I have a reservation for November myself, but the last time I was there (2017?), I screwed up the arrival time and got there just before the cutoff of 4:00 (I thought that was the time to show up).
I don't know how it is post-COVID, but then, it was far more disorganized than Dave's LS. They kept us penned in the vestibule for a good 45 minutes before finally letting us into the house. Even then, it was about another 45 minutes until tape time, with not much happening. Dave's LS kept music going and the ushers really worked to keep the audience pumped. Colbert's pre-show had dull music and not much from the staff -- other than folding chairs in the balcony and repeated warnings to not take photos. The warmup guy was truly terrible, but once Batiste and the band came out, things perked up. They were really good (probably more versatile than Paul Shaffer's band, but the CBS Orchestra was more energetic). Colbert came out, took some questions, and the taping went pretty much on schedule, with only a couple of re-takes. We were out before 7:00, which allowed me to get to the show I was seeing that evening. I'd say to be prepared to do a lot of waiting and hope you get some good guests. One thing you can be sure of, though: if there's a musical guest, they'll be terrible. --Dave Sikula On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 1:31:59 PM UTC-7 David Bruggeman wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I have tickets for Wednesday's Late Show taping. I wanted to know if > there were any burning questions and/or advice that members of the brain > trust have for someone who's only done the L.A. based late night tapings. > > Best, > 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/eba769de-5612-4141-9d00-29ec9f750b47n%40googlegroups.com.
