Film Theory: Hey Fallon, You're Doing it Wrong!

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With everything happening in the world today, late night talk show hosts like Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert have not been able to record their shows in front of live audiences like normal. Instead they have pretty much become KZbinrs - setting up cameras in their house to talk to and getting their families to participate as a stand in for crew members and famous guests. Now, I give them credit for trying to adjust and keep making content how they can, but come on. These hosts do NOT know how to KZbin. What do I mean? Listen up Theorists and welcome to This Time Today with MatPat.
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[@birdbones9880]

Conan did an episode without celebrities and interviewed his staff instead and it got way more views than any other celebrities

[@radhiadeedou8286]

I'm not surprised, Conan's staffers are epic, the remotes he used to do with them were like episodes of the office

[@bibubbletea]

Yeah his remotes were always better than his regular show in my opinion, I don’t really care about him interviewing random celebrities, even the ones I do like, when his staffers are way funnier and more interesting

[@ocsmichaelanthony]

Conan is literally my favorite of all these hosts

[@joshuar622]

The jordan schlansky videos are some of the funniest things i have seen on a late night tv show

[@christmas6666]

Conan Remotes have always been amazing!

[@matthewdykeman8149]

Do you remember when Jimmy Kimmel went on a rant about how KZbinr's weren't actual entertainers, and were the lowest form of entertainment? While I do, and man do those words taste good now eh Kimmel.

[@SmoofDizzle]

I could be wrong but wasn't he interviewing lilly singh when he said that, and then she went on to be a late night host lol.

[@FilmTheory]

That MIGHT have been one of the reasons I'm a bit saltier in this video than normal ;)

[@hunde2430]

@@FilmTheory roast them MatPat! You got the skills and you got qualifications

[@matthewdykeman8149]

@@FilmTheory lol I can't say I blame you.

[@rorangarrowson5]

@@FilmTheory you way more entretaing the half of what on tv

[@lenoragomez5468]

Petition to name the “generic image of a man” that has been used in every video

[@ant33rux]

G.I.M.

[@kwatoniazakiyyahanderson8091]

Jake

[@isaacmachado1238]

Generic man is Mat Generic Woman is Pat No, it won't be confusing, shut up

[@pipstix5487]

Isaac Machado - _buT-_

[@mochiwochii88]

No no Steve

[@zulfikarpane1672]

Matpat:"for 64 years" Me,an intellectual : *a stack of years*

[@saketjha8515]

Minecraft bro!

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

AYYY

[@diamondreactor9863]

you have a stack of likes nice

[@dota-ed4638]

that is a huge opportunity missed

[@CommentisAnonymousFilms]

So They've been doing it for a whole stack of years

[@cortexius181]

Remember when Kimmel ranted about KZbinrs not being actual entertainers? Yeah, that aged like fine wine.

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

LMAO

[@ADMICKEY]

Or like Arizona grass if you don't water it and it doesn't rain

[@remdolf07]

r/agedlikemilk

[@prince_nocturne]

I think it aged like bread.

[@renatogalvezbarbieri49]

He was right though, he still is.

[@PROTOBLUES90]

Tv media : we are losing viewership and we can’t produce new videos with the quarantine!! KZbinrs : First time?

[@Cameron-cg8dk]

i post liked by matpat with no comments....

[@Gooseyy1337]

ur free reply trial has ended

[@aurorea4425]

Hello! I'm a new reply

[@PROTOBLUES90]

Hello everyone, I am replying to you’re replies. :3

[@ozyo810]

At least no controversial baby replies lookin for banter.

[@cjhs2006]

I Wonder if Any of These Dudes Have Actually Seen This,I Really Really Hope They Have

[@elemenop72]

Yeah

[@zyonthelickman]

i guarantee you they haven’t

[@maz_town]

i have i am jimmy fallon

[@Leongon]

I wish I hadn't seen your psychopathic writting with every word being capitalized.

[@cjhs2006]

@@zyonthelickman Bummer

[@ChristianIce]

John Oliver is even better without an audience. Everybody else on the list is lucky he was not included :)

[@luthfihar3211]

john is an exception

[@jxsi6057]

same with Hasan Minhaj

[@waltterwight500]

big facts

[@keiranyoni1458]

ChristianIce yesssss

[@NastyWalkThroughs]

I was slightly upset when Last Week Tonight wasn't announced, but quickly affirmed myself this fact.

[@stephenboerner251]

Almost seems like Trevor Noah has just been waiting for his chance to become a youtuber lol

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

He is the most unfunny "comedian" ever.

[@oxybigbro7132]

Stop the Philosophical Zombies he can be humorous sometimes

[@oxybigbro7132]

TTG productions me too

[@krewakins3208]

Lol

[@kaiser7087]

@Sebastian says the person judging peoples' tastes

[@hawaiiancabt7767]

Guest star: *breaths* Fallon: wow. THAT IS RELATABLE

[@lisabilby2006]

(chain of pelo reference) DONT TASH DA CHAILD!

[@jellykracken4229]

ITS KRISMAS!!!!!!!!

[@zenos02]

Also Fallon: *Dies laughing*

[@ultrabigfella]

I don't think Fallon has ever said that. Tall just making up reasons to dislike him now.

[@noahsong3865]

I mean, breathing is relatable. Everyone does it.

[@ottojetto4067]

Reasons why most folks watch certain shows : - Fallon: mostly for the guest actors and related segments...not for Fallon himself. - Kimmel: same as above + pedestrian questions + unnecessary censorship - Colbert: political topics (not much going on during the pandemic, nobody wants to listen to the same news rehashed) - Conan: for Conan himself... - Trevor: for the messages he deliver...

[@averagejoe6031]

Yeah, out of all of them Colbert is easily the worst.

[@aerdna___1711]

What about James Corden?

[@Nero-Pack]

Facts

[@DakotaBrantMacDonald]

@@averagejoe6031 nah Fallon is the worst

[@lolom8772]

Joe H.S I’m probably just a boomer, but I love Colbert, but I hate jimmy kimmel

[@echo5327]

Hasan Minhaj is also someone who’s style has transitioned really well to quarantine. He’s not really a talk show host but he’s definitely in the same position as them and rose to the challenge

[@oliviagreen7423]

Yes, I think Hasan is great! He's similar to John Oliver in the way he reports on more serious social issues/politics, but is probably more relatable to millenials. He also has a more unique perspective on things since he's an Indian Muslim raised in America

[@ishitasharma4530]

Also Trevor Noah

[@mohit_panjwani]

But unfortunately daddy Netflix cancelled it.

[@mlskksl]

@@mohit_panjwani i mean i loved his show it was great but did u watch a video why he got canceled? not so pretty anymore

[@user-tj3po6yn3n]

@@mlskksl could you elaborate I still don't really know why it didn't get another season?

[@Ciel1820]

Jimmy Kimmel: "KZbinrs aren't actual entertainers, you call this a job?" Also Kimmel: *"Hey all you cool cats and kittens"*

[@WLxMusic]

JImmy Kimmel little kyet confirmed.

[@dragonsdream4236]

When did he say youtubers arent actual entertainers?

[@ramirorybczuk9100]

@@dragonsdream4236 It was more specifically at gamers' streaming, he even did a stand up bit at his show about it. I had to look it up actually, I don't know anyone who watches jimmy kimmel

[@tyrkun1624]

@@ramirorybczuk9100 Everyone shat on him and apparently he got Markiplier on the show for damage control.

[@rattledbones1658]

Jimmy baskin

[@Crazelord91]

My favorite thing about a bunch of these hosts (esp Kimmel) is how much they used to scorn social media and sites like KZbin and now are desperately trying to become popular on them.

[@misshisokapaints109]

Kimmel was the first one to get on the social media train tbh, I like him 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Crazelord91]

@@misshisokapaints109 He was also the first to trash it and treat it like it wasn't legitimate. He's a skeevy trend chaser

[@evthink]

Will tiktok also end up like youtube in the future ? *shivers*

[@alsparkproductions7849]

@@evthink Tik Tok got a 2* rating on playstore

[@mattblaster2378]

Crazelord91 he’s like I’mAlex

[@real_lampcap]

Jimmy Kimmel: KZbinrs and Gamers arent real entertainers. You feeling it now Mr. Kimmel.

[@natjain329]

okay but John Oliver hasn't changed his style, and he's still my favorite show even if hes not a daily show

[@Twilord_]

Yeah, but his format actually follows Da Rules of KZbin Format.

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

Actually he has in small ways, but his original style was so appealing because he was the most video essay-like in the bunch. All he really had to change is his pace of delivery. Besides, he isn't really a late night show, he's more of an opinion oriented video essayist

[@forensikarie]

As a Non-US citizen, this is the first time I've realized that Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are not the same person:D

[@haleybeldin9247]

I am American and still barely know the difference

[@saleyus1]

Bruh

[@TheSlicktyler]

@@haleybeldin9247 bruh I'm an American citizen and i thought they were the same person

[@claudianayelli]

Basically, Fallon is better than Kimmel. From what I've heard, Kimmel has a lot of controversy.

[@lykeans1407]

As a US citizen, I must say, I thought the same thing.

[@hollowdreams9352]

2019: Being a KZbinr isn't a real job you don't need any skills 2020:

[@erlbencabuhat9803]

Heh. The irony.

[@whataweirdo5062]

If you're saying matpat doesn't have talent, you're wrong.

[@lukey3d249]

The Weird Fam he/she is saying the opposite. He’s saying that people think being a youtuber isn’t a real job but now they have to use youtube for their jobs. So its ironic.

[@ortherner]

lmao

[@s.m.2523]

Then again , who ever said being a Late show host really need any talent either ? (heyooo)

[@sjoerdvandeweg4702]

Film theory: "starring: generic image of a man, generic image of a woman, and 2D cutout vaguely animated to have emotion" Me: (bursts out laughing) "It's so on the nose it's hilarious"

[@user-kz5vh4it5k]

kinda sour that you included Conan when you were roasting the Late Night format. Conan's show is Late Night but it's not generic or conventional like the other ones. It's fresh. Conan actually seems like he's a part of his team rather than just supported by his team. He seems like he's always there in the moment unlike both of the Jimmys. He's also hilarious, which the others are lacking. I might be biased though. Conan is my favorite comedian so

[@astrocat1016]

Trevor was also good

[@ninjaindy3078]

Trevor Noah and Conan O Brian are my favorite late night hosts

[@mahnoorahmad1690]

exactlyy like I can forgive Conan for not knowing the yt format (considering the fact that he ain’t so young)

[@ArielGonzalez1]

Yeah man, this Conan “gimmick” being so old and just knowing how to use tech products is really funny... adding this kind of parody he created doing the normal kind of format at the largo saying anything and just having Andy to say something... and that gave us really good moments like the analysis of andy’s namecheck on doja’s song or being “the most popular show (among cardboard cutouts)”

[@Kapiushon55]

Yup! First disliked film theory video and unsubscribed

[@radicalxedward8047]

It’s hilarious how these celebs are so out of touch, they literally think the worse their “home studio” versions of their shows look, the more “authentic” they are. Meanwhile youtubers are filming on 8K RED Cinema cameras

[@Yal_Rathol]

or you have guys like gav and dan from theslomoguys, where they're filming on a million dollar slow motion camera that gavin has used professionally to film for movies and television shows, and then they drop glitter on it and go at bottles with swords nearby. it's the attitude, not the environment and equipment, that makes you authentic.

[@1988foxtrot]

What really got me was when they first started filming at home, they were using earbud mics or the webcam mics. I'm like are fucking kidding me! You people have worked in television for decades; you know how important sound quality is. These guys are millionaires yet couldn't be bothered to get a halfway decent microphone from Bestbuy or Target.

[@FnD4212]

For all who discourage for "To start KZbin, you need expensive equipment" idea, don't be. Start slow, do with what you have first. Your phone might has decent recording quality so it's a good start. Then, most of it come from you. You'll the one make it success. Qxir is one of example that start slow and with talent, personality and importantly, dedication and time, you can be successful.

[@lettuce_eater4265]

“They have been doing the same thing for 64 years” Dude that’s a stack of years

[@MrSpadeC]

The stack is full so you gotta move on to a new stack for the next 64 years.

[@tourgy600]

ik right nibollog_ 222

[@ConnorLinley]

No wait, he's got a point...

[@Hynra]

Years only stack up to 18 per slot, they're cheating...

[@TheOnlyGamingMC]

@@Hynra its a minecraft reference bro.

[@Antnj81]

You know it's bad when MatPat has to lecture you on how not to be cringy 😏

[@heckenpeter193]

I think LastWeekTonight with John Oliver works perfectly during quarantine, if even better than before. It is still satirical, but the focus is on the topic and more complex jokes, than on entertaining the live audience

[@moveslikemacca]

yesss someone said it 🙌🏻

[@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547]

I couldn’t agree more! Although I do love the antics like Jeff the Diseased Lung which can only be done in person!

[@ultraviolet0421]

I think part of the reason it works is because John Oliver has such a rapid-fire style of comedy. MatPat raised a point about the awkward silences when hosts pause for laughs; Oliver has never really done that. Even when he has an audience, he barely gives them a moment to laugh before moving on to the next thing, so his at-home comedy honestly feels much more natural than his audience comedy.

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

James and Jimmy being a common Late Night Show name should be a theory in itself

[@h3rti785]

Wich jimmy?

[@chulocholo7848]

Colby and Brennen You know James is technically Jim or “Jimmy”. So the theory should be why are they all called “Jimmy”

[@Malik-og7bu]

Your forgetting about the worst of them all. Lily

[@snuffeldjuret]

@@h3rti785 the one that did blackface.. oh, wait..

[@jlc5148]

Adair Alvarado Jim and jimmy are nick names take it from someone that goes by jimmy but legal name and formally goes by james

[@thomasalias8492]

Michael from VSauce is the ONLY one that's allowed to have awkward pauses. NO ONE ELSE!

[@kyfitch4453]

I raise you macdoesit

[@niajamelah8878]

macdoesit

[@AudreyYun]

CRAIG FERGUSON

[@someperson1894]

only mac and vsauce get awkward pauses

[@casual_ice_consumer4148]

Or are they?

[@unseen7229]

1:45 64 Years Me in my head: A stack of years

[@clarascats1365]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m always doing that

[@nojumper01]

Me in my head: a copy

[@barlovesnoop]

Seems like Trevor is also the youngest of them all, so makes sense that he understands KZbin language better then his peers

[@drewajv]

Something else to note: most vloggers are relaxed enough to laugh at their own jokes regardless of how funny they are. Late night shows rely on the writing being funny and the audience reacting, so the hosts play it straight in order to hammer in all the jokes through the audience laughter

[@YiPeaches]

Contagious laughter is HUGE. I can't count the number of times I wouldn't have laughed at a joke if the KZbinr hadn't laughed at it himself. Especially that sort of nervous laughter that comes from knowing you just made a stupid joke and you have to laugh at yourself just for the pure dorkdom of it all. It's adorable.

[@luciddreamingtoohard]

That’s why vloggers are doing so much better

[@FireHawkISA]

Hey! Check out Knee of the Curve with Emmett Short! He's an actual comic and actor, turned KZbinr. Fantastic, organic, and written like a late night show, but better and more interesting!

[@wishfuldentochoosensilver3923]

Fallon always laughs at his own jokes 😂 that’s why I love him

[@sil_mang]

@@YiPeaches That kind of David Dobrik's whole schtick. It works.

[@SubIsNotAvailable]

Film theory: Become a youtuber Conan laughs in anxiety

[@myklmao]

Lil Blaisy nuhu

[@LuigixD]

@Lil Blaisy Can you just stfu and not talk about your channel in other channels' comment section?

[@LuigixD]

@winsley ocampo Something like "My content is better" or "My channel is better"

[@SubIsNotAvailable]

Thnx for defending me guys

[@guccimane8941]

My boy Conan O’Brien

[@YumYumAlyArt]

Nobody: Literally no one: Covid-19: Sup guys- *Trevor Noah: Hold my subscribers.*

[@luismarianopinto91]

Three months ago, this video made me discover Trevor Noah and his show. I'm VERY grateful.

[@iwatchyt]

Alternate Title: How to be a KZbinr with MatPat

[@laltanpuia2619]

Talk show hosts before : youtubers bad Talk show hosts now : literally have to be told what to do and what not to do by a KZbinr Oh how the turntables

[@olivermurphy7718]

I feel like saying that all talk show hosts think KZbinrs are bad puts you on the same level as the hosts who say youtubers are bad

[@AddyOkay]

@@olivermurphy7718 No, the person is just pointing out that most, if not all, think KZbinrs are bad. They aren't saying that the talk show hosts are bad, so it definitely isn't the same level.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I'd be curious to see an update of what happened now that they've all had a chance to acclimate to the new landscape. Like I said I think Seth has got it figured out but that's just my opinion. I'd love to see how things have changed over the last year and if they're holding on to that old style of doing things and if they haven't what could that mean when they return to studio which could be happening fairly soon.

[@fauzanaziz6365]

I once saw a comment comparing jimmy fallon with conan. I remembered it saying something like "Conan was the nerd that made everyone at the nerds table laugh while fallon was trying to impress the jocks and is trying way too hard"

[@ArielGonzalez1]

really accurate tbh! i saw an article which said that conan on his simpsons' writer days, he make a kind of joke on the writers room throwing at him water from up his head, just to make everybody relax and work without going crazy or something like that

[@BenjiM514]

The "Generic Man" MatPat uses for his videos has been edited so much that he doesn't even look real to me anymore when I see the original.

[@daniel5097]

69 likes nice

[@CJ-D-GOAT]

Can you link the original?

[@Star-vh4cs]

Wait it isnt just a drawn human figure?

[@Usith]

Please show me the original

[@slickricky769]

I saw the original compare to this animated version... And the real one looks weird in comparison....

[@fangscrew6314]

Not only is matpat good at cracking down on theories but he is funny and his voice is so smooth and clear which makes it so nice to listen to these theories

[@hammyofdoom8355]

Yeah but what has this have to do with the video? Or anything at all?

[@memowl3663]

i agree so much

[@nekoqueen5524]

@@hammyofdoom8355 Matpat is in the video so the comment is relevant

[@clutterbot7279]

@@hammyofdoom8355 bro this is literally his channel

[@nekoqueen5524]

@KeoneArt Why are you here then?

[@mwrDian]

I don't know why but i like Conan O'brien the best😅

[@mwrDian]

And James Corden too

[@asishbnair2919]

EVERYBODY likes Conan best.

[@rosalitabender6910]

In my opinion, Conan's the best one.

[@isafarooq1721]

Because he's actually good

[@umFerno]

Phineas and Ferb: Where is Danville located in real life? (If it wasn't fictional) I was watching S4 E11 of Phineas and Ferb, Just Desserts, where the map was shown of somewhere in North Dakota. In the same episode, it was said in song that you could see Montreal. Can you please cover this?

[@ananomalily]

this would be so good!! Danville and the Tri-State Area are real places but have no overlap, and they show maps but those also don’t point to the 2 stated areas.

[@D0Y0u3v3r]

Just so you know. He has stated before that he will more likely get this comment if it is posted to the subreddit. Just a heads up

[@umFerno]

@@D0Y0u3v3r woah this comment is over a year old thanks for reminding me

[@bboy138]

So what I’m getting is that all these hosts need a big dose of ICarly.

[@Chromerator]

372 likes/dislikes and no comment? Well it's my time to shine, it seems. *Ahem* FIRST!

[@tffp_727]

bboy138 yes they do... But no Gibby or Neville

[@TheOne-Aslan]

@@tffp_727 But Gibby is the best part!

[@BlueBird-su4mj]

Matpat: *Talks about Late night Talk show hosts becoming KZbinrs* Me: *Starts looking for their comments*

[@lyricman5302]

They would probably complement his video, they are gonna learn so much from this video no joke

[@TheOnlyGamingMC]

same...

[@TheOnlyGamingMC]

@@lyricman5302 Learn English.

[@StellarMonstrosity]

@@TheOnlyGamingMC you

[@Cypher-dl9bz]

Same as thought he pinned one because why would someone not watch this channel

[@SYO506]

It is always conan for me&him doing his show from KZbin unprofessionaly IS the funny part xD

[@UmarTahir]

Agreed!!

[@clueless6763]

he should've talked about patriot act, Hassan Minhaj is the talk show host that did it right

[@rodinmartin6256]

Just realised MatPat writes his videos like a high school science report

[@TheOne-Aslan]

I can agree to that

[@FilmTheory]

Oh no! You've learned my secret!

[@rene9840]

@@FilmTheory i

[@TootieFrutie66]

Cool I will use it

[@unstoppablegamer7468]

@@rene9840 what about i?

[@nikcoleman5891]

Who else never saw a late night show in it's entirety but just bits on youtube?

[@TheBaschtl]

Maybe Last Week Tonight and Conan, but def. not the others.

[@rayan8031]

@@TheBaschtl You mean that you saw Last Week Tonight and Conan in their entirety, but other shows just bits of them, right? I was kinda confused.

[@johnlewis8934]

No I have watched a full late night show before, but I do prefer just the little clips on KZbin sometimes

[@johnlewis8934]

rayan8031 same

[@ramirorybczuk9100]

It happens a lot with sketch shows too.

[@adamlieberman131]

While late night shows may be aware that adapting KZbin aesthetics may give them a short term bump in viewership and relative quality, I think network concern is protecting their hosts image/brand as being superior to the youtube-style. If these productions were to embrace youtube style delivery, the shared visual language would legitimize the standing of youtube channels. Ultimately, broadcast networks prefer to preserve the hierarchy that keeps them in power.

[@daveid9271]

MATT! Seth Myers just mentioned you in his recent outro as a great resource for filming things from home :D

[@lisahenry20]

Do you know which video it is? I know he's mentioned Matt Parker in one

[@sanjayraju988]

Fallon’s Song to Paul McCartney: “Am I doing it wrong.” Us: “yes, you are.”

[@orangelake2268]

Another man of culture

[@JebBushHimself]

I love John Oliver’s show because of how unfazed he is by the lack of an audience

[@bruhmomenthdr7575]

😂😂😂

[@kolofre]

Yea i agree, hes absolutely great

[@r_mrrobot678]

If anything it seems he likes it more 😂😂

[@creativedesignation7880]

I think that is because he isn't as addicted to a positive audience reaction as other hosts. To me it feels like he genuinely wants to get information across, making people laugh seems to be more like a bonus to him.

[@battleframestudios8989]

Because nothing changed.

[@cameronroos1355]

Um you forgot to include ELMO in your list of late night show hosts

[@gamingscott7770]

Matpat: for 64 years! Minecrafters: no that's a stack of years

[@brokensky2378]

I like how John Oliver’s show basically hasn’t changed format, with the sad exception of missing the crazy gags.

[@jnnunez4276]

yeah, but the lack of laughs brings a more serious vibe tho

[@princesspeach743]

@@jnnunez4276 i like it. I feel like I'm deciding whether it's truly funny enough to laugh, and it is. I love that

[@jamsgamingstation6023]

The first few episodes were rough, but he smoothed out his joke delivery and its much better now. I still watch every week.

[@FettKun]

The absolute dead silence while he is making Adam Driver jokes will never not make me laugh.

[@YassinElMohtadi]

@@FettKun That was hilarious !!

[@xAandreyYx]

Its also much simpler than that. Their Late Night shows were SHOWS. It was about the SHOW, the spectacle, the production. Comedy was an ingredient, not a product. Without the show, their jokes are bland, odd. Without the act, its just bad entertainment. Goes to show how much of their audience actually watched them for them, not the 40 man crew behind the curtains. The only barely surprising thing here is that they are so unaware of this. Not to mention some of them really deserve the humility.

[@nurmadihahbintizulkifli1734]

this, that's why their names are so important.

[@sleepysera]

And I'd argue that's part of why Trevor is doing so well, because he was doing stand-up long before he started hosting the show. Heck, even as the host, some of the most well-liked parts of the show by the audience are the "between the scenes" segments where he just chats and jokes around with the audience without a script. Comedy comes naturally to him, so transitioning from the more stiff, scripted nature of the regular show to the at-home version is probably less of a challenge to him than to the others (also, being notably younger and more in touch with internet audiences and the like probably helps too 🤭).

[@FionnMacCool]

Conan got a lot of his popularity from actually leaving his studio and acting like an actual human being. His videos where he went to different locations and cultural backgrounds showed that it wasn’t his writing staff that wrote his jokes, but that he was actually funny.

[@katharina_9407]

Beautifully put. People go on KZbin because they want to see something more real, less polished, KZbin-friends that are more like them. Pewdiepie for example is a lot more relatable than a rich man in a suit that reads a script. If you watch Pewdiepie multipe days a week it‘s like chatting with a friend, which feels better in lockdown times than shows..

[@heyitzmae]

cough cough Jimmy Kimmel cough cough

[@Mensdivorcecoach]

Fellow KZbinr here. See you evenings at dinner with my two boys (it's tradition and I never comment because see you on our TV). This is my favorite of your episode. Brilliant. Thanks

[@vittoprince]

Conan is the only late night show I like. His personality and comedic timing just gives his show a lot of energy.

[@eeveepro9171]

He should have ended on a joke about marble racing

[@xKazeshi98x]

Marble racing finally having their time in the limelight 😌

[@salimaa9209]

marbles

[@nfrandom3701]

Jelle's Marble Runs should be in the prime time slot on all 4 of the major networks.

[@baltousprime7897]

@@xKazeshi98x Gotta admit, there numbers keep on rolling...OOOOOOO!

[@xKazeshi98x]

@@baltousprime7897 oh, I'm sorry, but I'm no O'ranger 👀 #SpeedIsKey

[@3jmichaelis]

SGN: The best thing to come out of this pamdemic CBS: "Let's ruin is"

[@Usith]

What do those stand for?

[@vam_ire1589]

Yoyo “Some Good News” = SGN “Columbia Broadcasting System” = CBS

[@memorless]

your avatar fits perfectly! also, btw, SGN stands for Some Good Nudes and CBS = Constant BullShit

[@jenniferreally4724]

What did they do with John krasinski's show?

[@vanillakevs5469]

@@jenniferreally4724 They bought all rights to his show

[@piercedsiren]

Lilly !!!! The one who's actually a KZbinr before a late night show host.

[@ashleyhunte]

As someone who has been watching Trevor Noah since before the quarantine started, I saw this one coming a mile away

[@twintimeproductions8700]

Ah, my favorite character, "Generic image of a man!"

[@SomeSleepyUser]

Idk what about generic image of a woman

[@sceptileswordsman7152]

I’ve always wondered what those people are doing. Do they watch Game/Film Theory, do they get recognized, or do they not know that hundreds of thousands of people see their faces every week.

[@twintimeproductions8700]

@@SomeSleepyUser A little overrated if you ask me

[@lucas_is_great_4919]

I mean he's good but he's got nothing on generic image of a woman

[@izzyfloof1083]

I personally prefer two dimensional cutout vaguely animated to have emotion

[@montregloe]

The pauses are habit at this point, I'm sure they're trying to break them as they go.

[@punbug4721]

Have they tried hiring an editor? Editors make quick work of awkward pauses, just saying.

[@uselesscomputer5767]

It is habit, and I think Seth Meyers especially has fixed that and has had an editor edit out any dead space that might occur out of habit. Also, on that Meyers clip at 6:50 MatPat literally paused the video right after the joke to exaggerate his point. I know there was a pause, but there's no need to get hyperbolic when everyone already agrees with you over something small and fixable that was fixed.

[@karsonwestphal7090]

Big doubt

[@prince_nocturne]

It's part of how they were trained as comedians. You have to pause for the laughter so you don't step over it with another joke. I can't fault them, since they have to learn comedy for an entirely new medium. Trevor was always a quick-witted individual, so I'm not surprised he's picked up on how this works easier. He's also younger than most of the rest, so that helps.

[@lonniebird4266]

Yeah, I think a good example of that is John Oliver. In his first no-audience show it was *really* awkward, but as he has continued to put out more videos, he is learning to not pause like that.

[@monroerobbins7551]

One show I loved watching while in quarantine was Task Master. They did at home stuff, and people submitted clips of them completing the tasks, and honestly… it made me smile. I liked watching it with my family, it felt genuine, like they were trying their best. And it felt like the hosts were raw, honest, and well done. And Russel Howard, he was funny, and knew how to make fun of his making jokes to an almost empty auditorium. I liked it, he knew how to present his situation as alien as it felt, yet still kept his comedy as it was.

[@broadwaybrat1986]

3:29 I’m just happy you put my Idol Margot Robbie in there. Thank you so much Matpat! :)

[@CounterMS]

Guest stars: *very nervous* Fallon : w o w s o r e l a t a b l e

[@Wigconic.]

only film theory who can DRAG Jimmy Fallon like this lol

[@ThatOneAlaskaChannel]

Aren't the Twitter outrage mobs currently trying to cancel him?

[@silasgreaves6134]

Matpat couldn't critique Last Week Tonight (John Oliver show) because realistically it's doing the best out of all of them, in the sense that they didn't have to change or adapt the formula of how they wrote and filmed their show in any significant way, shape, or form. It was already on youtube LONG before any of these other guys moved in, and they only did because of circumstance not because of choice.

[@Thatguy-cj9qw]

Conan O'brien is criminally underrated

[@Arrlic]

you can tell one of the jimmy's is sitting here watching this like "write that down. WRITE THAT DOWN!"

[@sivivasanthan5329]

That is Charles the French's line! 😂😂😂

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

@@sivivasanthan5329 nah you must be thinking of someone else

[@sivivasanthan5329]

@@user-kx8pu6ys5i Who do u think it is?

[@NicholeParker]

Probably Fallon since he steals all his stuff from KZbinrs

[@racool911]

That moment when you realize that you have never seen an actual episode of a late night tv show,

[@siddharthsahu2101]

Yep, relatable. I thought Last Week Tonight uploaded full episodes on KZbin until I got HBO. I realised that I actually preferred the KZbin videos.

[@icecreamhero2375]

None of them are funny except for Conan.

[@trueflightgaming9104]

@@icecreamhero2375 to each their own. I've always found Conan to be one of the least funny ones.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@politicaldood5072 What about Conan he is hilarious.

[@Nonyah123]

Me hearing Trevor Noah is killing it: "Of course he is, he's in his 20's he's with the times" Also me finding out he is 37 (36 at this point): "There's hope for me to become cool yet"

[@mooningguacamole9893]

In the words of Finn Wolfhard: Can you host?

[@somestupido6293]

0:02 Are you telling me Jimmy 1 and Jimmy 2 are two different people? Impossible

[@0rganizedonfusion]

SomethingStupid wait there are two

[@Navoii.]

And Jimmy 3 Jimmy neutron

[@marshallberthiaume2844]

It’s all lies😭

[@XxDarkManaxX]

I have another theory, why Trevor Noah is doing so well right now: 1.Trevors jokes are light hearted Millenialhumour and he often includes stuff from his private life, which many KZbinrs do. 2. Trevor is 36 which makes him the youngest of the hosts, and part of the generation, who uses KZbin a lot, so he probably knows, what kind of production and joke telling people are used to.

[@catnium]

he might be 36 but Conan is still mentally 16 and does cosplay at comicon does lets plays and has been on youtube for years now

[@youssef-td2vb]

Trevor being a millenial does give him an advantage when it comes to connecting to his audience

[@OhsweetOhno]

@Catnium wait does he actually cosplay or are you pulling my leg!? Like now I really wanna know what characters he cosplays as if your aren’t joking

[@sweatysweak]

yo how about Hasan minaj

[@jeffreeepstein1175]

Trevor noah aint funny

[@DrRAZI99]

There is no a single late night show host funny as much as Graham Norton and Conan

[@epicdaggerlegacydemoz5154]

Remember mythbusters? Adam Savage cameo (thx editors) 5:45 Also I like like Matpat ranting

[@JunipersLog]

Noah’s got a very young production staff. That’s why he’s doing better than most.

[@woteveruk1]

if only he had a better writing staff for his jokes

[@woteveruk1]

@Sylvester Banini THAT is probably why dave chapel is funnier, BECAUSE he doesnt have late night show, pretty much every comedian i like, arent very pc, and they either have their own comedy shows/specials, that are specific to them, meaning not pc or they just have their tours get aired but not really anythng like a talk show where it needs to be pc

[@974724]

Stewart was actually talking about the poor. It wasn't all glitter and false intentions like today's daily show and the public liked that. The ratings dropped substantially after Stewart's departure, and there is a reason for that.

[@JunipersLog]

Yeah, we all would love a DC Show but the alphabet ain’t gonna like it. Especially since he’s said some “interesting” things when did have a show.

[@minkeymouce]

He's also younger himself.

[@jackcoogan310]

Guest: I was at my house Fallon: HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@nikt12]

Guest: Breathes Fallon: *forced laugh^

[@jozzywolf7520]

To be super fair to Seth Meyers, his primary thing had always been live theater - I know because he attended the same high school I did, just...a long time before. In fact, he helped to start my school’s theater program with some buddies.

[@newguynone4228]

The daily show is uploading every single 2 hours

[@yormpbirdhouse4407]

John Oliver is actually doing pretty well without an audience. Also.... he’s recording in basically what looks like the afterlife so

[@raexrockstar]

This is my favorite comment 😂

[@sebastianjohansen2142]

Oliver is an even worse host than Kimmel and Fallon. Only Seth Myers is even worse. Conan is the best.

[@Kinja427]

Also marbles

[@EllySensei]

Well, he's definitely doing what he does regularly every Sunday, since he doesn't really need guests, and used to delivering jokes in silence, being a stand-up comedian in Britain is hard.

[@irondragonmaiden]

Yeah, but he doesn't really use guests (those are very rare) and most of his show is a sort of video essay on why this (not so) obscure thing is important.

[@sonicadventure3130]

“Everything changed...” when the Fire Nation attacked. Dang Matpat, you missed it.

[@lunayen]

Don't you mean "when the Corona nation attacked?"

[@efoxkitsune9493]

I said it out loud without even thinking when MatPat said that.

[@lenaalt2387]

Everything changed when coronavirus spread

[@Star_win1]

Hey can you do one on Phineas and Ferb's backyard and how big it is

[@AppleSaurus01]

10:50 “so, you have a movie for me?” “Yes sir, I do.”

[@thebunter1290]

Us: *watches the Daily Distancing Show* Also us: He's speaking the language of the *KZbin*

[@handsomewanker581]

he is speaking the moon runes

[@yaboicheeze8818]

He speaks the language of the gods

[@Marina-lh1hu]

I didn’t even notice Trevor was doing jump cuts and stuff cause it feels so much like a KZbin video

[@sentienttoast1319]

What matpat says: 64 years What I a Minecraft player says: A stack of years

[@talimusbellavance5101]

You got a chuckle out of me, so you get a like out of me too.

[@brendanbernales7458]

*AND A STACK OF LIKES .*

[@ShovelChef]

Two! Two stacks! 🧛‍♂️ Ha'ah'ah!

[@erin7818]

5 Stacks of likes!

[@cheesecakelasagna]

I'm gutted you didn't even gave any special mention to Hasan Minhaj (especially when you praised Trevor Noah's video editing style). Hasan's show (granted it's not TV broadcasted per se) has been doing innovative and fresh way of doing show. And he's funny and so up to date!

[@TheFavoringWind]

I just love that, according to him, Seth Meyers reached out because of this video. It means a lot when someone asks for help :)

[@PeterCleff]

This is such an excellent video! The contrast between traditional media and new media is so interesting. Some respect for KZbinrs would definitely be a great outcome for all this. There's a lot to be said for how online content creators are thriving in these times, while old media folks are reeeally struggling. Thank you!

[@alexisspeed1057]

No comment? That's odd. Anyway, I agree as well!

[@Ins1gn1f1c4nt]

♡

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

KZbinrs are sociopaths, so not quite.

[@eno6712]

Well new media struggles too when their fans realize they aren't much different .

[@MagyarGaben]

Late Night hosts: **Doing KZbin stuff** Their brain: You've became the thing you've sworn to destroy!

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Become*

[@princess_sonianevermind]

😂😂😂

[@dannybeyondssj]

Cough* star wars reference

[@CommentisAnonymousFilms]

0:23 literally every child when they click on a video

[@matteomatwallace]

I posit that Seth Meyers isn’t holding for laugh, he’s directly pointing out the awkwardness

[@AndreaRuizCa]

Everyone was thinking it. Matt is just saying it! Pirates.

[@Drace90]

I mean, Matpat is the one kinda feeding off the name recognition of these show hosts with those hashtags, but sure.

[@kokichishares5965]

@@Drace90 Ehhh I feel like he doesn't really need it, considering that they are mostly popular off line, not really online

[@Drace90]

@@kokichishares5965 And yet he is doing it. Making this "sticking it to the man"- thing a bit hypocritical.

[@kokichishares5965]

@@Drace90 TV has been around for longer and is a more respected position than KZbin. When he means "Stick to the man." He means the people who criticized KZbin as being an unstable and fading fad

[@Drace90]

@@kokichishares5965 No, he directly spoke about those show hosts who are currently trying to somehow make a show happen in their attics, so that they and their hundreds of employees can continue having a job. Let's stick it to them while they are down.

[@PlatinumFairy]

If this was a tvshow plot, Mattpatt would assign a youtuber for each late-night host to show them the ropes and shenanigans would ensue...but like its not a bad idea..

[@elora512]

I second the motion lol

[@deltaweathers]

I third that

[@juandreferreira5532]

:flushed:

[@nnn326]

This would actually be so entertaining to watch. They could even have a reality show about how they are organizing everything.

[@StriderStryker]

Talk show hosts: *exists in this video* Eric Andre: *LET ME IN! LET ME IN!*

[@ebby2764]

Who else thinks Trevor must do an episode with Mat Pat

[@mohit_panjwani]

I feel John Oliver would be better especially after the kind of things he has pulled off with people like Dalai lama, Edward snowden

[@protobuster12]

Nah MatPat is way funnier because Trevor Noah sucks

[@ebby2764]

@@protobuster12 You're joking right ?

[@Eaglesman3620]

One thing about all this quarantine business is that it really shows how unfunny late night show hosts can be without an audience being told when to laugh

[@JosephZaidan-tf2vu]

The Gaming Decorator either they have funny jokes, or i have a crappy taste of humor. Oh well

[@666slateran666]

Most people already knew this. Trevor is the worst imo and replaced the best guy who was John Stewart

[@kerbalairforce8802]

Ever watch Big Bang Theory clips with the laugh tracks removed? Show it to a die hard fan and ask them to tell you it's funny.

[@666slateran666]

@EbberDeeMills nah man, I just think Trevor is unfunny in general. Also dont get why people would want to watch a south african comment on american politics. He's turned a legit political satire show into a political joke lol

[@irshkashirkle]

@@666slateran666 are we sure he turned politics into a joke, and that the world didnt do that on its own?

[@tobybartels8426]

7:00 : Hey, I _need_ those pauses for laughter, because how else am I going to tell that it's a joke!?

[@poofa4009]

It's not a pause for laughter, it's a pause to give people time to realize it's supposed to be a joke!

[@rasmus1480]

or maybe the hosts need that moment to scream internally and then carry on before they get an existential crisis

[@spankinrainbows1587]

Seth Meyers has done awesome considering having to be a youtuber now lol

[@thedizzyparker]

I must know what that beautiful symmetrical font was during the “emotion” card at the beginning. I’ve beenbsearching for ages.