One hour. One monologue.
A lot of people like to say that The Chris Gethard Show isn’t a “real” late night talk show.
I guess I get why – we take phone calls, the host of our show is routinely physically beaten on the air, people sometimes just straight up walk onto the show to do bits no one knew were coming – there’s just chaos everywhere.
But we at The Chris Gethard Show do take a lot of pride in what we do, and we think we’re as real a late night talk show as any other out there.
So this week, in an effort to settle this raging debate once and for all, we’re setting one of the biggest tropes of the Late Night Talk Show right in our crosshairs and taking it head on.
The monologue. Topical jokes delivered by a man in a suit facing a camera. Leno does it, Letterman does it, Conan does it, Fallon does it, they all do it. We’ve never done it. This week, we’re going to do it – for our entire hour. The bulk of our entire this show this week will feature Chris delivering jokes relating to current events straight to camera.
Of course, we will put some TCGS twists on it -
- Chris will see none of the jokes beforehand. They will be written by not just our regular writers, but also random contributors, including YOU! If you’d like to submit monologue jokes for this week’s Chris Gethard Show, please send them to TCGShow@gmail.com
- Our studio audience will decide if the jokes were well or poorly delivered. They will register their view points live on the air as the jokes are being delivered.
- Random Andrew will serve as a human barometer for how the jokes are going. If the crowd doesn’t like the jokes, he will stray towards the punishment zone. If they do like the jokes, he will stray towards the reward zone. If he reaches the punishment zone, the monologue will be paused so that Chris can be PUNISHED. Our regular panelists will administer these punishments. If he hits the reward zone, he will be allowed to take some phone calls as a REWARD. It is Chris’s job to keep those calls on the line as long as possible so he can avoid further punishments. So if you’re calling the show this week, know your potential to fuck with Chris personally is higher than it’s ever been.
THAT IS THE WHOLE SHOW. GET READY. BRING THE JOKES, BRING THE CALL, BRING THE PAIN, BRING THE REAL LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW CONVENTIONS, BITCH.
Also, this week’s show will feature our musical guest, KEVIN DEVINE. Kevin is a fantastic musician and friend of the show with ties to our favorite borough, Staten Island. We are flattered he’s doing the show and predict you will fucking love him.
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Tune in live this Wednesday @11pm (EST): thechrisgethardshow.com
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