Ben Gleib launches 'Good Night with Ben Gleib,' the first YouTube-native late-night talk show
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Summary
Ben Gleib is launching 'Good Night with Ben Gleib' on May 28, described as the world's first late-night talk show built specifically for YouTube. The show arrives just after the permanent closure of 'The Late Show' and represents a bet that the late-night format remains vital even as traditional linear television infrastructure crumbles due to high production costs and declining audiences. Gleib discusses this new approach to the late-night format on the Comedy Means Business podcast.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe Evolution Of Late Night Is Here
With late-night at a crossroads, Ben Gleib is forging a new path.
It's a bet rooted in the belief that late-night as a format is as vital as ever — even if the infrastructure that gave rise to it is crumbling.
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