Sucks. But then, we were not as relentlessly (sometimes obnoxiously?) >>>>> positive as Batiste. >>>>> >>>>> I am really into his “We Are” album (I will be shocked if he goes >>>>> 0-fer tonight) but as almost always with his non-Late Show work, wonder >>>>> why >>>>> that guy does not show up with Colbert very often. >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2022 at 10:35 AM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >>>>> tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Mr. Batiste has 11 nominations at tonight's Grammys (he's also >>>>> scheduled to perform), but based on today's CBS Sunday morning piece, it >>>>> may not be what Stephen asks him about first on the next new Late Show. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS9TSxsA78c >>>>> >>>>> David >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/171092892.708715.1649013042112%40mail.yahoo.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/171092892.708715.1649013042112%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJZcyLKW86x684J5rhLAfj8xm3x1DZMEAem%3DCrPxzwVdg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJZcyLKW86x684J5rhLAfj8xm3x1DZMEAem%3DCrPxzwVdg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE-WyqZGBNoj-CMtHVNHfpHMikS0oJxFQiDsdzBc%3D_-gQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE-WyqZGBNoj-CMtHVNHfpHMikS0oJxFQiDsdzBc%3D_-gQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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