Just because late night is taking social distancing seriously—thank you!—doesn't mean they have to stop producing LOL-worthy content. Sure, it might be a little sad and slightly deranged-looking at times, but as Jimmy Kimmel said, "Since I have nothing to do and the fact that you're watching this makes me assume you have nothing to do, I'm going to shoot a mini monologue everyday." Bring it on.Stephen Colbert was back "live on tape from a safe distance," bringing us
The Late Show once again from the isolation of his home. Monday night his monologue was delivered
from his tub, and Tuesday night, it was from his backyard fire pit BBQ in a segment he was calling “The Flame show with Stephen Colburn,” with Jon Batiste and ‘Stay Homin.'” Honestly, at this point, it’s less a late night talk show and more of an episode of MTV’s
Cribs and we're not complaining.
He poked fun at the upcoming American election, (“The only change is this year, we’ll be awarding the presidency to the person with the most toilet paper.”), the Democratic primaries (“Before the coronavirus hit, we planned to do a special show of wall-to-wall primary coverage called, ‘The Late Show’s Hand-Holding, Face-touching Super Smoochday Primary: We Will Live Forever!.’”), and the postponement of the
much-anticipated Met Gala (“Lady Gaga is home dressed as a 32-pack of Charmin.”). All the while, "Colburn" sat stoking his fire pit, and a few times, he choked on his own epic burns.[video_embed id='1922670']RELATED: How celebs are dealing with COVID-19[/video_embed]Also doing the best they could were Jimmies Fallon and Kimmel.
Fallon went ahead with his St. Patrick's Day episode but with a little twist... the whole thing was filmed by his wife and used various props from within the house. It also featured cameos from his dog (adorable) and his daughter (ultra-adorable). We raise two Purell bottles to salute you, Jimmy.Kimmel had decidedly less production value (which isn't saying much) and
did his "minilogue" from what appears to be a desk in a bedroom. He also featured title cards and an opening number by—we assume—a child in his household. It's great to see all these comedians are still funny and relatable even when home alone, but considering Kimmel's blood type is already "Disney+" we're really not sure what we're in for moving forward.It makes for an interesting form of entertainment with Colbert dishing out some epic burns and Fallon making with the funny when there’s no audience around to laugh or clap. But this is the new reality of (TV-ish) entertainment for the next little while, and we’re happy that everyone is just trying to make the most of it and do the best they can.Your move, James Corden. Let's get some Quarantine Karaoke.[video_embed id='1923299']BEFORE YOU GO: Harry Styles charms during Tiny Desk concert[/video_embed]
