Well I don’t watch the shows for the opening monologue.
I don’t watch them now, but when I did it was because of a specific guest, or musical act. The latter always seemed to be at the end, which made the hosts more tedious.
I once had a ticket to a Canadian late night taping. Then I discovered “Hot Tuna” was going to be on for some reason. This was about 1977. But on the way, I suddenly didn’t know how to get to the theater on foot, so I turned back. I eagerly waited for the airing that lateish night, and Hot Tuna wasn’t on. I don’t know why I know, but an earlier segment ran late, so they dropped the band.
