Following Stephen Colbert’s sign-off after more than a decade at CBS, Bill Carter, Mark Malkoff, and Jon Schneider look at what his final weeks revealed about the state of the 11:35 time period—and where late night goes from here. Plus: Byron Allen’s arrival at 11:35, Jimmy Kimmel’s changing position atop the late-night landscape, Saturday Night Live’s post-Season 51 outlook, and one YouTuber’s effort to reinvigorate the format.

'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' writer Jesse McLaren joins Mark Malkoff to discuss his path from 'Colbert Report'  intern and viral BuzzFeed creator to Kimmel staff writer. McLaren shares stories about getting hired off Twitter, writing Oscar jokes, producing celebrity sketches with Brian Cox and Jimmy Kimmel’s 2003 self, creating the wax-figure prank that terrified Kimmel’s cousin Micki, and turning internet obsessions—from Ariana Grande’s impossible stool pose to Hillary Clinton doing the Macarena—into viral comedy.

Emmy-winning writer-producer Dick Blasucci joins Mark Malkoff to discuss a comedy career that spans Chicago’s Second City, SCTV, The Tracey Ullman Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Mad TV, and Muppets Tonight. Along the way, he shares stories about John Belushi and Bill Murray, co-creating SCTV’s Jackie Rogers Jr., doing punch-ups with Mel Brooks on Spaceballs, and discovering Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key during his years running Mad TV.

Robert Smigel returns to Inside Late Night for an extended conversation about his SNL years, from writing iconic sketches like “You Like-a the Juice?” and the Steve Martin “Not Gonna Phone It In Tonight” cold open to navigating the writers’ room and collaborating with legends like Jim Downey, Adam McKay, and Will Ferrell. He also discusses his new podcast, Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends, upcoming projects including a Leo sequel, and this week’s Night of Too Many Stars benefit in Los Angeles.

Jimmy Kimmel is back in the Trump administration’s crosshairs, facing calls for cancellation after jokes he made days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting. In the April edition of LateNighter's monthly rountable, Jon Schneider, Bill Carter, and Mark Malkoff break down the fallout, how Kimmel is responding, and why this moment feels different. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s final three weeks, CBS’s post-Colbert plans, YouTube’s new late night plans, and more.

Mad TV co-creator Fax Bahr joins Mark Malkoff to discuss building late-night TV’s first real challenger to Saturday Night Live, creating In Living Color’s Fire Marshal Bill with Jim Carrey, and the future stars he auditioned before they landed at SNL.

With Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Lorne Michaels now in theaters, his biographer Susan Morrison returns with fresh revelations and perspective on the SNL creator.

This week on Inside Late Night, Tommy Blacha looks back at his years writing for 'Late Night with Conan O’Brien,' where his offbeat sensibility helped produce memorable bits like Pimpbot and “Gaseous Wiener.” He also discusses bringing pro wrestling to late night, working on 'TV Funhouse,' and his role in Dwayne Johnson’s first 'Saturday Night Live' appearance.

This week on Inside Late Night, Tommy Blacha looks back at his years writing for 'Late Night with Conan O’Brien,' where his offbeat sensibility helped produce memorable bits like Pimpbot and “Gaseous Wiener.” He also discusses bringing pro wrestling to late night, working on 'TV Funhouse,' and his role in Dwayne Johnson’s first 'Saturday Night Live' appearance.

This week on Inside Late Night, Tommy Blacha looks back at his years writing for 'Late Night with Conan O’Brien,' where his offbeat sensibility helped produce memorable bits like Pimpbot and “Gaseous Wiener.” He also discusses bringing pro wrestling to late night, working on 'TV Funhouse,' and his role in Dwayne Johnson’s first 'Saturday Night Live' appearance.