Maggie Rogers appeared on The Tonight Show for the live television debut of her recent single, “Want Want.” Performing with her band, the singer offered an impassioned take on the song, about succumbing to your desires. “Want Want” comes off Rogers’ forthcoming LP, Surrender, out July 29 via Capitol Records.Rogers …
Read More »Death Cab For Cutie Face Impermanence With 'Here to Forever' on 'Colbert'
Death Cab For Cutie stopped by The Late Show to perform their recent single, “Here to Forever.” The indie rock band offered a straight-forward, high-energy performance of the track, which arrived earlier this month alongside a music video written and directed by filmmaker Lance Bangs. “It’s a song both about our …
Read More »Big Thief Deliver Intimate Living Room Performance of 'Spud Infinity' on 'Fallon'
Big Thief brought their unique brand of indie-folk to The Tonight Show Thursday with a performance of the song “Spud Infinity” off the group’s expansive double album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. The pre-recorded segment was filmed inside a living room, the cozy setting serving as the …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Lambast Will Smith's Infamous Oscars 'Hitch Slap'
“The Slap” discourse continues, as late-night hosts weighed on the shocking Oscars moment between Will Smith and Chris Rock. The responses to the incident at Sunday night’s Academy Awards varied in tone, with some, like The Late Late Show, offering a lighthearted take on the Best Actor winner’s gaffe. Host …
Read More »Chance the Rapper Says He and Dionne Warwick Are Working on New Music on 'Colbert'
During an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Monday, Chance the Rapper said his delightfully peculiar Twitter interaction with Dionne Warwick has led to a musical collaboration. The exchange occurred earlier this month when, out of the blue, Warwick tweeted at Chance, wondering why he’d put “the Rapper” …
Read More »Greta Van Fleet Rip Through New Song 'My Way, Soon' on 'Colbert'
Greta Van Fleet performed their new single, “My Way, Soon,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday, December 8th. The band fittingly turned in a delightfully old-school performance reminiscent of those on Seventies music programs. They set up on a multi-tiered stage, bright lights flashing around them, and wore …
Read More »Michael Moore Talks 'Trump Virus' and 'Pre-Trump Virus' on 'Colbert'
Michael Moore spoke with Stephen Colbert about combating the coronavirus, the “Trump virus” and what he called “the pre-Trump virus” on The Late Show Tuesday. While ousting Trump from office in November was first on Moore’s mind, he acknowledged that the president “didn’t fall out of the sky” and that …
Read More »Trevor Noah Praises Angry Italian Mayors, Roasts Republicans Over Aid Package Slush Fund
Monday, Trevor Noah delved into the latest coronavirus updates from around the world — touching on the decision to reschedule the Olympics, angry Italian mayors and the $500 billion slush fund at the heart of the Republicans’ stimulus package on The Daily Social Distancing. Noah started with how the crisis …
Read More »Samantha Bee Celebrates Trump's Impeachment With 'Christmas Carol' Spoof
Samantha Bee celebrated Donald Trump’s impeachment with A Christmas Carol spoof on Wednesday’s Full Frontal. In the two-minute sketch, Bee plays a modern-day Scrooge who, after already meeting the three ghosts of Charles Dickens’ classic story, wakes up on the day of Trump’s impeachment. Bee throws open her window and …
Read More »John Lithgow Channels Giuliani on 'Colbert'
John Lithgow slapped on a ridiculous bald cap and some oversized dentures, and pretended to be President Donald Trump’s embattled personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, for a ridiculous “interview” with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Tuesday. The segment opened with Colbert breaking down Giuliani’s recent downward spiral, from spewing conspiracy …
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