Late Show with David Letterman
VS.		 Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Remember, this page is only an exibition. This is not a competition. Please, I beg you, NO WAGERING! This is just a comparison between attenting a taping of Late Show with David Letterman (LSwDL) and Late Night with Conan O'Brien (LNwCOB). ALL aspects are covered here.

Category LSwDL LNwCOB Adv.
Studios The Ed Sullivan Theater - A classic Broadway Theater that holds 461 people (Floor and Balcony): Not all seats have a great view (cameras), but still a classic sight Studio 6A - A Typical Studio at the NBC Studios. It holds around 200 People. Every seat is a good seat. Formerly Letterman's old Studio Late Show
Ticket
Availablity		 Usually a 4-6 month wait, can be longer Usually a month to a month and a half wait, can be shorter
Wait on line With new ticket policies, usually a 45 minute wait If you want a good seat, 1 hour 30 minutes on line downstairs, metal detector, then wait on line upstairs for 20 minutes Late Show
Seats inside
Theater		 Plush, suede, Theater seats. Soft bottom of seat, wood backing Late Show
Warm up
Comedian		 Eddie Brill - A great comedian who still works the clubs. Funny, but starting to wear thin. Mike Sweeney - A Writer for LNwCOB. Hilarious. Really good. Gives people a great reason to go to Studio 6A Tie
Bands The CBS Orchestra - one of the bests bands in the business. Play mainly mainstream to classic rock. Loud. The Max Weinberg 7 - Great big band sound. Play mainly oldies to mainstream (mostly oldies). Some classic rock. Loud. Tie
Preshow for
the hosts		 David Letterman - Usually rushed only spends at most 2-3 minutes before the show. Does Questions and Answers sometimes. People who ask questions usually get on television Conan O'Brien - Unique entrance. Sings, dances with members in Studio Audience. Gets a feel for the audience. No Questions and Answers. Very funny and personable with everyone. Does not usually put people on television
Sidekicks Paul Shaffer - Doesn't talk much with the audience. Much better nowadays. Great mesh with Dave. Max Weinberg - The oddball on the show. OK mesh with Conan. Main duty with band. Late Show
Overall
Preshow		 Rushed. Seems like they've done this before, and just get it over with Fun, energetic, feel good to be at the show. Care for the audience
The Actual
Show		 What can I say, it's the Late Show! Late Night's a great show, can still go farther Late Show
Commercial
Breaks		 Dave and crew talks around Home Base. Band plays, no interaction with audience. Conan and Andy talk with the staff. Little interaction with the audience (Very little). Band plays.
Overall Show
Experience		 Fun. Might be a disappointment to people who were expecting more. To me, it was worth the wait! Loads of fun. Worth the wait. All I expected and more Late Show

Hope that sheds some light on something!



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