It's not that clear who does the bookings currently, and a search of our archives only notes that a prior music booker for The Late Show was fired in 2020 over sexual misconduct allegations at a previous job. My sense is that bookers for these shows are generally focused on booking and dealing with the guests, musical or no.
I'd welcome more input from the bandleaders on the music bookings, regardless of the show. I would like to know who over at CBS thought it a good idea to book acts that are only shown on the Late Show's YouTube channel and not broadcast. Doesn't make sense to me, but I'm old. As for the new band name, this group might have something to say about it. https://primesourceentertainment.com/bands/the-late-show-band David On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 12:06:30 PM PDT, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: I don't think he was, which is why I'm hoping Cato might have a say. Of course, if it was Colbert's call they'd probably book nothing but musical theater people, and I don't think CBS would be happy about that. On the other hand, Laura Benanti would've sung on his show five years sooner than she did (during the pandemic pre-taped when she had an album coming out). Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 1:49 PM Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: Was Batiste doing the music bookings? If so, I’m surprised, as he seems to have a wider musical palate than what showed up on the program. The bands on the show all had only two observable qualities: they were bad and they were loud. —Dave Sikula Whatever it is (and I saw on last night's show for the first time that Batiste had a general producer credit), I just hope that Cato will have a say in music bookings and that they do something more than just book who WFUV is playing this week. Mark Jeffries [email protected] | | | -- -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1844329509.594631.1660339173317%40mail.yahoo.com.
