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Last Call with Carson Daly is a late night talk show hosted by former MTV VJ Carson Daly. The series debuted in 2002, replacing reruns of SCTV that once followed Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Unlike its contemporaries, Last Call is only a half-hour long show, leaving for very little comedy sketch room. When the series first debuted, Daly forwent the typical standards of a monologue and house band in favor of getting straight to interviewing the celebrity du jour followed by a musical guest. It followed this format for the bulk of the series tenure in New York when it was filmed in Studio 8H alongside Saturday Night Live. When Daly moved the show to Burbank, California, it adopted a more traditional format.

In 2007, Last Call became the first late night show to return with new episodes in the midst of the heated writers strike. With no writers left to work on the show, Daly has once again excised the monologue and has replaced it with some adlibbed bits from the desk. After filling the time between the intro and the first commercial, Daly goes to the interview and eventually the musical guest. These episode have no announcer or any sketches that would require writing.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Person	Role	Duration
Main Cast
Carson Daly	Host	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Joe Firstman	Band Leader				4	5	6	7	8

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
NBC
Season One	January 8, 2002	December 27, 2002	159
Season Two	January 14, 2003	December 26, 2003	139
Season Three	January 13, 2004	December 23, 2004	139
Season Four	January 11, 2005	December 23, 2005	117
Season Five	January 10, 2006	December 22, 2006	153
Season Six	January 9, 2007	December 20, 2007	137
Season Seven	January 7, 2008	December 18, 2008	112
Season Eight	January 5, 2009	—	—

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] External Sites

• Official NBC website for Last Call with Carson Daly
• Last Call with Carson Daly Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com